Frue Church Explained

Frue Church
Fullname:Frue kirke
Hetlandskirken
Former Name:Hetland Church
Coordinates:58.9682°N 5.7411°W
Location:Stavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:St. Johannes
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1854
Consecrated Date:1854
Architect:Hans Hansen Kaas
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:700

Frue Church or Hetland Church (Norwegian: Frue kirke/Hetlandskirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Storhaug in the centre of the city of Stavanger. It is one of the two churches for the St. Johannes parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in the long church style in 1854 using designs by the architect Hans Hansen Kaas. The church seats about 700 people.[1] [2]

The church was originally built as the main church for the old municipality of Hetland and it was known as Hetland Church, but after it was merged into the city of Stavanger, the church has been officially known as Frue Church, however the old name is still in use.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frue kirke (Hetlandskirken) . 2020-10-04 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-10-04 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.