Søre Ål Church Explained

Søre Ål Church
Fullname:Søre Ål kirke
Coordinates:61.0901°N 10.4748°W
Location:Lillehammer Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Søre Ål
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1964
Consecrated Date:1964
Architect:Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen
Architectural Type:Rectangular
Materials:Concrete and wood
Capacity:200

Søre Ål Church (Norwegian: Søre Ål kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the south part of the town of Lillehammer. It is the church for the Søre Ål parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The gray, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1964 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. The church seats about 200 people.[1] [2]

History

In the mid-20th century, the parish decided to build a cemetery at Søre Ål. The new cemetery was consecrated in 1953. Soon after, the parish decided to build a church at the cemetery site. Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen was hired to design the new church. It was built out of concrete and wood and it was completed in 1964. The altarpiece by Victor Sparre shows a thorn-crowned Christ head with a cross in the background. There is also a glass frieze, showing the eyes of God, along the altar wall.[3] [4]

Søre Ål parish

Gårdsnummer 59-98 were included in this parish.[5] The attached KML file shows the church location and the farm locations in Gnr/Bnr format.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Søre Ål kirke, Lillehammer . 2021-12-16 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-12-16 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Søre Ål kirke . 2021-12-16 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Søre Ål kirkested . 2021-12-16 . . Norwegian.
  5. Web site: Lillehammer annekssogn . Norwegian.