{{short description|Church in Rogaland, Norway}} {{Infobox church |name = Askje Church |full_name = Askje kirke |former_name = |image = Askje kyrkje.jpg |caption = View of the church |website = |coordinates = {{coord|59.063760|5.68705|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |location = [[Stavanger Municipality]], [[Rogaland]] |country = [[Norway]] |churchmanship = [[Evangelical Lutheran]] |denomination = [[Church of Norway]] |diocese = [[Diocese of Stavanger|Stavanger bispedømme]] |deanery = [[Tungenes prosti]] |parish = Mosterøy |status = [[Parish church]] |functional_status = Active |founded = 13th century |consecrated = 1846 |completed = 1846 |closed = |events = |architect = [[Hans Linstow]] |architectural_type = [[Long church]] |style = |materials = Wood |capacity = 220 |embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site |embed = yes |Type = Church |Status = Automatically protected |ID = 84980 }} }}
'''Askje Church''' ({{langx|no|Askje kirke}}) is a [[parish church]] of the [[Church of Norway]] in the large [[Stavanger Municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the village of [[Askje]] on the [[Mosterøy (island)|island of Mosterøy]]. It is the main church for the Mosterøy [[parish]] which is part of the [[Tungenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]]. The white, wooden church was built in a [[long church]] design in 1846 using designs by the [[architect]] [[Hans Linstow]]. The church seats about 220 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Askje kirke, Mosterøy |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/426 |access-date=2020-10-22 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2020-10-22 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=no}}</ref>
==History== The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1381, but the church was likely established in the 13th century. The original church may have been a [[stave church]]. Over the centuries, the church was partially rebuilt. In 1815, the parish priest described the small, dilapidated church as follows: "Askøe church can hardly be distinguished from the farm's outbuildings. It is so small that when one stands on either side of the aisle, it is difficult for another to get past without turning sideways." The small, old church was torn down in 1846 and replaced on the same site with a new church. The new church was [[consecrate]]d in 1846.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosterøy kirkested - Askje kirkested |url=https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.kulturminne.no%2Faskeladden%2Flokalitet%2F84980 |access-date=2020-10-22 |publisher=[[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] |language=no}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of churches in Rogaland]]
==References== {{reflist}}
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[[Category:Churches in Stavanger]] [[Category:Wooden churches in Norway]] [[Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings]] [[Category:Churches completed in 1846]] [[Category:13th-century establishments in Norway]]