Bratsberg Church

{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}} {{Infobox church |name = Bratsberg Church |full_name = Bratsberg kirke |former_name = |image = Bratsberg kirke.JPG |caption = View of the church |website = |coordinates = {{coord|63.3475094445|10.481061637|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |location = [[Trondheim Municipality]], [[Trøndelag]] |country = [[Norway]] |churchmanship = [[Evangelical Lutheran]] |denomination = [[Church of Norway]] |diocese = [[Diocese of Nidaros|Nidaros bispedømme]] |deanery = [[Strinda prosti]] |parish = Nidelven |status = [[Parish church]] |functional_status = Active |founded = 14th century |consecrated = 4 Dec 1850 |completed = {{Start date and age|p=y|1850}} |closed = |events = |architect = [[Hans Linstow]] and<br />Ole Henriksen |architectural_type = [[Churches in Norway#Floor plan|Cruciform church]] |style = |materials = Wood |capacity = 220 |embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site |embed = yes |Type = Church |Status = Automatically protected |ID = 83942 }} }}

'''Bratsberg Church''' ({{langx|no|Bratsberg kirke}}) is a [[parish church]] of the [[Church of Norway]] in [[Trondheim Municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Bratsberg, Trøndelag|Bratsberg]] area southeast of the [[city of Trondheim]] and east of [[Heimdal]]. It is one of the churches for the Nidelven [[parish]] which is part of the [[Strinda prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]]. The white, wooden church was built in a [[Churches in Norway#Floor plan|cruciform]] style in 1850 by Ole Henriksen using plans drawn up by the [[architect]] [[Hans Linstow]]. The church seats about 220 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bratsberg kirke |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/160101001 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bratsberg kirke |url=http://www.strindahistorielag.no/wiki/index.php?title=Bratsberg_kirke |publisher=Strinda historielag |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2011-04-15}}</ref> ==History== The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1663, but the church was founded much earlier. The first church in Bratsberg was a [[stave church]] that was located on the Bratsberg farm, about {{convert|1.5|km}} west of the present church site. The old medieval church was torn down around the year 1663. In its place, a new church was constructed on the same site. The new church had a rather unique [[Churches in Norway#Floor plan|Y-shaped]] floor plan.<ref name="kms1">{{Cite web |title=Bratsberg gamle kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=156893 |access-date=2021-06-13 |publisher=[[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Bratsberg kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/bratsberg-kirke/ |access-date=2021-06-18 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

By 1845, the old church was in poor condition and it was decided to replace the old church. At the same time, the parish decided to move the church site about {{convert|1.5|km}} east to a site that was more populated and easier for people in the parish to get to. The new church was built in 1850 by a team led by Ole Henriksen using designs that were drawn up by [[Hans Linstow]]. The church was [[consecrate]]d on 4 December 1850 by [[Hans Jørgen Darre]] who was the Bishop of the [[Diocese of Nidaros]]. The new church had a [[cruciform]] design. The church underwent restoration during 1905, 1972, and 2016.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="kms2">{{Cite web |title=Bratsberg kirkested / Bratsberg kirke 3 |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=83942 |access-date=2021-06-13 |publisher=[[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The original [[altarpiece]] was performed at that time by Eilert Balle Lund (1815–1891).<ref name="nkl1">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Eilert Balle Lund |encyclopedia=Norske kunstnerleksikon |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://nkl.snl.no/Eilert_Balle_Lund |date=2013-07-04 |editor-last=Alfsen |editor-first=Glenny |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref> The present altarpiece dates to 1972 and was completed by Knut Skinnarland (1909–1993).<ref name="nkl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Knut Skinnarland |encyclopedia=Norske kunstnerleksikon |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://nkl.snl.no/Knut_Skinnarland |date=2014-11-20 |editor-last=Ljøsne |editor-first=Anne Grete |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref> The [[baptismal font]] is in brass and dates from 1638. The organ was installed in 1913. The church has two bells dating from 1850 and 1989.<ref name="NK" />

==See also== *[[List of churches in Nidaros]]

==Media gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="160px"> Bratsberg kirke 2012.jpg Bratsberg kirke (3885928515).jpg Bratsberg kirke (1966) (3886726212).jpg </gallery>

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[[Category:Churches in Trondheim]] [[Category:Churches in Trøndelag]] [[Category:Cruciform churches in Norway]] [[Category:Wooden churches in Norway]] [[Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings]] [[Category:Churches completed in 1850]] [[Category:14th-century establishments in Norway]]