# Talgje Church

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Church in Rogaland, Norway

Church in Rogaland, Norway

Talgje Church Talgje kyrkje View of the church Talgje Church 59°06′23″N 5°50′29″E / 59.10627°N 5.84148°E / 59.10627; 5.84148 Location Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Previous denomination Catholic Church Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded c. 1140 Dedication Virgin Mary Architecture Functional status Active Architectural type Long church Completed c. 1140 Specifications Capacity 126 Materials Stone Administration Diocese Stavanger bispedømme Deanery Tungenes prosti Parish Talgje Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Automatically protected ID 85069

**Talgje Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Talgje kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in the large [Stavanger Municipality](/source/Stavanger_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located on the island of [Talgje](/source/Talgje). It is one of the two churches for the Talgje [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Tungenes prosti](/source/Tungenes_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Stavanger](/source/Diocese_of_Stavanger). The old, stone church was built in a [long church](/source/Long_church) design around the year 1100 using designs by an unknown [architect](/source/Architect). The church seats about 126 people.[1][2] The church is dedicated to the [Virgin Mary](/source/Virgin_Mary).

## History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1280, but the church was likely built around the year 1140. The church was located on the farm *Garå* or *Gardå* on the island of Talgje. The church has a rectangular [nave](/source/Nave) and a narrower, rectangular [chancel](/source/Chancel) with a stone [apse](/source/Apse). Originally, the church probably had a tower on the west end. The church was built as part of a large estate on Talgje. The estate was owned by old Norwegian nobility throughout the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages). [Gaute Erlingsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaute_Erlingsson&action=edit&redlink=1) owned the estate for a time.[3]

During a renovation and restoration in 1870, the south portal of the nave was moved to a newly built [porch](/source/Porch_(or_Vestibule%2C_in_Architecture)) in the west and made wider. The chancel arch is the only one in Rogaland that is still intact. Before the restoration, there was a long runic inscription on the south wall that told who had the church built and that a charitable foundation had also been established, probably a hospital. Until 1840, the ruins of a rectangular stone building, possibly from the 13th century, were located just east of the church and they may have been (2nd generation of) such a hospital.[3]

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## See also

- [List of churches in Rogaland](/source/List_of_churches_in_Rogaland)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Talgje kyrkje"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/549). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-km_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-km_3-1) ["Talgje kyrkjestad"](https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https://data.kulturminne.no/askeladden/lokalitet/85069) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 18 October 2020.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Tungenes prosti in Rogaland county, Norway Kvitsøy Municipality: Kvitsøy Randaberg Municipality: Grødem Randaberg Sola Municipality: Ræge Sola Old Sola Sørnes Tananger Old Tananger Stavanger Municipality: Austre Åmøy Askje Fogn Hausken Hesby Jørstad Sjernarøy Talgje Sørbø Utstein Vestre Åmøy

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