# Vigra Church

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Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Vigra Church Vigra kyrkje View of the church Vigra Church 62°33′49″N 6°04′41″E / 62.5637493365°N 6.07816189527°E / 62.5637493365; 6.07816189527 Location Giske Municipality, Møre og Romsdal Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 13th century Consecrated 24 January 1894 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Gabriel Smith Architectural type Long church Completed 1894 (132 years ago) (1894) Specifications Capacity 500 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Møre bispedømme Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti Parish Vigra Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Listed ID 85832

**Vigra Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Vigra kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Giske Municipality](/source/Giske_Municipality) in [Møre og Romsdal](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located on the island of [Vigra](/source/Vigra_(island)), about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of [Roald](/source/Roald). It is the church for the Vigra [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Nordre Sunnmøre prosti](/source/Nordre_Sunnm%C3%B8re_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Møre](/source/Diocese_of_M%C3%B8re). The white, wooden church was built in a [long church](/source/Long_church) design in 1894 using plans drawn up by the [architect](/source/Architect) [Gabriel Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gabriel_Smith_(architect)&action=edit&redlink=1). The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

## History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432, but the church was not new at that time. The original Vigra Church was a wooden [stave church](/source/Stave_church) that was located in the village of [Roald](/source/Roald), about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the present day site of the church. The church was possibly built in the 13th century. Very little is known about this old medieval stave church except that it existed until 1756 when it was struck by [lightning](/source/Lightning) and burned down. A new [timber-framed](/source/Timber-framed), [cruciform](/source/Cruciform) church was constructed on the same site in 1756. Over time, the new church was deemed to be too small, so on 12 December 1890, the parish council voted to build a new church. This time, it was decided to move the site of the church to the central part of the island, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southwest. So, on 7 October 1892, a [foundation stone](/source/Foundation_stone) was laid for the new church on the new site. On 24 January 1894, the Bishop [Waldemar Hvoslef](/source/Waldemar_Hvoslef) [consecrated](/source/Consecrate) the new building for use. The cost of the new church was 26,500 [kr](/source/Norwegian_krone). The old church building in Roald was torn down in the spring of 1896.[3][4][5]

## See also

- [List of churches in Møre](/source/List_of_churches_in_M%C3%B8re)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Vigra kyrkje"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/153200201). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Vigra kyrkje"](https://kyrkja.no/nn-NO/fellesrad/giske-kyrkjelege-fellesrad/kyrkjene-vare/vigra-kyrkje/) (in Norwegian). Giske kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Vigra gamle kirkested - Kyrkjehaugen på Roald"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=123391) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 8 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Vigra kyrkjestad / Vigra kyrkje 3"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85832) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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