Grip Stake ( Norp. Grip stavkirke ) is a wooden church on Grip Island in Møre Og Romsdal , Norway .
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| Location | Grip Island, Møre Og Romsdal |
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| Building type | Frame Church |
| Founding date | 1470 |
| condition | protected by the state |
The one-nave building, 12 meters long, 6.5 meters wide and 6 meters high, is one of the smallest churches in Norway. Since 1635, there is no permanent priest in the church, but priests from the surrounding churches regularly come to the island [1] .
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History
The church was built around 1470 on the highest point of the island, 8 meters above sea level . The church belongs to the type of churches of the region of Møre, has similarities to the stakes in Qornese and Rødven. Because of the barren land on the island, there is no cemetery in the church, and the bodies are buried in another place, in the cemetery of the church in Bramsnes, more than 10 kilometers across the open sea.
The church underwent significant changes in 1621, when the walls were replaced and a spire was installed. Modern windows were installed in the 1870s, at the same time the portal and the sacristy were added. During the restoration work in 1933, a new foundation was installed, the external walls were paneled . All this was done because the church did not have the appearance of a typical Norwegian stavkirki.
In 1972 a proposal was received to transfer the church, but it was not accepted. In 2007, the roof and spire were restored and some panels were replaced.
Interior
And Ltar is a triptych from Utrecht in the Netherlands , dating back to about 1520. In the center of the triptych is a sculpture of the Virgin Mary , on the sides of the sculpture of St. Olaf from Norway and St. Margaret , known in the district as St. Maret. According to legend, the triptych is one of the five altars, which Princess Isabella of Austria brought to the Norwegian churches as a gift, after being accompanied by Erik Valkendorf, Archbishop of Norway, in terrible weather, visited these places on the way to the wedding in Copenhagen with the Danish king Christian II in 1515. Other altars were donated to the churches in Keenea, Leka , Hadsel and Röste . The four altars are preserved intact to this day, but only the altar in Grype remained in its original form. Despite the fact that the altar contains three sculptures of saints , the altar survived the Protestant reformation of Norway in 1537. Was restored in 2002.
A new organ from the Netherlands with 270 wooden pipes was donated in 2006, which due to humidity will be installed in the church only during the summer season. The rest of the year, the organ is used in another church. [2]
The church also has a small altar bowl from 1320, a canvas with two-sided paintings from the 16th century, and two models of ships presented by sailors.
Media Gallery
Altar with a triptych and mock ship
The main volume and the second layout of the ship
The church is surrounded by neighboring buildings
Sources
- ↑ Grip . www.stavkirke.info. The appeal date is December 23, 2015.
- ↑ Pipene får en annen lyd Neopr . www.tk.no. The appeal date is December 23, 2015.