Steinkjer Church
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Steinkjer Church is a parish church
in the municipality of Steinkjer
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in the town of Steinkjer
. The church is part of the Steinkjer
parish
in the Nord-Innherad deanery
in the Diocese of Nidaros
. The church was consecrated on 25 March 1965 and it seats about 600 people.
. The church interior has white brick walls and the floor is red brick. The ceiling inside the church is shaped like a the cross-section of a church bell. The roof is supported by simple columns made of pine which are stained dark. This represents a stark contrast to the
white walls and pillars. The length of the church is underlined by the low windows on the long side. Steinkjer Church is inspired by churches in Italy
: San Michele
, San Frediano
, and San Martino
. Jakob Weidemann
designed 11 different stained glass windows
in the church.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the municipality of Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located in the town of Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
. The church is part of the Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Nord-Innherad deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
. The church was consecrated on 25 March 1965 and it seats about 600 people.
Design
This non-traditional church design incorporates wood, concrete, and glass. It was designed by Olav S. Platou in 1965. The church has a 38 metres (124.7 ft) tall free-standing square bell tower near the main entrance. The exterior front of the church has a large square white cement facadeFacade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
. The church interior has white brick walls and the floor is red brick. The ceiling inside the church is shaped like a the cross-section of a church bell. The roof is supported by simple columns made of pine which are stained dark. This represents a stark contrast to the
white walls and pillars. The length of the church is underlined by the low windows on the long side. Steinkjer Church is inspired by churches in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
: San Michele
San Michele
San Michele is the Italian name of the Archangel Michael .Derived from the angel's name, it is the name of various locations and churches in Italy, the most well-known being* Isola di San Michele - island cemetery of Venice...
, San Frediano
San Frediano
San Frediano is the name of three churches in Tuscany, Italy:*Basilica di San Frediano, Lucca*San Frediano, Pisa*San Frediano in Cestello, in Florence...
, and San Martino
San Martino
San Martino is Italian for Saint Martin.It can refer to:-Towns:* Adrara San Martino, a comune in Bergamo province, Lombardy* Borgo San Martino, a comune in Alessandria province, Piedmont* Campo San Martino, a comune in Padua province, Veneto...
. Jakob Weidemann
Jakob Weidemann
Jakob Weidemann was a Norwegian artist. Jakob Weidemann is regarded as one of Norway’s more important artists of post-war Modernism.-Biography:...
designed 11 different stained glass windows
Stained Glass Windows
Stained Glass Windows was an early broadcast television program, broadcast on early Sunday evenings on the ABC network. The program was a religious broadcast, hosted by the Reverend Everett Parker....
in the church.