Talgje Church
Talgje Church (Norwegian: Talgje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Talgje. It is one of the two churches for the Talgje parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The old, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 126 people. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
| Talgje Church | |
|---|---|
| Talgje kyrkje | |
View of the church | |
| 59.10627°N 5.84148°E | |
| Location | Stavanger, 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 |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85069 |
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