Vivestad Church
Vivestad Church (Norwegian: Vivestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vivestad. It is the church for the Vivestad parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Berner. The church seats about 152 people.
| Vivestad Church | |
|---|---|
| Vivestad kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 59°25′20″N 10°07′59″E | |
| Location | Tønsberg Municipality, Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th-century |
| Consecrated | 1914 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Carl Berner |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 152 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Tønsberg domprosti |
| Parish | Vivestad |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85860 |
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