Hesby Church
Hesby Church (Norwegian: Hesby kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hesby on the island of Finnøy. It is the church for the Hesby 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 1090 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 230 people.
| Hesby Church | |
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| Hesby kyrkje | |
View of the church | |
| 59.17622°N 5.81392°E | |
| Location | Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Consecrated | 11th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | c. 1090 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Parish | Hesby |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84567 |
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