Byneset Church


Byneset Church is a medieval church in the Byneset area of the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is one of the churches for the Byneset og Leinstrand parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.

History

The white, stone church was consecrated as St. Michaelskirken and dedicated to the Archangel Michael. The year of consecration is not exactly known, but it is assumed that it was about 1180 during the time of Eysteinn Erlendsson, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nidaros. The same mason signatures on this building are also found at the Nidaros Cathedral, indicating that the same masons were used in the construction of both churches. The church is built of stone in a Romanesque style and is a long church design. The tower was built around the year 1650. In 1656, a church porch was constructed in front of the west gate. The church was renovated in 1811. The church seats about 230 people.
The baroque altarpiece dates from 1695 and is richly decorated depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus. When the church was restored in the 1960s, several late 15th century paintings were uncovered which featured the themes of the Seven deadly sins and Judgment Day.

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