Ulvik Church

Historie

Ulvik Church is a parish church in Ulvik municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ulvik. The church is part of the Ulvik parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. It was consecrated on 5 May 1859 by the bishop Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin. The church seats about 500 people.DescriptionThe current cruciform church is the third church to stand at this site. The first church was a stave church which was probably built in the first half of the 13th century. Some parts of this church, including the gate posts and antependium from the front of the altar are now at the Historical Museum in Bergen. A copy of this antependium (which is considered one of the great works of Norwegian medieval art) hangs today in the church. The altar chalice, baptismal font, and the largest church bell in today's church all come from the old medieval stave church.