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Flaam Church Cemetery

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Location	:	Flam, Aurland kommune, Norway
Coordinate	:	60.8378100, 7.1208500
Description	:	After the introduction of Christianity around 1000, churches were built in Flåm. In "The Bergen Calf Skin," a book from around 1350, there is mention of two church in Flåm. One is called "The church in Flåm" and has most probably been the parish church of the valley. The other is called "The chapel at Fretheim" and was probably a private chapel on a farm. An inspection in 1660 revealed that the church was in very bad condition. In 1667 an agreement was made with Magne Knudsen Essen to build a new church. He finished the... Read More	After the introduction of Christianity around 1000, churches were built in Flåm. In "The Bergen Calf Skin," a book from around 1350, there is mention of two church in Flåm. One is called "The church in Flåm" and has most probably been the parish church of the valley. The other is called "The chapel at Fretheim" and was probably a private chapel on a farm. An inspection in 1660 revealed that the church was in very bad condition. In 1667 an agreement was made with Magne Knudsen Essen to build a new church. He finished the work in 1668 but he had broken two of the conditions of the agreement: the old church wasn't torn down so that the timber could be re-used and the church was built at Fretheim and not at Flåm! This church did not stand for long however. It fell down during a storm in 1669. Essen was ordered to build a new church without receiving any extra pay. The main part of this new church was finished in 1670. It must be mentioned that Bishop Randulff took pity on Essen and decided to give him half pay for the second church. The altar was built in 1671. The pulpit was bought in Bergen. In 1673 the altar piece and baptismal font were made. In 1680-81 the porch was built and the pulpit and altar piece were painted. In 1697 tiles were put on the roof. The walls in the nave are richly decorated with landscapes, animals and buildings, all in a naïve style, probably made by a painter from Bergen some time between1702 and 1704. As church art, the paintings of animals and buildings are unique, but similar decorations have been found in old private homes in Bergen. The decorations in the choir depicting vines are older than the nave decorations and were probably made in the 1680s by another painter. In 1870 the old wall decorations were painted over because the vicar did not approve of the congregation looking at the figures on the wall instead of paying attention to his sermon. The restoration of the 18th century paintings started in 1967 and lasted for four years. On the altar piece you can see the crucified Christ as well as Mary and John. The scenery is from western Norway. The names of the vicar, tax collector and their wives are inscribed on the altar, thus giving the impression that they paid for it. However, the church ledgers show that the church paid for the altar. Flåm Church has three bells. The largest dates back to approximately 1500 and might have been in both the stave church at Flåm and the church at Fretheim which was destroyed by a storm in 1669. The other two bells were made in 1864 and 1992 respectively and are the ones currently in use. During the 1967 restoration, an old piece of Venetian silk was found. It had been used as a kind of lining for the altar cloth. Experts think that it originally might have been some kind of vestment or a 14th century nobleman's cloak. It is now in a showcase in "kyrkjestova," the old log house near the church. As of Sep 2014, all headstones, markers, and monuments have been photographed. At that time there were, at a minimum, three unmarked graves and another three no longer readable. All marker inscription translations were derived from Google Translate and am wholly responsible for any mistakes of "lost in translation" and will be happy to correct any errors.

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