Titran Chapel
{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Titran Chapel
|fullname = Titran kapell
|former name =
|image = Titran kapell (412-IMG 6705-002).jpg
|caption = View of the church
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|63.669378429|08.3087579905|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = Frøya Municipality, Trøndelag
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Nidaros bispedømme
|deanery = Orkdal prosti
|parish = Frøya
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 15th century
|consecrated date = 4 December 1912
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1873}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect =
|architectural type = Octagonal
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 200
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Automatically protected
|ID = 85628
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Titran Chapel ({{langx|no|Titran kapell}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Frøya Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Titran on the western tip of the island of Frøya. It is one of several churches for the Frøya parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1873 by the builder Petter Snekker. The church seats about 200 people.{{Cite web |title=Titran kapell |url=http://www.kirkesok.no/eng/kirker/Titran-kapell |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2018-02-18}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-02-18}}
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. The church was likely established around the year 1433. The church was in regular use until 1762, with a last service being held on 22 January 1774, but by then the church was in such poor condition that the service was held outside. The population of Titran had dropped due to changes in the local fishing situation, so the church was closed and parishioners had to travel to Dolm Church, about {{convert|20|km}} away by boat. By 1780, only the walls remained as the roof had already fallen in. The church was then torn down, but the cemetery continued to be used until 1930.{{Cite web |title=Titran gamle kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=215720 |access-date=2021-07-08 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |title=Titran kapell |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/titran-kapell/ |access-date=2021-07-08 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}
About 100 years later, there was a push for a new chapel in Titran. In 1873, a new octagonal prayer house was built by Petter Snekker about {{convert|140|m}} west of the historic church site. In 1912, a choir was added to the west and a church porch with a priest's sacristy and a baptismal waiting room in the east. The building was consecrated as a chapel on 4 December 1912.{{Cite web |title=Titran kirkested / Titran kirke 2 |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85628 |access-date=2021-07-08 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}
Media gallery
Titran kapell.jpg
Titran kirkegård (068-IMG 6717-002).jpg
See also
References
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{{Churches in Orkdal}}
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Category:Churches in Trøndelag
Category:Octagonal churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings