Utstein Church
| Utstein Church | |
|---|---|
| Utstein klosterkyrkje | |
View of the church | |
| 59°06′12″N 5°35′26″E / 59.10333°N 5.59066°E | |
| Location | Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Lawrence |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Inactive |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Groundbreaking | 1263 |
| Completed | 1280 |
| Closed | 1899 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Parish | Mosterøy |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 87030 |
Utstein Church (Norwegian: Utstein klosterkyrkje) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the grounds of the historic Utstein Abbey on the island of Klosterøy. It was historically the church for the Mosterøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The medieval stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1280 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.