Saint Jetmund Church

Saint Jetmund Church
Sankt Jetmund kyrkje
Old Vanylven Church
View of the church
62°02′23″N 5°31′09″E / 62.0398515213°N 5.51908627152°E / 62.0398515213; 5.51908627152
LocationVanylven Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Vanylven Church
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
DedicationSt. Jetmund
Consecrated11 August 1957
Architecture
Functional statusMuseum
Architect(s)Johan Lindstrøm
and Cato Engen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1957 (1957)
Closed1864-1957
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishVanylven
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85534

Saint Jetmund Church (Norwegian: Sankt Jetmund kyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åheim, on the eastern shore of the Vanylvsfjorden. It is now a museum and historic site, but the church was once the main church for the Vanylven parish which is now part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The marble and stone church was rebuilt in a long church design between 1931 and 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Johan Lindstrøm and the historian Cato Engen.

The marble and stone church was originally built in 1150 and torn down in 1864 when it was replaced by the newly built Vanylven Church in nearby Slagnes. The church was rebuilt as a museum in 1957.