Ranheim Church ( no, Ranheim kirke) is a

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of the

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municipality in

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county,

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. It is located in the village of Ranheim, east of the city of Trondheim. It is one of the churches for the ''Ranheim og Charlottenlund''

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which is part of the

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(

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) in the

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. The white, stone church was built in a

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style using plans drawn up by the

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(1895-1985). The church seats about 200 people.

History

The first chapel in Ranheim was a wooden

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built in 1898 using designs by the

Karl Norum Karl Martin Norum (1852—1911) was a Norwegian architect, best known for his many church buildings, as well as contributions to the reconstruction after the fire in the city of Ålesund in 1904. Norum is well known for his Art Nouveau and ...

. The chapel was

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d on 20 April 1898 and it seated about 350 people. The church was struck by

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shortly before midnight on 25 January 1932 and the church caught fire and burned to the ground in about an hour. Some of the altar equipment, the priestly garments, and some of the furniture from the

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were able to be saved. A new church was built in 1933 that was

d on 20 April 1933 by the Bishop

Johan Nicolai Støren Johan Nicolai Støren (22 July 1871 – 14 November 1956) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian. Education and career Støren was born in Trysil, Hedmark county, Norway, the son of vicar Abraham Wilhelm Støren and his wife Lagertha Johanne Diri ...

. The new church sits about northeast of the site of the old church. The new church is a

design with very short transepts. The church was renovated in 2013.

Media gallery

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References

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