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Olavskirken ruin

Bamble, NO

Olavskirken ruin

St. Olav's Church or Skeidi Church (Norwegian: Olavskirken or Skeidi kirke) is a partly restored ruins of a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bamble. It was the church for the Skeidi parish which was part of the B

amble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church ruins are located by the European route E18 highway, about 150 metres (490 ft) to the south of the newer Bamble Church which was completed in 1845. Bamble Church was constructed in part with stone from the ruins.

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