Old Stordal Church
| Old Stordal Church | |
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| Stordal gamle kyrkje Rosekyrkja |
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View of the church
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 Old Stordal Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Old Stordal Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
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| 62°23′02″N 7°00′52″E / 62.38397°N 7.01434°ECoordinates: 62°23′02″N 7°00′52″E / 62.38397°N 7.01434°E | |
| Location |
Stordal Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Museum |
| Functional status | Historic |
| Architect(s) | Ebbe Carsten Tønder |
| Style | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1789 |
| Closed | 1908 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 170 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Stordal |
| Deanery | Austre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Old Stordal Church (Norwegian: Stordal gamle kyrkje; Rosekyrkja) is a former parish church in Stordal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stordal. The church is part of the Stordal parish in the Austre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. It is no longer used regularly as a church, and it is now owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments.
The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1789 to replace an earlier stave church on the site. The building was designed by local priest Ebbe Carsten Tønder who died four years before construction was completed, so it must have been planned at the time of Norddal Church (completed 1782). Tønder came from Trondheim and may have been inspired by the two older octagonal churches there. This church was built by the people of the Stordal parish and it was regularly used until 1908 when the new Stordal Church was completed, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the west. The church seats about 170 people. The church is also known as the Norwegian: Rosekyrkja or "Rose Church" because the interior walls and ceilings are painted with rosemaling, a decorative style of painting that is common in Norway. It is one of the most decorated churches in Norway. Wood materials from the stave church was probably reused, such as in the roof of the vestibule and the four large columns. There is a crucifix (13th century) and a baptismal font from the older church. The stave church was likely rose painted inside too.
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