Talgje Church

Talgje Church
Talgje kirke
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59°06′23″N 5°50′29″E / 59.1063°N 5.8414°E / 59.1063; 5.8414Coordinates: 59°06′23″N 5°50′29″E / 59.1063°N 5.8414°E / 59.1063; 5.8414
Location	Finnøy, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unknown
Completed	c. 1100
Specifications
Capacity	130
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Talgje
Deanery	Tungenes prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Talgje Church (Norwegian: Talgje kirke) is a parish church in Finnøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Talgje. The church is part of the Talgje parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The stone church was built around the year 1100. It seats about 130 people. The church was built as part of a large estate on Talgje. The estate was owned by old Norwegian nobility throughout the middle ages. Gaute Erlingsson owned the estate for a time. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.