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Stave Churches

Grip Stavkyrkje

On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

Urnes Stave Church and graveyard.

8 Viking-Style Churches to Visit (Not Pillage)

These epic, wooden stave churches are scattered across two continents.

Sarah Durn November 4, 2021

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church

Hunter, New York

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

For more than 800 years, the stave church of Borgund, Norway, has towered over the surrounding village. Conservators face a constant struggle to protect the historic wooden building from the elements.

ancient technology

To Save Norway's Stave Churches, Conservators Had to Relearn a Lost Art

The iconic wooden buildings require ancient weatherproofing technology.

Gemma Tarlach March 24, 2021

Stave Churches Are All Wood, Dragons, and Beauty

These austere churches mix Nordic dragons with Christian saints.

Eric Grundhauser March 28, 2016

Fantoft Stave Church

Fantoft Stave Church

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Greensted Church

Greensted Church

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

Washington Island Stave Church

Washington, Wisconsin

Washington Island Stave Church

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.