Grødem Church
Grødem Church (Norwegian: Grødem kirke) is a parish church of the Church of
Norway in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village
of Grødem. It is one of the two churches for the Randaberg parish which is part of the Tungenes
prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The gray concrete church was built in a semi-
circular design in 2000 using designs by the architect Ove Morten Berge. The church seats about
450 people. The church was consecrated on 28 May 2000 by the Bishop Ernst Baasland
Randaberg Church
Randaberg Church (Norwegian: Randaberg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of
Norway in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of
Randaberg. It is one of the two churches for the Randaberg parish which is part of the Tungenes
prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long
church design in 1845 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 460
people.[1][2]
C.S.I. St. Mary's Church is the Anglican church located at Fort St George in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India
Construction was started on 25 March 1678 – Lady Day, whereby the church acquired its name.
The church was rendered the only bomb-proof building at the time, in the Fort, on account of a
peculiarly designed roof.
Construction was completed in the course of two years and the church was consecrated on 28
October 1680 by the chaplain Rev. Richard Portman. The ceremony was marked by the firing of
small arms and cannon by the fort's garrison.
The architect of the church was either Edward Foule, Master-Gunner of Fort St. George,
or William Dixon, Chief Gunner of the Fort, in 1678.
According to Philip Davies “The architect was probably William Dixon, the Master
Gunner of Fort St George at the time but it has also been attributed to his successor
Edward Fowle. The plan is simple: three aisles with semi circular roofs built entirely of
solid masonry two feet in thickness to withstand bombing, siege and cyclones. The
outside walls are four feet thick... No wood was used in the structure to prevent the
depredations of white ants” (p.27). Perhaps one of its most notable features is that it
has been designed to catch any slight breeze from the Coromandel Coast. Below
semi-circles of stained glass, all of the windows are designed to be opened right
down to floor level and the thick walls also provide good insulation.