Sem Church

About

900 years' anniversary i 1999. The oldest stone church in Vestfold dated before 1100 in Romanesque style. Presumably there was a wooden church here at Saeheimr, the kings' court, in the beginning of the 11th century. Medieval crucifix, wooden Madonna sculpture, pulpit from 1591. A reconstructed altar piece from the period of Christian IV with a modern painting by Hakon Stenstadvold. Painting by Chr. Eckersberg Women at the Grave of Christ, dated 1814. High mass three Sundays each month at 11 am. The church is open 1. May - 1. Sept. Tues-Fri 9 am - 2 pm.