Fana

Fana lies south of Bergen among the fjords and farms of western Norway. Its medieval stone church was associated with a hospital and a silver crucifix believed to work miracles. According to legend, two brothers drew the cross from the fjord, and a cure helped inspire pilgrimages to the church. The hospital received gifts from merchants at Bergen. The silver cross was removed after the Reformation, but its story remained attached to the church and the surrounding landscape.