In the letter, it is mentioned that the bishops in Bergen had let the church be founded again: "de novo fundari".

The oldest parts of the existing church building are Romanesque architecture and the walls have been dated to the 12th century.

This is said to have been located on a mound outside the cemetery, just west of the church (remains of the hospital foundation were recorded as still being visible in 1779).

Also during this renovation, the choir was made smaller in order to add two sacristies in the back.

The artwork in the windows shows the following events:[4] The legend "The Holy Silver Cross" is connected to Fana church.

In 1626, King Christian IV of Denmark commissioned the University of Copenhagen to register all historical objects and occurrences in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

One of the fishermen was blind, but when he touched the cross and scratched his eyes he gained sight again.

It is said that at Krykkjehaugen, a small knoll close to the church, there were crutches and canes that pilgrims had left behind after having been healed at the cross.

In 1723, the royal deed was sold to two men from the parish, Nils Olson Austevoll and Vinsens Nilsson Nedre Titlestad.

In 1920, the architect Frederik Konow Lund (1889–1970)[14] was hired, who tried to restore the church to the medieval appearance it once had.