Kjerringøy Church
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| Kjerringøy kirke | |
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  Kjerringøy Church Location of the church  Kjerringøy Church Kjerringøy Church (Norway) | |
| 67°31′08″N 14°45′31″E / 67.5189°N 14.7586°E | |
| Location | Bodø, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 16th century |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | J. E. Olsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Bodø domprosti |
| Parish | Kjerringøy og Rønvik |
Kjerringøy Church (Norwegian: Kjerringøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjerringøy. It is one of the two churches for the Kjerringøy og Rønvik parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1883 by the architect J. E. Olsen. The church seats about 300 people and it has one worship service every three weeks.[1][2]
History
The first known church in Kjerringøy was built in the 16th century. In 1763, records show that an old church building was torn down in Kjerringøy and those records show that that church had been built by the residents from "time immemorial". After that, a new timber church was built that had a long church design. There is an existing photograph of this building from around 1860. In 1883, the church was torn down and replaced with the present building.[3]
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References
- ^ "Kjerringøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "Kjerringøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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