Hol Church (Nordland)
| Hol Church | |
|---|---|
| Hol kirke | |
  Hol Church Location in Nordland  Hol Church Hol Church (Norway) | |
| 68°08′19″N 13°38′32″E / 68.1387°N 13.6421°E | |
| Location | Vestvågøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1806 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
| Parish | Hol |
Hol Church (Norwegian: Hol kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vestvågøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern edge of the town of Leknes. The church is part of the Hol parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1806 and it seats about 300 people.[1]
History
Hol Church is the second oldest church in Lofoten, and it dates back to at least the mid-14th century. The altarpiece is most likely the work of Gottfried Ezekiel (ca. 1719–1798). He arrived in Bergen from the Baltic Sea town of Königsberg in 1744, after he received a commission as a painter. By 1751, he arrived in northern Norway where he painted a number of altarpieces for churches.[2]
Over time the church deteriorated and was repaired. By 1804, the church was in such bad shape that it was completely rebuilt. Some of the old materials were re-used in the new church. The newly rebuilt church was finished in 1806. Petter Svaboe from Vågan was the chief builder of the new church.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Hol kirke, Leknes" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ Klaudia Rajmann. "Workshop of the painter Gottfried Ezekiel". CeROArt, EGG 5, 2016 : EGG 2014–2015. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Hol Kirke" (in Norwegian). Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
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