Batalden Chapel Explained

Batalden Chapel
Fullname:Batalden bedehuskapell
Coordinates:61.6227°N 4.8194°W
Location:Kinn Municipality,
Vestland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Bjørgvin bispedømme
Parish:Kinn
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1907
Consecrated Date:26 Feb 1911
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:100

Batalden Chapel (Norwegian: Batalden bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Fanøya in the Batalden islands. It is an annex chapel in the Kinn parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1907 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.[1]

History

The building was constructed in 1907 as a prayer house and community centre (Norwegian: bedehus) on the island of Fanøya. The rich herring fisheries in the area meant that a large number of fishermen from all parts of the coast congregated for long periods of time during the winter months. The name of the prayer house was Batalden which comes from the name of the big island a little to the north of Fanøya which gives name to the archipelago. The new prayer house was consecrated on 23 October 1907. Soon after, the residents wanted to use it as a more formal annex chapel within the parish, so on 26 February 1911 it was consecrated for church use. The chapel was renovated in 1930. A new pulpit and baptismal font were installed in the building at that time. In 1951, a bell tower was constructed. In 1954, the church received electricity.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-09-07 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Djupedal . Torkjell . Vengen . Sigurd . Gjerde . Anders . Batalden bedehuskapell . Fylkesarkivet . Norwegian . 2021-09-06.
  3. Web site: Batalden bedehuskapell . 2021-09-05 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.