Gaustad Chapel Explained

Gaustad Chapel
Fullname:Gaustad kapell
Coordinates:62.9839°N 7.3063°W
Location:Hustadvika Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Eide
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:2001
Consecrated Date:17 June 2001
Architectural Type:Octagonal
Materials:Wood
Capacity:150

Gaustad Chapel (Norwegian: Gaustad kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gaustad, just south of Vevang. It is an annex chapel for the Eide parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 2001. The church seats about 150 people.[1] [2]

History

The chapel was consecrated by Bishop Odd Bondevik on 17 June 2001. The chapel is decorated with glass art made by Anne Brit Krag and stone art with stone from the Nås quarry. The altarpiece, pulpit, and baptismal font are made of stone.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaustad kapell . 2021-07-24 . Hustadvika kyrkjelege fellesråd.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-07-24 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Gaustad kapell . Eide menighet . 2021-07-24 . Norwegian . 2005-10-18 . 1 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193559/http://eidemenighet.no/om-menigheten/gaustad-kapell/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Gaustad kapell . Norges-Kirker.no . 2021-07-24 . Norwegian.