Lovund Church Explained

Lovund Church
Fullname:Lovund kirke
Former Name:Lovund kapell
Coordinates:66.3697°N 12.3616°W
Location:Lurøy, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Lurøy
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1960
Consecrated Date:11 Sept 1960
Architect:John Egil Tverdahl,
Petter Andersen,
and Harald Myrvang
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood

Lovund Church (Norwegian: Lovund kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the island village of Lovund. It is an annex chapel in the Lurøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architects John Egil Tverdahl, Petter Andersen, and Harald Myrvang. The building was consecrated on 11 September 1960 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kristelig forenings- og organisasjonsarbeid i Lurøy og Træna i tiden før siste krig. Norwegian. Lurøy lokalhistorie og fotoarkiv. Birger. Bentzen. 2012-01-25.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker. Norwegian. KirkeKonsulenten.no . 2012-01-25.