Reine Church Explained

Reine Church
Fullname:Reine kirke
Former Name:Reine kapell
Coordinates:67.9336°N 13.0883°W
Location:Moskenes, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Moskenes
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1890
Consecrated Date:9 January 1891
Architect:Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:250

Reine Church (Norwegian: Reine kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Reine. It is one of the two churches in the Moskenes parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1890 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 250 people.[1] [2] The church was consecrated on 9 January 1891 by Bishop Johannes Nilsson Skaar.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reine kirke . 2018-11-03 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-03 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Reine kirke (Reine Church) . 2021-03-27 . Arkitekturguide i Nord-Norge og Svalbard . Norwegian.