Slite Church Explained

Slite Church
Native Name:Slite kyrka
Native Name Lang:Swedish
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gotland
Pushpin Mapsize:150px
Coordinates:57.7072°N 18.7958°W
Country:Sweden
Denomination:Church of Sweden
Diocese:Visby

Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden.

The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials such a pine wood and limestone. The rood cross and the sculpture of Mary are made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: sv . Jacobsson. Britta. Johansson. Eva. Johansson. Per. Andersson. Rolf. 1990. Våra kyrkor. Västervik. Klarkullens förlag AB. 677. 91-971561-08.