St. Mark's Church, Bergen Explained

St. Mark's Church
Fullname:St. Markus kirke
Coordinates:60.379°N 5.3233°W
Location:Bergen, Vestland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Bjørgvin bispedømme
Parish:Løvstakksiden
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1939
Consecrated Date:12 Feb 1939
Architect:S. Losnedal and
N. Brøndmo
Architectural Type:Long church
Style:Art deco
Materials:Brick
Capacity:650

St. Mark's Church (Norwegian: St. Markus kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Løvstakksiden neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. It is one of the two churches for the Løvstakksiden parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, plastered brick church was built in a long church design and in an art deco style in 1939 using plans drawn up by the architects Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The church seats about 650 people.[1] [2]

History

In 1928, the new parish of St. Mark was established. Land had been purchased in 1919 for a future church. Initial plans for the new church were rejected and an architectural competition was held in 1931 to determine the architect. The competition was won by Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The drawings were somewhat modified and a budget was determined. Construction took place during the late 1930s and the new building was consecrated on 12 February 1939.[3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Markus kirke, Bergen . 2020-06-06 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-06-06 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Magerøy . Ellen Marie . Lidén . Hans-Emil . St. Markus kirke . Norges Kirker . Norwegian . 2020-06-06.
  4. Web site: Lidén . Hans-Emil . Sankt Markus kirke . Norges Kirker . Norwegian . 2021-11-13.
  5. Web site: St. Markus kirke . 2021-11-13 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.