Stensgård Church Explained

Stensgård Church
Native Name:Stensgård kirke
Pushpin Map:Akershus
Pushpin Label Position:left
Map Caption:Location of the church
Coordinates:60.2775°N 11.0885°W
Location:Nannestad, Akershus
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Completed Date:1902
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Herman Backer
Materials:Wood
Capacity:92[1]
Deanery:Øvre Romerike

Stensgård Church (Norwegian: Stensgård kirke) is "long church" (Norwegian: langkirke) dating from 1902 in the municipality of Nannestad in Akershus county, Norway.[1] [2] The church is part of the Church of Norway and it belongs to the deanery of Øvre Romerike in the Diocese of Borg.[1]

The building can accommodate 92 people.[1] The cornerstone was laid in a simple ceremony on Saint John's Day in 1901. It was consecrated on November 26, 1902 in a mass celebrated by Bishop Anton Christian Bang attended by eight priests.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stensgård kirke. Kirkesøk. December 28, 2017.
  2. Web site: Stensgård kirkested. Kulturminnesøk. December 28, 2017.