Ylvingen Chapel Explained

Ylvingen Chapel
Fullname:Ylvingen kapell
Coordinates:65.6357°N 12.1713°W
Location:Vega, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Vega
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1967
Consecrated Date:15 June 1967
Architect:Arne Reppen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:80

Ylvingen Chapel (Norwegian: Ylvingen kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ylvingen. It is an annex chapel in the Vega parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1967 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Reppen. The chapel seats about 80 people.[1] The chapel was consecrated on 15 June 1967 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-09-27 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . no.
  2. Web site: Ylvingen kapell . 2018-09-29 . Vega kommune . no.