Porkeri Church
The Graveyard
Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated in the island Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands. It is a wooden church and it has a roof of turf. The church is from 1847 and contains things donated by seamen who survived lethal storms on the sea, maintaining the tradition of almissu (seamen in danger promised - according to Nordic tradition - to donate churches, the material or such to God if they got back home alive).
External Links
- The Tourist Information in Suðuroy, info about churches in Suduroy.
- The Faroes National Museum
References
- Porkeris Kirkja 1847-1997 Book written in Faroese about the Church of Porkeri, published on its 150th anniversary.
Coordinates: 61°28′51″N 6°44′47″W / 61.4808°N 6.7463°W
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