Brønnøy Church

Brønnøy Church (Norwegian: Brønnøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Brønnøysund. It is the main church for the Brønnøy parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown, cruciform, stone church was built in a Neo-Gothic style in 1870 by the architect Haakon Mosling. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Brønnøy Church
Brønnøy kirke
View of the church
Brønnøy Church
Location of the church
Brønnøy Church
Brønnøy Church (Norway)
LocationBrønnøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Haakon A. Mosling
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1870
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishBrønnøy
DeanerySør-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The church site has been in use since the 13th century. The oldest reference of the parish was in 1386. There have been two church fires after lightning strikes on this site, the first in 1772 and the second in 1866. The original church had a rectangular floor plan. After the fire in 1772 the walls were repaired and an extension built to the north. Around 1800, the church received an extension to the south. The present stone church building was re-built in 1870 in a cross-shape, creating a cruciform layout.[3]

The organ was built by Claus Jensen (1817-1892) in 1879. It was restored by Br. Torkildsen Orgelbyggeri during 2006-2008 at which time the entire church underwent an extensive renovation.[4]

  • Brønnøy Church Sancruary
  • Brønnøy Church Altar
  • Brønnøy Church Main pipe organ
  • Brønnøy Church Loft
  • Brønnøy Church in winter

See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Brønnøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. "Brønnøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. "Jensenorgelet i Brønnøy kirke fra 1879" (in Norwegian). Br. Torkildsen Orgelbyggeri AS. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
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