Måsøy Church

Måsøy Church (Norwegian: Måsøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in village of Måsøy on the island of Måsøya. It is an annex church for the Måsøy parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1953 by the architect Eyvind Moestue. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Måsøy Church
Måsøy kirke
Måsøy Church
Location of the church
Måsøy Church
Måsøy Church (Norway)
71.0084°N 24.9991°E / 71.0084; 24.9991
LocationMåsøy Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Eyvind Moestue
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1953
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishMåsøy
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

The first church on Måsøya was built in 1747 when the old Ingøy Church was moved here and rebuilt. That church lasted for some time. A new church was built on Måsøya in 1865. Like most other churches in Finnmark, Måsøy Church was burned down by the Germans during the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944. A new church was completed in 1953 to replaced the old one. It was built a little south of the old church site. The new church was designed by architect Eyvind Moestue to have the same principal setup as the earlier timber church built in 1865.[3]

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. "Måsøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  3. "Måsøy". Måsøy Museum. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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