Sør-Vågsøy Church

Sør-Vågsøy Church (Norwegian: Sør-Vågsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Måløy on the southeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy. It is the church for the Sør-Vågsøy parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1907 by the architect Lars and Jens Sølvberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2] The altarpiece was painted in 1907 by artist Sveinung Aanondsen (1854-1919).[3]

Sør-Vågsøy Church
Sør-Vågsøy kyrkje
View of the church
Sør-Vågsøy Church
Location of the church
Sør-Vågsøy Church
Sør-Vågsøy Church (Norway)
61.9303°N 5.1109°E / 61.9303; 5.1109
LocationKinn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lars and Jens Sølvberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1907
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSør-Vågsøy
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin
  • View of the present church
  • View of the present church
  • View of the church in 1930
  • View of the church in 1930

See also

References
  1. "Sør-Vågsøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. Arne Brenna, Ingrid Reed Thomsen. "Sveinung Anondsen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2018-04-01.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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