Askrova Chapel

Askrova Chapel
Askrova bedehuskapell
Askrova Chapel
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°30′20″N 4°57′01″E / 61.505556°N 4.950278°E / 61.505556; 4.950278Coordinates: 61°30′20″N 4°57′01″E / 61.505556°N 4.950278°E / 61.505556; 4.950278
Location Flora Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 14 April 1957
Architecture
Status Chapel
Functional status Active
Completed 1957
Specifications
Capacity 120
Administration
Parish Bru
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Askrova Chapel (Norwegian: Askrova bedehuskapell) is a chapel/community centre in Flora Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Espeset on the west side of the island of Askrova. The chapel is part of the Bru parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white church was built in 1957 and it seats about 120 people. The building was consecrated by Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø on 14 April 1957. The parish holds about 6 worship services per year at the chapel, in addition to special services such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  2. "Askrova "bedehus" chapel". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-11-14.


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