Lovund Church
| Lovund Church | |
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| Lovund kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Lovund Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°22′12″N 12°21′45″E / 66.3699°N 12.3624°E | |
| Location | Lurøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Lovund kapell |
| Consecrated | 11 September 1960 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
John Egil Tverdahl, Petter Andersen, and Harald Myrvang |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Lurøy |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Lovund Church (Norwegian: Lovund kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village/island of Lovund. The church is part of the Lurøy parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1960 and was consecrated on 11 September 1960 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Bentzen, Birger. "Kristelig forenings- og organisasjonsarbeid i Lurøy og Træna i tiden før siste krig" (in Norwegian). Lurøy lokalhistorie og fotoarkiv. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
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