Sæbø Church
| Sæbø Church | |
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| Sæbø kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Sæbø Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°36′45″N 5°09′10″E / 60.6124°N 5.1529°ECoordinates: 60°36′45″N 5°09′10″E / 60.6124°N 5.1529°E | |
| Location | Radøy, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | Bef. 1329 |
| Consecrated | 20 May 1884 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Karl Askeland |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Radøy |
| Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Sæbø Church (Norwegian: Sæbø kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæbø. The church is part of the Radøy parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built by Karl Askeland in 1884. The church, which seats about 400 people, was consecrated on 20 May 1884. There has been a church in Sæbø for centuries. The first time the church is found in historical records in 1329 and that one was a stave church. This is probably the third church on the site.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sæbø kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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