Nord-Vågsøy Church

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Nord-Vågsøy Church
Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje
View of the church
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Nord-Vågsøy Church is located in Sogn og Fjordane
Nord-Vågsøy Church
Nord-Vågsøy Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
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Location Vågsøy Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1580
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Halvorsen
Completed 1960
Specifications
Capacity 420
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Vågsøy
Deanery Nordfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Nord-Vågsøy Church (Norwegian: Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje) is a parish church in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Raudeberg on the northeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy. The church is part of the Vågsøy parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in 1960 by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church was consecrated on 24 October 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø.[1][2]

History

The island of Vågsøy was historically part of the prestegjeld (parish) of Selje. In 1580, a chapel was built on the island of Vågsøy, just south of Raudeberg at the Kapelneset point, along the eastern shore. The chapel was served by the priest from Selje Church approximately once each month. This chapel existed until 1854 when a larger church was built in Raudeberg. The 1854 church was in use until it burned down in 1945. After World War II there was much to rebuild all over Norway, and so this church was not rebuilt until 1960.[3]

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