Sandnessjøen Church
Sandnessjøen Church (Norwegian: Sandnessjøen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sandnessjøen. It is the church for the Sandnessjøen parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1881 by the architect A. Grenstad. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 31 July 1882 by the bishop Jacob Sverdrup Smitt.[3] This church is likely the fourth church building on or near this site. Historically, the church was known as Stamnæs kirke.[4]
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| Location | Alstahaug, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Stamnæs kirke |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | A. Grenstad |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1882 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 380 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sandnessjøen |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
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See also
- List of churches in Nordland
References
- "Sandnessjøen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- "Sandnessjøen" (in Norwegian). Kirken i Alstahaug. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- "Stamnes kirkested - Sandnessjøen kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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