Skibotn Chapel

Skibotn Chapel (Norwegian: Skibotn bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Storfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skibotn. It is an annex chapel for the Storfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, cruciform chapel was originally built and designed by a local builder in 1895. The building has been remodeled and enlarged several times since. The building was consecrated as a chapel on 22 Jun 1931 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The chapel seats about 710 people (more than the population of the village), and it is used for large Læstadian gatherings for the region.[1][2][3]

Skibotn Chapel
Skibotn bedehuskapell
View of the chapel
Skibotn Chapel
Location of the church
Skibotn Chapel
Skibotn Chapel (Norway)
LocationStorfjord, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Local builder
Completed1895
Specifications
Capacity710
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishStorfjord
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Troms

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. "Skibotn bedehus" (in Norwegian). Tre stammers møte. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.
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