St. Mark's Church, Bergen
St. Mark's Church (Norwegian: St. Markus kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Løvstakksiden neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. It is one of the two churches for the Løvstakksiden parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design and in an art deco style in 1939 using designs by the architects Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The church seats about 650 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 12 February 1939.[3]
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| 60.3790°N 5.3234°E | |
| Location | Bergen, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Consecrated | 12 Feb 1939 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | S. Losnedal and N. Brøndmo |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Art deco |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 650 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Løvstakksiden |
| Deanery | Bergensdalen prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Protected |
| ID | 85537 |
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See also
References
- "St. Markus kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "St. Markus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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