St. Petri Church
St. Petri Church (Norwegian: St. Petri kirke) is a parish church in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Storhaug in the city centre of Stavanger. The church is part of the St. Petri parish in the Stavanger arch-deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red brick church was built in 1866 by the architect Fritz von der Lippe. The church seats about 900 people.[1][2] The church is informally called the Petrikirken.
| St. Petri Church | |
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| Sankt Petri kirke Petrikirken | |
 View of the church | |
  St. Petri Church Location in Rogaland county  St. Petri Church St. Petri Church (Norway) | |
| 58.9705°N 5.7367°E | |
| Location | Stavanger, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Fritz von der Lippe |
| Completed | 1866 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 900 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St. Petri |
| Deanery | Stavanger domprosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
See also
References
- "St. Petri kirke, Stavanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
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