Rødøy Church

Rødøy Church (Norwegian: Rødøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Rødøya. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1885 by the architect A. Grenstad. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

Rødøy Church
Rødøy kirke
Rødøy Church
Location of the church
Rødøy Church
Rødøy Church (Norway)
66.6592°N 13.0777°E / 66.6592; 13.0777
LocationRødøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Events2009 fire
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)A. Grenstad
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1885
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishRødøy
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The first church in Rødøy was built sometime before 1432. During the 17th century, records show that the church was in need of replacement. A new church was built in 1725. It was a low-rise wooden church. It had a cruciform design and later a tower was constructed on the roof. In 1885, a new church was constructed a short distance to the south of the old church on the present church site. This new church was built in an octagonal design. After construction was complete, the old church was torn down.[3][4]

The church had a fire in 2009 after a lightning strike.[5]

See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Rødøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. "Rødøy gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. "Rødøy kirkested / Rødøy kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  5. Nygård, Beate. "124 år gammel kirke i branndrama" (in Norwegian). Rana blad. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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