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]

St. Mark's Church
St. Markus kirke
View of the church
St. Mark's Church
Location of the church
St. Mark's Church
St. Mark's Church (Norway)
60.3790°N 5.3234°E / 60.3790; 5.3234
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1939
Consecrated12 Feb 1939
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)S. Losnedal and
N. Brøndmo
Architectural typeLong church
StyleArt deco
Completed1939
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishLøvstakksiden
DeaneryBergensdalen prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85537

See also

References
  1. "St. Markus kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "St. Markus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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