Vardø Church
| Vardø Church | |
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| Vardø kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Vardø Church | |
| Coordinates: 70°22′13″N 31°06′43″E / 70.370278°N 31.111944°E | |
| Location | Vardø, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 5 Oct 1958 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Eyvind Moestue |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 496 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Vardø |
| Deanery | Varanger prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Vardø Church (Norwegian: Vardø kirke) is a parish church in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø. The church is part of the Vardø parish in the Varanger deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in 1958 in a modern style. It has a high roof with a steep pitch, with a tall triangular steeple. The church was designed by Eyvind Moestue. It was consecrated on 5 October 1958.[1]
History
The church in Vardø dates back to 1307 when the oldest known church was consecrated. Several churches have been on this site. The previous church from 1869 was burned down by the retreating Germans near the end of World War II. The parishioners met in a temporary house church from 1944 until the present church was completed in 1958.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Vardø kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Vardø kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-01.
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