Folkestad Chapel
Folkestad Chapel (Norwegian: Folkestad bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Våge in extreme western Fjaler. It is an annex chapel in the Fjaler parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1913 by master builder Gerhard Folkestad. It was originally built as a prayer house (bedehus).[1]
| Folkestad Chapel | |
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| Folkestad bedehuskapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
  Folkestad Chapel Location of the chapel  Folkestad Chapel Folkestad Chapel (Norway) | |
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| Location | Fjaler Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Consecrated | 4 September 1940 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gerhard Folkestad |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fjaler |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
In 1940, it was enlarged to 200 seats and it was consecrated for church use on 4 September 1940 by Bishop Andreas Fleischer. Prior to 1991, this chapel was part of the Askvoll municipality (and parish). After a municipal border change, the chapel is now part of Fjaler.[2]
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "Folkestad bedehuskapell". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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