Handnesøya Chapel

Handnesøya Chapel (Norwegian: Handnesøya kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saura on the southeastern shore of the island of Handnesøya. It is an annex chapel in the Nesna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1969. The chapel seats about 70 people.[1][2]

Handnesøya Chapel
Handnesøya kapell
Handnesøya Chapel
Location of the chapel
Handnesøya Chapel
Handnesøya Chapel (Norway)
66.2326°N 12.9886°E / 66.2326; 12.9886
LocationNesna, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1969
Specifications
Capacity70
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNesna
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.
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