Ingøy Church
Ingøy Church (Norwegian: Ingøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ingøy on the island of Ingøya. It is an annex church for the Måsøy parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]
| Ingøy Church | |
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| Ingøy kirke | |
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  Ingøy Church Location of the church  Ingøy Church Ingøy Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Måsøy Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Eyvind Moestue |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Concrete and wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Måsøy |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Like most other churches in Finnmark, Ingøy church was burned down by the Germans during the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944. The new, white church was built in a long church style in 1957 by the architect Eyvind Moestue. The church seats about 120 people. The altarpiece was rescued when the old church was burning, and it now hangs behind the altar in the church. The subject is Jesus and his disciples at the Sea of Galilee when Jesus calms the storm. The picture was painted by Christian Sinding Larsen in 1930.[2]
History
The first known church at Ingøy was probably built during the 14th century. By the mid-18th century, Ingøya's population had declined to just a few people and in 1747 the old church in Ingøy was moved to Måsøya, where it was rebuilt as Måsøy Church. Ingøy had no church from 1747 until 1860 when a new church was constructed at Ingøy. This church was heavily damaged in a hurricane in the 1880s and had it to be rebuilt. That church remained until it was burned down by the German forces when they retreated from Finnmark in 1944. The current church was built between 1956-1957.[3]
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- "Ingøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- "Ingøy". Måsøy Museum. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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