Malnes Church

Malnes Church (Norwegian: Malnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide. It is the church for the Bø og Malnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1895 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

Malnes Church
Malnes kirke
View of the church
Malnes Church
Location of the church
Malnes Church
Malnes Church (Norway)
68.8069°N 14.5629°E / 68.8069; 14.5629
LocationBø, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Consecrated7 April 1895
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1895
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBø og Malnes
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The first Malnes Church was established in the early 16th century at Malnes, near the village of Hovden. Around the year 1700, a new church building was constructed. It was likely a rectangular log building without a tower. By the early-1820s, the church had fallen into disrepair and was demolished in 1822. Rather than rebuilding on the same site, the church was rebuilt about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south in the village of Eide. The old cemetery at Malnes was in use until 1900.[3]

The new church was built at Eide and it was consecrated on 7 April 1895 by Bishop Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Malnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  3. "Malnes gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  4. "Malnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Bø kommune. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
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