Ylvingen Chapel

Ylvingen Chapel (Norwegian: Ylvingen kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ylvingen. It is an annex chapel in the Vega parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1967 by the architect Arne Reppen. The chapel seats about 80 people.[1] The chapel was consecrated on 15 June 1967 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff.[2]

Ylvingen Chapel
Ylvingen kapell
View of the chapel
Ylvingen Chapel
Location of the chapel
Ylvingen Chapel
Ylvingen Chapel (Norway)
LocationVega, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Consecrated15 June 1967
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arne Reppen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1967
Specifications
Capacity80
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishVega
DeanerySør-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. "Ylvingen kapell" (in Norwegian). Vega kommune. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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