Bodin Church

Bodin Church
Bodin kirke
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67°16′27″N 14°26′05″E / 67.27406179°N 14.43474903°E / 67.27406179; 14.43474903
LocationBodø Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1240
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1240 (784 years ago) (1240)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryBodø domprosti
ParishBodin
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83917

Bodin Church (Norwegian: Bodin kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the town of Bodø. It is one of the churches for the Bodin parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1240 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Bodin kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Bodin Kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirka i Bodø. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2012.