Vigra Church

Vigra Church
Vigra kyrkje
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62°33′49″N 6°04′41″E / 62.5637493365°N 6.07816189527°E / 62.5637493365; 6.07816189527
LocationGiske Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated24 January 1894
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Gabriel Smith
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1894 (130 years ago) (1894)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishVigra
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85832

Vigra Church (Norwegian: Vigra kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vigra, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Roald. It is the church for the Vigra parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1894 using plans drawn up by the architect Gabriel Smith. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vigra kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 August 2019.