Ellingsøy Church

Ellingsøy Church (Norwegian: Ellingsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ellingsøya, just west of the village of Myklebost. It is the church for the Ellingsøy parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1990 using plans drawn up by the architect Lauritz Nes. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Ellingsøy Church
Ellingsøy kyrkje
View of the church
62°29′32″N 6°16′18″E
LocationÅlesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1990
Consecrated30 August 1998
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lauritz Nes
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1990 (1990)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishEllingsøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID227395

History

The brick church was built in 1990 by the architect Lauritz Nes and it originally was a chapel for the parish. In 1998, the chapel was expanded by the architect Oskar Norderval and it was consecrated as a church on 30 August 1998.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. "Ellingsøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "Ellingsøy kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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