Fredskapellet

Fredskapellet (Norwegian: Fredskapellet) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Narvik. It is an annex chapel in the Narvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brick chapel was built in a long church style in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Jan Inge Hovig. The chapel seats about 250 people.[1]

Fredskapellet
Fredskapellet
View of the chapel
68.4428694°N 17.4524205°E / 68.4428694; 17.4524205
LocationNarvik, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1939
Consecrated14 Dec 1957
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jan Inge Hovig
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1957 (1957)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryOfoten prosti
ParishNarvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84194

History

The first chapel built on this site was completed in 1939 and it was consecrated on 23 March 1939. The chapel was destroyed during World War II in April 1940, about a year after it was completed. The chapel was rebuilt after the war and it was consecrated on 14 December 1957 by the Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen. The chapel is located next to the main cemetery for the town of Narvik and therefore the chapel is mostly used for funerals.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "Velkommen til fredskapellet" (in Norwegian). Narvik kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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