St. Mark's Church, Bergen

St. Mark's Church (Norwegian: St. Markus kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Løvstakksiden neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. It is one of the two churches for the Løvstakksiden parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, plastered brick church was built in a long church design and in an art deco style in 1939 using plans drawn up by the architects Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The church seats about 650 people.[1][2]

St. Mark's Church
St. Markus kirke
View of the church
60°22′44″N 5°19′24″E
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1939
Consecrated12 Feb 1939
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)S. Losnedal and
N. Brøndmo
Architectural typeLong church
StyleArt deco
Completed1939 (1939)
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryBergensdalen prosti
ParishLøvstakksiden
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85537

History

In 1928, the new parish of St. Mark was established. Land had been purchased in 1919 for a future church. Initial plans for the new church were rejected and an architectural competition was held in 1931 to determine the architect. The competition was won by Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The drawings were somewhat modified and a budget was determined. Construction took place during the late 1930s and the new building was consecrated on 12 February 1939.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "St. Markus kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "St. Markus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Sankt Markus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. "St. Markus kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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