Askrova Chapel

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Askrova Chapel
Askrova bedehuskapell
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Askrova Chapel
61°30′21″N4°57′01″E / 61.5057391943°N 4.9501390456°E / 61.5057391943; 4.9501390456 Coordinates: 61°30′21″N4°57′01″E / 61.5057391943°N 4.9501390456°E / 61.5057391943; 4.9501390456
Location Kinn Municipality,
Vestland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Chapel
Founded1957
Consecrated 14 April 1957
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Long church
Completed1957(64 years ago) (1957)
Specifications
Capacity120
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bru
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Bjørgvin bispedømme

Askrova Chapel (Norwegian : Askrova bedehuskapell) is a chapel (and community centre) of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Espeset on the west side of the island of Askrova. It is an annex chapel in the Bru parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1957 in a long church design. The chapel seats about 120 people. The parish holds about six worship services per year at the chapel, in addition to special services such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals. [1]

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History

Fundraising for a prayer house on the island of Askrova began in the 1920s, and some money was raised, but it was slow. In 1953, after World War II, this effort gained traction and began to yield results. A prayer house chapel was built in 1957 with Kristoffer Stensbakk as the builder. The new chapel was consecrated by Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø on 14 April 1957. In 1962, an extension on the north side of the nave was built which housed a larger entry area and coat room. In 1964, a small tower on the roof was built. In 1988, the building was renovated and enlarged again. This time the interior was redone. The ceiling of the nave was vaulted (originally it had a flat ceiling). [2] [3]

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References

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