Slite Church

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57°42′26″N18°47′45″E / 57.70722°N 18.79583°E / 57.70722; 18.79583 Coordinates: 57°42′26″N18°47′45″E / 57.70722°N 18.79583°E / 57.70722; 18.79583
Country Sweden
Denomination Church of Sweden
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Diocese Visby

Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden.

The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials such a pine wood and limestone. The rood cross and the sculpture of Mary are made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström. [1]

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References

  1. Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 677. ISBN   91-971561-08.