Lepsøy Chapel

Lepsøy Chapel
Lepsøy kapell
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62°36′57″N 6°12′39″E / 62.615928537°N 6.210953772°E / 62.615928537; 6.210953772
LocationÅlesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1896
Consecrated1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1896 (128 years ago) (1896)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishHaram og Fjørtoft

Lepsøy Chapel (Norwegian: Lepsøy bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island of Lepsøya. It is an annex chapel for the Haram og Fjørtoft parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1896 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 150 people.[1]

History

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The island of Lepsøya was given permission to build a small prayer house in 1896. In 1956, the building was renovated and enlarged as part of an upgrade to the status of annex chapel for the parish. It was consecrated in 1956. The chapel doesn't have a graveyard at the site, but there is a cemetery located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the north that is used by the chapel.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Lepsøy bedehuskapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.