Saura Church (Norwegian: Saura kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saura. It is one of the churches for the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]
| Saura Church | |
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| Saura kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 67°06′07″N 14°17′05″E / 67.10181103°N 14.2847291°E | |
| Location | Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Consecrated | 1884 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Carl J. Bergstrøm |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Bodø domprosti |
| Parish | Gildeskål |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85406 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Saura kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Saura kirke" (in Norwegian). Gildeskål menighet. Retrieved 17 February 2012.