Dolstad Church

Dolstad Church
Dolstad kirke

View of the church
Dolstad Church
Location in Nordland
Dolstad Church
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 65°50′40″N 13°12′14″E / 65.8445°N 13.2040°E / 65.8445; 13.2040
Location Vefsn, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 12th century
Consecrated 7 August 1735
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Nils Pedersen Bech
Completed 1735
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Dolstad
Deanery Indre Helgeland
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Dolstad Church (Norwegian: Dolstad kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mosjøen. The church is part of the Dolstad parish in the Indre Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, octagonal building was constructed in 1735 by the architect Nils Pedersen Bech. The church was consecrated by 7 August 1735 by the local dean Anders Dass, the son of poet and priest Petter Dass. This is the third church to be built on this site since the 12th century.[1][2] Dolstad Church has four arms attached to the central octagon creating an octagonal-cruciform floor plan.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dolstad menighet" (in Norwegian). Vefsn fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Dolstad kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2011-12-01.


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