Feios Church

Feios Church
Feios kyrkje

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Feios Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Feios Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°08′57″N 6°45′36″E / 61.1492°N 6.7600°E / 61.1492; 6.7600Coordinates: 61°08′57″N 6°45′36″E / 61.1492°N 6.7600°E / 61.1492; 6.7600
Location Vik Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 13th century
Consecrated 12 December 1866
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1866
Specifications
Capacity 220
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Feios
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Feios Church (Norwegian: Feios kyrkje) is a parish church in Vik Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Feios, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. The church is part of the Feios parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 220 seats, was consecrated on 12 December 1866 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan made the designs for the building.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Feios kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Feios kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-01-24.



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