Dønnes Church

Dønnes Church (Norwegian: Dønnes kirke) is a 13th-century parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dønnes on the northern part of the island of Dønna. It is one of the churches for the Dønna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long church style during the 13th century by an unknown architect.[1][2]

Dønnes Church
Dønnes kirke
View of the church
Dønnes Church
Location of the church
Dønnes Church
Dønnes Church (Norway)
66.2037°N 12.5875°E / 66.2037; 12.5875
LocationDønna, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed13th century
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishDønna
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The church was probably built on the site of an even older church, sometime between 1200 and 1300. Decorations include Madonna with Child from 1200's, a figure of St. Laurentius (St. Lavrans) from the 1400s, and a carved Baroque style pulpit from the 1600s. The altarpiece from 1670. In 1866, the church was extended. The stone church has been renovated several times since then. In the 1960s and 1970s, Dønnes Church was examined and arranging under the leadership of Håkon Christie. Restoration work was completed in 1974.[3][4]

  • Rear view of Dønnes Church
  • View from a distance
  • Exterior view
  • Interior windows
  • Interior view
  • Statue of St Laurentius
  • Altar
  • Christ risen
  • Door to the mausoleum
  • Madonna and child

See also

References
  1. "Dønnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. "Dønnes kirke". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. "Dønnes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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