Ibestad Church

Ibestad Church (Norwegian: Ibestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamnvik in eastern part of the island of Rolla. It is the main church for the Ibestad parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, stone, neo-gothic church was built in a long church style in 1881 on the basis of designs by the architect J.A. Johansen from Trondheim. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Ibestad Church
Ibestad kirke
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Location	Ibestad, Troms og Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	J. A. Johansen
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-gothic
Completed	1881
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Ibestad
Deanery	Trondenes prosti
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland

History

The first church at Ibestad was built in the middle ages, likely sometime in the 13th century. There were probably a series of church buildings on the site over the centuries, but not much is known of the earlier churches. A stone church was built on the site in 1770 and that church was torn down in 1880. Much of the stone used in the present church was recycled from the older churches and reused in the current church. Part of the present foundation was reused from a previous church as well.[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Troms

References

1. "Ibestad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
3. "Ibestad kirke". Arkitekturguide: Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
4. "Ibestad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-07-29.