Lepsøy Chapel (Norwegian: Lepsøy bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island of Lepsøya. It is an annex chapel for the Haram og Fjørtoft parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1896 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 150 people.[1]
| Lepsøy Chapel | |
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| Lepsøy kapell | |
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| 62°36′57″N 6°12′39″E / 62.615928537°N 6.210953772°E | |
| Location | Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Consecrated | 1956 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
| Deanery | Nordre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Parish | Haram og Fjørtoft |
History
editThe island of Lepsøya was given permission to build a small prayer house in 1896. In 1956, the building was renovated and enlarged as part of an upgrade to the status of annex chapel for the parish. It was consecrated in 1956. The chapel doesn't have a graveyard at the site, but there is a cemetery located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the north that is used by the chapel.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Lepsøy bedehuskapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.