Bø Church (Nordland)
| Bø Church | |
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| Bø kirke i Vesterålen | |
View of the church
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 Bø Church
Location in Nordland
Bø Church
Location in Nordland
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| Coordinates: 68°37′03″N 14°33′01″E / 68.6176°N 14.5503°E | |
| Location | Bø, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Consecrated | 8 Aug 1824 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1824 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 370 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bø og Malnes |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bø. The church is part of the Bø og Malnes parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red wooden church seats about 370 people.
Over the centuries, there have been several different church buildings. The first church at Bø was probably built around 1340. It is referenced in 1381 from the letters Diplomatarium Norvegicum. A new church was built around 1440 and the third approximately 1540. The fourth church was built in 1639. The fifth church building was completed in 1734, a little east of where the present church is located.
In 1824 the sixth and present church was built. It was consecrated on 8 August 1824 by the Bishop Mathias Bonsach Krogh, Bishop of the Diocese of Hålogaland. The church was originally red painted, but in 1917 it was painted white. After the last restoration in 1970-1971, the church was again painted red.
The church's fixtures are historic and include valuable objects. The pulpit is from 1762. The altar plate is characterized by the Renaissance era. German born artist Gottfried Ezekiel (ca. 1719-1798) gave the colors blue and green to the altarpiece. The artwork around the altarpiece is in gold leaf. Ezekiel first received a commission as a painter in Bergen during 1744. Dating from 1751 he arrived in northern Norway, where he painted a number of church altarpieces.
Bø kirke Altar
Bø kirke Pulpit
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