Hol Church (Nordland)

Hol Church
Hol kirke
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Coordinates: 68°08′19″N 13°38′32″E / 68.1387°N 13.6421°E / 68.1387; 13.6421
Location	Vestvågøy, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	14th century
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1806
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hol
Deanery	Lofoten prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Hol Church (Norwegian: Hol kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vestvågøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern edge of the town of Leknes. The church is part of the Hol parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1806 and it seats about 300 people.

Hol Church is the second oldest church in Lofoten, and it dates back to at least the mid-14th century. The altarpiece is most likely the work of Gottfried Ezekiel (ca. 1719-1798). He arrived in Bergen from the Baltic Sea town of Königsberg in 1744, after he received a commission as a painter. By 1751, he arrived in northern Norway where he painted a number of altarpieces for churches.

Over time the church deteriorated and was repaired. By 1804, the church was in such bad shape that it was completely rebuilt. Some of the old materials were re-used in the new church. The newly rebuilt church was finished in 1806. Petter Svaboe from Vågan was the chief builder of the new church.