Masi Church
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| Masi kirke | |
Indre Finnmark prosti | |
| Parish | Kautokeino |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84405 |
Masi Church (
Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]
History
The first chapel in Masi was built in 1729 by Thomas von Westen to serve and evangelize the local
consecrated on 11 March 1931 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The church was not used very long because near the end of World War II in 1944, the retreating German army burned the church. After the war when there were funds available, the church was rebuilt. It was completed in 1965.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Masi kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Masi kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Gabrielsen, Trond (6 August 2009). "Innvielsen av Máze kapell". Ságat (in Norwegian) (149). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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