Dønnes Church
Dønnes Church (Norwegian: Dønnes kirke) is a 13th-century parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dønnes on the northern part of the island of Dønna. It is one of the churches for the Dønna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long church style during the 13th century using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.
| Dønnes Church | |
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| Dønnes kirke | |
View of the church | |
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| Location | Dønna, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | c. 1230 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Dønna |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84045 |
Some of the interior decorations include Madonna with Child from 1200s, a figure of St. Laurentius (St. Lavrans) from the 1400s, and a carved Baroque style pulpit from the 1600s. The altarpiece is from 1670.
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