Saura Church

Saura Church
Saura kirke
View of the church
67.10181103°N 14.2847291°E / 67.10181103; 14.2847291
Location	Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1884 (140 years ago) (1884)
Consecrated	1884 (140 years ago) (1884)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1884 (140 years ago) (1884)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Bodø domprosti
Parish	Gildeskål
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85406

Saura Church (Norwegian: Saura kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saura. It is one of the churches for the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Saura kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. "Saura kirke" (in Norwegian). Gildeskål menighet. Retrieved 17 February 2012.