Bø Church (Nordland)

Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bø i Vesterålen. It is the church for the Bø og Malnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1824, by an unknown architect. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]

Bø Church
Bø kirke i Vesterålen
View of the church
Bø Church
Location of the church
Bø Church
Bø Church (Norway)
68.6176°N 14.5503°E / 68.6176; 14.5503
LocationBø, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated8 Aug 1824
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1824
Specifications
Capacity370
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBø og Malnes
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

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.[3][4]

In 1824, the sixth and present church was built.[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7][8]

  • Bø kirke Altar
  • Bø kirke Pulpit
  • Bø kirke Sanctuary

See also

References
  1. "Bø kirke, Vesterålen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  3. "Bø kirke" (in Norwegian). Bø kommune. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  4. "Bø kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  5. "Kirker og kirkegårder i Bø". Vesteraalen Info. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  6. "Bø kyrkjestad / Bø kyrkje 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  7. Sigrid Christie. "Gottfried Ezekiel". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  8. Klaudia Rajmann. "Workshop of the painter Gottfried Ezekiel". CeROArt, EGG 5, 2016 : EGG 2014-2015. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
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