St. Mark's Church, Bergen

St. Mark's Church (Norwegian: St. Markus kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Løvstakksiden neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. It is one of the two churches for the Løvstakksiden parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design and in an art deco style in 1939 using designs by the architects Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The church seats about 650 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 12 February 1939.[3]

St. Mark's Church
St. Markus kirke
View of the church
St. Mark's Church Location of the church St. Mark's Church St. Mark's Church (Norway)
60.3790°N 5.3234°E
Location	Bergen, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1939
Consecrated	12 Feb 1939
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	S. Losnedal and N. Brøndmo
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Art deco
Completed	1939
Specifications
Capacity	650
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Parish	Løvstakksiden
Deanery	Bergensdalen prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85537

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "St. Markus kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "St. Markus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2020.