Langenes Church
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|name = Langenes Church
|fullname = Langenes kirke
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|image = IMG 1430a - Langenes kirke.jpg
|caption = View of the church
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|location = Øksnes Municipality, Nordland
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Sør-Hålogaland
|deanery = Vesterålen prosti
|parish = Øksnes
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 16th century
|consecrated date = 1795
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1795}}
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|events =
|architect =
|architectural type = Cruciform
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 165
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
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|Type = Church
|Status = Listed
|ID = 84897
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Langenes Church ({{langx|no|Langenes kirke}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stø, on the northern tip of the island of Langøya. It is one of the churches for the Øksnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1795. The church seats about 165 people.{{Cite web |title=Langenes kirke, Øksnes |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/186800201 |access-date=2018-11-10 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2018-11-10 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian}}
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was not new at that time. In the 1770s, the church was described as a log building in a cruciform design. There was a choir in the east with a sacristy attached to it. In 1794–1795, the church underwent a massive renovation. The deconstructed a lot of the building and then rebuilt the church, reusing as much of the old materials as possible. The church was renovated in 1882 and again in 1929. Based on the building's history, it is not unlikely that parts of the present church consist of materials from the late Middle Ages.{{Cite web |title=Langenes kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84897 |access-date=2018-11-10 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}
Media gallery
Langenes kirke 20060731 1723.jpg
IMG 1465a - Bautaen ved Langenes kirke.jpg
See also
References
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{{Churches in Vesterålen}}
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Category:Cruciform churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:18th-century Church of Norway church buildings