Berlevåg Church () is a

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of the

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Berlevåg Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Øst-Finnmark. The administrative centre of the municipality is ...

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county,

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. It is located in the village of Berlevåg. It is the church for the Berlevåg

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which is part of the Varanger prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white,

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church was built in a

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style in 1960 by the

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Hans Magnus. The church seats about 300 people.

History

Historically, the Berlevåg area was part of the Tana Church parish, meaning that residents had to travel to Rustefjelbma which was a long, arduous journey. In 1869, a small

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was built in Berlevåg that was used by the local residents. In 1885-1886, the old chapel was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. The new church was

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d on 9 September 1886. By the 1930s, the church was in need of repair and upgrades, so an extensive renovation was begun in July 1939. After in work was completed, the church was re-consecrated on 7 April 1940 by the Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen. Towards the end of

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, the retreating German army burned down the newly refurbished church in 1944. After the end of the war, it took a long time to rebuild all that had been destroyed in Finnmark during the war. Work on the new Berlevåg Church was completed in 1960. The footprint of the church covers about which included a

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, and entrance porch. On 11 December 1960, Bishop Alf Wiig consecrated the new church building. The new church cost about . Berlevåg Church was part of the Tana

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until 1982, when the municipality became a separate prestegjeld.

Media gallery

Berlevåg Church interior.jpg, Interior view of the church Berlevaag Wilse.jpeg, View of the old church from 1928

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlevaag Church Berlevåg Churches in Finnmark Long churches in Norway Concrete churches in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1960 1869 establishments in Norway

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