St. Peter's Church () is a religious building of the

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which is located in Eyrarlandsvegi 26, in the town of

Akureyri Akureyri (, ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous Municipalities of Iceland, municipality (under the official name of Akureyrarbær , 'town of Akureyri') and the largest outside the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital R ...

, Norduland Eystra (Northeast Region) in

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

, and named after

Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...

. St. Peter's Church follows the Roman or

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and is located within the Diocese of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. The church is noted for its red and white colors. The house was built in 1912, acquired by the diocese in 1952 and rebuilt as a church from 1998 to 2000. Another church also dedicated to St. Peter is located nearby in Hrafnagilsstræti 2.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Peter's, Church Roman Catholic churches in Iceland Buildings and structures in Akureyri

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