Location Vefsn, Nordland Denomination Church of Norway Founded 12th century Address 8663 Mosjøen, Norway Capacity 500 Status Parish church Burials Elsa Laula Renberg | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Consecrated 7 August 1735 Opened 1735 Phone +47 75 10 11 54 Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland | |
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Dolstad Church (Norwegian: Dolstad kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mosjøen. The church is part of the Dolstad parish in the Indre Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, octagonal building was constructed in 1735 by the architect Nils Pedersen Bech. The church was consecrated by 7 August 1735 by the local dean Anders Dass, the son of poet and priest Petter Dass. This is the third church to be built on this site since the 12th century. Dolstad Church has four arms attached to the central octagon creating an octagonal-cruciform floor plan.
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