Location Måsøy, Finnmark Denomination Church of Norway Status Parish church | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Functional status Active | |
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Ingøy Church (Norwegian: Ingøy kirke) is a parish church in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ingøy on the island of Ingøya. The church is part of the Måsøy parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. Like most other churches in Finnmark, Ingøy church was burned down by the Germans during the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944. The new church, which was completed in 1957, is a simple, small, concrete and wood church, designed by architect Eyvind Moestue. The altarpiece was rescued when the old church was burning, and it now hangs behind the altar in the church. The subject is Jesus and his disciples at the Sea of Galilee when Jesus calms the storm. The picture was painted by Christian Sinding Larsen in 1930.
History
The first known church at Ingøy was probably built during the 14th century. By the mid-18th century, Ingøya's population had declined to just a few people and in 1747 the old church in Ingøy was moved to Måsøya, where it was rebuilt as Måsøy Church. Ingøy had no church from 1747 until 1860 when a new church was constructed at Ingøy. This church was heavily damaged in a hurricane in the 1880s and had it to be rebuilt. That church remained until it was burned down by the German forces when they retreated from Finnmark in 1944. The current church was built between 1956-1957.