Røst Church


Røst Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røstlandet on the island of Røstlandet. It is the church for the Røst parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1900 by the architect A. Evjen. The church seats about 270 people. The building was consecrated on 26 September 1900.

History

Historical records first show a church in Røst in 1432, although the records show the church was not new at that time. The church in Røst changed locations over the centuries. The first known church was located near the present-day airport on the island, in a rather swampy area. That church burned down in 1715. After the fire in 1716, the a new timber-framed cruciform church was rebuilt about to the northeast, next to the present cemetery. The church was torn down in 1785 and rebuilt on the same site. Around the year 1824, the church was struck by lightning and it was badly burned in the resulting fire. Then in January 1835, the church was destroyed in a large winter storm. After this, the church was rebuilt about to the northeast. The new church was a small stone church measuring about. That church was soon too small for the parish, so in 1900 a new wooden church was built about south of the old church in the main village of Røstlandet.

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