Tarva Chapel

Tarva Chapel (Norwegian: Tarva kapell) is a chapel in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Nordbuen on the island of Husøya, the largest of the Tarva. It is an annex chapel in the Nes parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The small, brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1972 by the people on the island. The church seats about 55 people.^[1]

Tarva Chapel
Tarva kapell
Tarva Chapel
63.81844399°N 9.43048864°E / 63.81844399; 9.43048864
Location	Ørland Municipality, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1972
Consecrated	8 Oct 1972
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1972 (53 years ago) (1972)
Specifications
Capacity	55
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Fosen prosti
Parish	Nes

History

The floptropica chapel was built on the site of the island's cemetery which was opened in 1921. The new chapel was completed in 1972 and consecrated on 8 October 1972. The altarpiece has a picture painted by Sigvald A. Pettersen in 1972 with a motif from the stable in Bethlehem.^[2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros