Norwegian Lutheran Church (Grytviken, South Georgia)

Norwegian Lutheran Church (Grytviken, South Georgia)
Norwegian Lutheran Church
The Norwegian Lutheran Church in Grytviken (built in 1913)
The Norwegian Lutheran Church in Grytviken (built in 1913)
Location: South Georgia
Built: 1913

Norwegian Lutheran Church in Grytviken, South Georgia, was built in 1913. It is of the Church of Norway. The church was pre-built in Norway and erected in Grytviken by whalers led by Carl Anton Larsen. This typical Norwegian church, one of the most southern churches on earth, was consecrated on Christmas Day in 1913. In 1922, a funeral service for Sir Ernest Shackleton was conducted in this church before his burial in the church cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ Endurance (by Caroline Alexander. London: Bloomsbury. 1998)

Coordinates: 54°16′48″S 36°30′37″W / 54.28°S 36.51028°W / -54.28; -36.51028


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