Petter Dass
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Petter Pettersen Dass was a Lutheran priest and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing both baroque hymns and topographical poetry.
Portrait of 1684 in Melhus Church thought to be of Petter Dass
Petter Dass relief by Ambrosia Theodora Tønnesen Bergen Cathedral
Petter Dass Chapel in Husøya
Interior of Petter Dass Chapel
Alstahaug Church
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Alstahaug Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of seven surviving medieval churches in northern Norway. Petter Dass was the
Petter Dass
…of wedlock, and had to travel to Copenhagen to seek pardon from King Christian V of Denmark and Norway. In 1689, Dass was appointed parish priest at Alstahaug Church. His parish (at that time) was quite large, covering an area which included the areas of the present-day municipalities of Alstahaug, Vevelstad…
View of the church
Exterior
Church altarpiece
Church altar