Slite Church
Church in Sweden
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Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden.
| Slite Church | |
|---|---|
Slite kyrka | |
Slite Church | |
| 57°42′26″N 18°47′45″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Visby |
The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials such a pine wood and limestone. The rood cross and the sculpture of Mary are made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.[1]