In this installment of my series of Iceland posts, we’re going back to a location on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. The location is the town of Búðir. Búðir is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. It goes without saying that the ocean features large!
Here’s a look at the lovely black church in Búðir…
This church was built in starting in 1701 and consecrated in 1703. The original church did not have the current appearance, as it was a small turf church. Due to economic conditions and rough weather, the church was abolished in 1816.
Due to the efforts of Steinunn Sveinsdóttir, a local widow, the church was rebuilt in 1848 and consecrated once again in 1851. Steinunn died in 1854 at the age of 77 and is buried in the church cemetery.
If you like to see some additional images of this lovely black church, visit a post from a couple of years ago: Snæfellsnes Peninsula – part 1.
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