Nook Cathedral (Annaassisitta Oqaluffia in Greenlandic) also called Church of Our Savior, is a large wooden Lutheran church in Greenland's capital city of Nook It was founded in 1849. In 1993, the church officially became the Cathedral of Greenland.
Zion's church is the oldest church in Greenland, built in 1779. When it was built, it was the largest structure in Greenland. It is located on cliffs overlooking the ocean. It is also one of the northernmost churches in the world, located 350km north of the Arctic Circle.
The Búðakirkja, located on a lava field, was built for the first time in 1703. The current building, which is more of a tourist attraction than a functioning church (there is only one parishioner), is a reconstruction of 1987 .
Hvalsneskirkja (the church of Hvalsnes) was consecrated in 1887, but a church has been mentioned there since 1200. One of the most important objects in the church is the tombstone of Steinunn Hallgrímsdóttir, who died in 1649. She was the daughter of Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674), one of Iceland's greatest psalmists. Major repairs were carried out in 1945.
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