Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of

Gotland Gotland (; ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a Provinces of Sweden, province/Counties of Sweden, county (Swedish län), Municipalities of Sweden, municipality, a ...

in Sweden. 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

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. The

rood A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixio ...

cross and the sculpture of Mary are made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.

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{{Churches on Gotland Churches in Gotland County Churches in the Diocese of Visby