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St. Olav's Cathedral
St. Olav's Cathedral
Sankt Olav domkirke
	59°55′5.3616″N 10°44′38.886″E / 59.918156000°N 10.74413500°E
Location	Oslo
Country	Norway
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Website
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1896
Dedication	Saint Olav
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and; Wilhelm von Hanno
Architectural type	Neo-Gothic
Administration
Diocese	Oslo
Parish	St. Olav
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bernt Ivar Eidsvig

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St. Olav's Cathedral (Norwegian: Sankt Olav domkirke) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in Oslo, Norway. The cathedral has church services and masses in Norwegian and several other languages, including English and Polish.

History

At the time of construction, this church, being built at Hammersborg, near the graveyard of Our Saviour (Norwegian: Vår Frelsers gravlund), was located in the countryside outside the then city of Oslo. The work was funded by private donations and fundraising abroad, the most generous individual donor being Queen Josephine, who was a Catholic herself.^[1] The first mass of the church was celebrated on 24 August 1856, but as there was no Roman Catholic bishop in the country, the church was not consecrated until 8 August 1896.

A relic, reportedly a bone from St. Olav's arm, have been placed in a showcase since the 1860s. When the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo was established in 1953, St. Olav's was chosen as the episcopal seat and was elevated to the rank of cathedral. It is the second Catholic cathedral in Oslo.^[2] St. Olav's Cathedral was visited by Pope John Paul II when he visited the Scandinavian countries in 1989.^[3]

References

^ Katolsk.no website About Queen Josephine and St. Olav`s Cathedral; accessed 20 September 2016. (in Norwegian)
^ Katolsk.no website About St. Olav`s Cathedral (in Norwegian)
^ Johannes Paul II - Pilegrimspaven og menneskefiskeren www.katolsk.no - Website of the Roman Catholic Church in Norway (in Norwegian)

External links

Katolsk.no website Cathedral (in Norwegian)
Parish blog (in English)
Timetable for Catholic Masses - all languages (in English)

[1] Katolsk.no website About Queen Josephine and St. Olav`s Cathedral; accessed 20 September 2016. (in Norwegian)

[2] Katolsk.no website About St. Olav`s Cathedral (in Norwegian)

[3] Johannes Paul II - Pilegrimspaven og menneskefiskeren www.katolsk.no - Website of the Roman Catholic Church in Norway (in Norwegian)

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-'''St. Olav's Cathedral''' ({{lang-no|Sankt Olavs Domkirke}}) is the [[cathedral]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo]] and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]].
+'''St. Olav's Cathedral''' ({{langx|no|Sankt Olav domkirke}}) is the [[cathedral]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo]] and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. The cathedral has church services and masses in Norwegian and several other languages, including English and Polish.
-== History ==
+==History==
-When a Catholic church on [[Hammersborg]] was built, at the graveyard of Our Saviour ({{lang-no|Vår Frelsers gravlund}}), it was located in the countryside outside the then city of Oslo. The work was funded by private donations and fundraising abroad. The most generous individual donor was [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg|Queen Josephine]], who was a Catholic herself.<ref>[http://www.katolsk.no/organisasjon/okb/Oslo/Olav/historikk/josephine150 Katolsk.no website About Queen Josephine and St. Olav`s Cathedral] {{no icon}}</ref>
+At the time of construction, this church, being built at [[Hammersborg]], near the graveyard of Our Saviour ({{langx|no|Vår Frelsers gravlund}}), was located in the countryside outside the then city of Oslo. The work was funded by private donations and fundraising abroad, the most generous individual donor being [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg|Queen Josephine]], who was a Catholic herself.<ref>[http://www.katolsk.no/organisasjon/okb/Oslo/Olav/historikk/josephine150 Katolsk.no website About Queen Josephine and St. Olav`s Cathedral]; accessed 20 September 2016. {{in lang|no}}</ref> The first mass of the church was celebrated on 24 August 1856, but as there was no Roman Catholic bishop in the country, the church was not [[Consecration|consecrated]] until 8 August 1896.
-The church was opened on 24 August 1856. As there was no Roman Catholic bishop in the country, however, it could not be [[Consecration|consecrated]] until 1896 (8 August).
-When the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo was established in 1953, St. Olav's was chosen as the episcopal seat and was elevated to the rank of cathedral. It is the second Catholic cathedral in Oslo.<ref>[http://www.katolsk.no/tro/tema/helgener/artikler/armen Katolsk.no website About St. Olav`s Cathedral] {{no icon}}</ref>
+A [[relic]], reportedly a bone from St. Olav's arm, have been placed in a showcase since the 1860s. When the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo was established in 1953, St. Olav's was chosen as the episcopal seat and was elevated to the rank of cathedral. It is the second Catholic cathedral in Oslo.<ref>[http://www.katolsk.no/tro/tema/helgener/artikler/armen Katolsk.no website About St. Olav`s Cathedral] {{in lang|no}}</ref> St. Olav's Cathedral was visited by Pope [[John Paul II]] when he visited the [[Scandinavian countries]] in 1989.<ref>[http://www.katolsk.no/tro/tema/helgener/artikler/johannes-paul-ii-pilegrimspaven-og-menneskefiskeren Johannes Paul II - Pilegrimspaven og menneskefiskeren] www.katolsk.no - Website of the Roman Catholic Church in Norway {{in lang|no}}</ref>
-===St. Halvard's Cathedral===
-{{Main|St. Halvard's Cathedral}}
-The first Catholic cathedral in Oslo was St. Hallvard's Cathedral, built under King [[Sigurd the Crusader]] in the first half of the 12th century in [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style and expanded several times in the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style. At the Reformation in 1537 it became a [[Lutheran]] cathedral. After the fire that destroyed Oslo in 1624 it was repaired, and continued to serve the new city of [[Christiania]] until the new ''[[Trefoldighetskirken (Oslo)|Hellig Trefoldighedskirken]]'' (Holy Trinity Church), more conveniently situated, was completed in 1639. St. Hallvard's was finally demolished in 1667, and blocks of stone from it were used in works at [[Akershus Fortress]].<ref>[[:no:St. Hallvards domkirke|Norwegian Wikipedia St. Hallvard`s Cathedral]] {{no icon}}</ref>
 [[File:Oslo StOlavCatedral02.jpg|thumb|left|St. Olav's Cathedral interior]]
+{{-}}
 == See also ==
 *[[List of cathedrals in Norway]]
+*[[List of Roman Catholic parishes in Norway]]
 *[[Roman Catholicism in Norway]]
+*[[St. Hallvard's Cathedral]]
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-*[http://www.katolsk.no/okb/domkirken/ Katolsk.no website Cathedral] {{no icon}}
+*[http://www.katolsk.no/okb/domkirken/ Katolsk.no website Cathedral] {{in lang|no}}
 *[http://st-olav.blogspot.com/2009/05/welcome-to-stolav-parish.html  Parish blog] (in English)
+*[https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product?tlp=2987043&name=St-Olavs-katolske-domkirke Timetable for Catholic Masses - all languages] (in English)
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-[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings|St. Olav's Cathedral in Oslo]]
+[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Norway|St. Olav's Cathedral in Oslo]]
-[[Category:Cathedrals in Norway]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Norway]]
-[[Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Europe]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Oslo|Olav]]
-[[Category:Religious buildings completed in 1856]]
+[[Category:Churches completed in 1856]]
-[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings]]
+[[Category:Churches dedicated to Saint Olav in Norway|Oslo]]
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-[[es:Catedral de San Olaf de Oslo]]
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