St. Olav's Cathedral, Oslo
| St. Olav`s Cathedral | |
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| Sankt Olav domkirke | |
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| 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 |
St. Olav's Cathedral (Template:Lang-no) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in Oslo, Norway.
History
When a Catholic church on Hammersborg was built, at the graveyard of Our Saviour (Template:Lang-no), 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 Queen Josephine, who was a Catholic herself.[1]
The church was opened on 24 August 1856. As there was no Roman Catholic bishop in the country, however, it could not be 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.[2]
St. Hallvard'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 style and expanded several times in the 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 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.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Katolsk.no website Cathedral Template:No icon
- Parish blog (in English)
