Bergen Cathedral
Church in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bergen Cathedral (Norwegian: Bergen domkirke) is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery). It is part of the Church of Norway. The first recorded historical reference to this church is dated 1181. It retains its ancient dedication to Saint Olaf. The cathedral seats about 900 people.[1][2][3]
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Bergen Cathedral | |
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Bergen domkirke | |
60°23′38″N 5°19′51″E | |
Location | Bergen, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | c. 1250 |
Events | Renovated several times, most recently in the 1880s |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Christie (1880s renovation) |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | c. 1250 (774 years ago) (1250) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 900 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Bergen domprosti |
Parish | Bergen domkirke |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 83876 |
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