Kreuzkirche (Bergen)

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Kreuzkirche, 2007
Church interior 2018
View of the pulpit, 2018
Building stone on the east side, 2019

The Kreuzkirche ( Norwegian Korskirken ) is a listed church in the Norwegian city ​​of Bergen . It is named after the Holy Cross , belongs to the ecclesiastical city mission and has 775 places.

location

It is located in the city center of Bergen on the Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen road, not far from the port of Bergen . On the east side of the church is the building stone built in 1893 for those who died in the sea battle off Alvøen .

Architecture and history

The first documentary mention of the church is from 1181. It served as a parish church for the southern part of Bergen. The original Romanesque was 39 by 11.5 meters and did not have a church tower. Later she got twin towers. The church burned down in 1198, 1248, 1413, 1582, 1623, 1640 and 1702. The twin towers were also destroyed in the fire of 1582. When the church was rebuilt, it was also given today's tower in the Renaissance style . In the years 1615 to 1632 the church received a north and south wing, which also made it an architecturally cruciform church . The southern wing was donated by Knud Urne , the northern and the portal by Jens Juel . Above the church portal is the monogram of King Christian IV. The cruciform church received another renovation after the fire of 1702 and then again from 1856 to 1857 by Christie. In 1896 the cruciform church was restored by Schak Bull . Most of the current church inventory also dates from this time. The parts of the altarpiece from the years 1727 to 1731 that have been preserved in the sacristy are older. A pulpit of the church is now in the historical museum of Bergen. A six-armed chandelier from the Baroque era is located in Akershus Fortress in Oslo .

In 1928 a new window was added to the east wall of the choir, for which Frøydis Haavardsholm created a stained glass window.

Until 1992, the custom from the Middle Ages was still practiced, according to which the church bells rang every morning at 7 a.m. However, he was then abandoned.

In 2002, the Kreuzkirche was transferred to the church city mission and has not been used as a normal parish church since then. However, it is run as an open church.

organ

The organ was built by the German organ builder Albert Hollenbach in the 1890s. It comprised 38 registers on three manuals and pedal and was later extended by three registers. A previous organ came from Claus Jensen . In 1981 the instrument was restored.

Chamber orchestra and choir Collegium Musicum often use the Bergen Cross Church for its performances.

Personalities

Before his trip to Greenland, Hans Egede was pastor at the Kreuzkirche. A bronze relief made by Johan B. Hygen on the west wall of the church tower commemorates him and his wife Gertrud Rasch . On April 14, 1774 Johan Nordahl Brun became parish priest of the church until he was appointed bishop in 1804. From 1801 to 1804 the lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge , who was a merchant in Bergen, belonged to the community. In 1971, a relief created by Sofus Madsen was unveiled in his memory .

Church of the Cross in Literature

The Bergen writer Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754) made the bell ringer of the Kreuzkirche Niels Klim (1620–1690) the main character of his 1641 novel Niels Klim's Journey into the Underworld . The chalice and paten donated by Klim and his wife in 1673 are still in use in the church.

literature

Web links

Commons : Kreuzkirche  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Korskirken in Bergen byleksikon (Norwegian)

Coordinates: 60 ° 23 ′ 41.6 ″  N , 5 ° 19 ′ 40 ″  E