Skálholtsdómkirkja

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Exterior view of the cathedral church.
Interior view of the cathedral church.
altar

The Evangelical Lutheran Skálholtsdómkirkja ( German  Skálholter Domkirche ) is the cathedral church of the former Skálholt diocese , which stands on the Skálholt estate in southwest Iceland . As the bishopric of the country , Skálholt was considered the cultural center of Iceland for over seven centuries. The Reformation was introduced in the diocese in 1542, and the diocese has been occupied by Lutherans ever since.

History and equipment

On the site of today's cathedral church, previous buildings can be traced back to the early 11th century:

  • Gissurarkirkja hvíta (1000 to after 1082)
  • Gissurarkirkja biskups (after 1082 to 1153)
  • Klængskirkja (1153 to 1309)
  • Árnakirkja (1310 to 1527)
  • Ögmundarkirkja (1527 to 1567)
  • Gíslakirkja (1567 to 1650/1673)
  • Brynjólfskirkja (1650 to 1802)
  • Valgerðarkirkja (1802 to 1851)
  • Sóknarkirkjan (1851 to 1963)

During excavations between 1952 and 1958, the sarcophagus of Bishop Páll Jónsson , who died in 1211, was found , which can now be seen in the crypt museum .

In 1956, on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of the founding of the diocese, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the cathedral church, which was consecrated by Bishop Sigurbjörn Einarsson on July 21, 1963 in the presence of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson . The construction of the cathedral church, which is 30 meters long from the main entrance to the apse , was supported by Norwegians , Swedes and Finns ; the main altarpiece was designed by the Icelander Nína Tryggvadóttir , the leaded glass windows were designed by her compatriot Gerður Helgadóttir .

organ

In the year of the consecration of the church , the Danish organ building workshop Frobenius built the organ with eleven stops , divided into two manuals and a pedal . In 2000 the work was expanded by six registers on a third manual. The current disposition (as of July 2012) is:

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
01. Principal 8th'
02. Octave 4 ′
03. Octave 2 ′
04th Mixture II-III
II breastwork C – g 3
05. Gedakt 8th'
06th Rørfløjte 4 ′
07th Gedaktpommer 2 ′
08th. Spid octave 1'
09. shelf 8th'
III Swell C – g 3
10. Rørfløjte 8th'
11. Principal 4 ′
12. Quint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Dulcian 16 ′
14th Trumpet 8th'
15th Terts 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
16. Subbas 16 ′
17th Principal 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P, III 4 ′ / P

Every summer classical concerts by Icelandic and international artists take place in the cathedral during the “Sumartónleikar í Skálholtskirkju”.

Web links

Commons : Skálholtsdómkirkja  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Skálholt ( Icelandic ) In: Skalholt.is . Retrieved April 19, 2016.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Örnefni ( Icelandic ) In: Skalholt.is . Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Skalholt.is
  2. ↑ Diocese of Skálholt ( English ) In: catholic-hierarchy.org . Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Eldri kirkjur ( Icelandic ) In: Skalholt.is . Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Skalholt.is
  4. ↑ Páll Jónsson ( Icelandic ) In: Skalholt.is . Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Skalholt.is
  5. ↑ Skálholtsdómkirkja ( Icelandic ) In: Skalholt.is . Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Skalholt.is
  6. ↑ Udvalg af nyere Frobenius orgler ( Danish ) In: frobenius.nu . Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.frobenius.nu
  7. ↑ Orgelið ( Icelandic ) In: Skalholt.is . Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Skalholt.is
  8. ↑ Skálholtsdómkirkja ( German ) In: orgbase.nl . Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sumartónleikar í Skálholtskirkju ( Icelandic ) In: sumartonleikar.is . Retrieved August 16, 2012.

Coordinates: 64 ° 7 ′ 34.6 ″  N , 20 ° 31 ′ 30.4 ″  W.