St. Olav (Oslo)

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Exterior view
inner space

The Roman Catholic Cathedral St. Olav ( Norwegian Sankt Olavs Domkirke ) is the episcopal church and seat of the diocese of Oslo , located in the Norwegian capital Oslo .

Building

The church is outside the city center at the Savior Cemetery ( Vår Frelser kirkegård ). The construction was financed almost exclusively through donations. The largest single donation came from the Catholic Queen Josephine . Some of today's pieces of equipment such as B. the altarpiece come from her private collection. The two German-born architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno were the builders of the neo-Gothic church, for which the foundation stone was laid in 1852. The church was opened to the public in 1856 but remained uns consecrated until 1896 as there were no Catholic bishops in Norway. It was only with the establishment of the bishopric of Oslo in 1953 that the church was elevated to the rank of cathedral. It is already the second Catholic cathedral in Oslo, the first (St. Hallvard) was a Romanesque church from the 12th century. In the meantime it became Protestant, but had to be demolished after a fire in 1667. The remains were used as building material for Akershus Fortress .

Furnishing

St. Olav is the religious center for the approximately 200,000 Catholics living in Norway. The Italian marble tabernacle is a gift from Pope Pius IX. The Olav Church also houses the only relic of King Olav , the patron saint of Norway. The last major renovation took place in 1975/76.

organ

The organ was built in 1970 by the organ builder JH Jørgensen. The instrument has 20 stops on two manuals and a pedal . The actions are mechanical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Rørfløyte 8th'
3. Octave 4 ′
4th Spissfløyte 4 ′
5. Octave 2 ′
6th Mixture III
7th Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
8th. Spissgamba 8th'
9. Vox celeste 8th'
10. Gedakt 8th'
11. Principal 4 ′
12. Rørfløyte 4 ′
13. Blokkfløyte 2 ′
14th Sedecima 1'
15th Sesquialtera II
16. Obo 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – g 1
17th Sub bass 16 ′
18th Gedaktbass 8th'
19th Coral bass 4 ′
20th bassoon 16 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information about the organ (Norwegian)

Web links

Commons : St. Olav (Oslo)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 59 ° 55 ′ 5.4 "  N , 10 ° 44 ′ 38.9"  E