Grefsen Church

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Grefsen Church
Grefsen kirke
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Grefsen Church
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Grefsen Church
Grefsen Church (Norway)
59°57′15.196″N10°46′45.361″E / 59.95422111°N 10.77926694°E / 59.95422111; 10.77926694
Location Oslo
Country Norway
Denomination Den norske kirkes vapen.svg Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Georg Greve
Completed1940
Specifications
Capacity600 [1]
Materials Brick
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Oslo
Deanery Nordre Aker

Grefsen Church is a long church (Norwegian : langkirke) located in Grefsen, a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway.

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The church was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav on March 3, 1940 [2] [3] and it is the parish church of the Grefsen Parish. It is built of brick, has a frescoed ceiling, and can accommodate 600 people. It was designed by the architect Georg Greve. [1] The building has elements of the Norwegian Romanesque style, but has rectangular window openings instead of Romanesque arches. It is sparsely decorated. [1] The stained glass in the chancel was created by Oddmund Kristiansen. [2] Grefsen Church has protected status as a church listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Magne Elvestrand served as organist at the church from 1940 to 1967. [4]

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Interior view towards the altar

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kirkesøk: Grefsen Church.
  2. 1 2 Norske kirkebygg: Grefsen kirke og kapell.
  3. Østang, Øivind. 2015. Grefsen kirke 1940–2015 – og den lange forhistorien. Oslo: Grefsen menighetsråd, p. 20.
  4. Store norske leksikon: Magne Elvestrand.

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