Frogner Church

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Frogner Church
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Frogner Church
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Frogner Church
59°55′03″N10°42′24″E / 59.91750°N 10.70667°E / 59.91750; 10.70667 Coordinates: 59°55′03″N10°42′24″E / 59.91750°N 10.70667°E / 59.91750; 10.70667
LocationBygdøy allé 36,
Oslo,
Country Norway
Denomination Den norske kirkes vapen.svg Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Website frognerkirke.no
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated December 6, 1807
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Ivar Næss
Style Jugendstil
Specifications
Materials Stone
Brick
Administration
Parish Frogner
Diocese Diocese of Oslo

Frogner Church (Norwegian : Frogner kirke) is a parish church in the Frogner borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The congregation is part of the Oslo arch-deanery within the Diocese of Oslo in the Church of Norway. [1]

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History

Frogner Church was designed by the architect Ivar Næss (1878–1936) and built in 1907. The Church's main facade is made of granite, while the secondary facades against courtyards are made of brick. The church is integrated into a row of houses and apartment buildings. A chapel associated with the church was built in 1937–39 by the architect Johan Meyer. The Gimlehøyden district surrounding the church was built in the years 1916–1925 and designed by architects Harald Hals, Harald Aars and Lorentz Harboe Ree. [2] [3] [4]

The pulpit and the altar of clay stone were carved by Ivar Næss in 1907. It was decorated with gold mosaics by Per Vigeland in 1947. Vigeland also made the decorations at the organ gallery and the stained glass windows. Maria Vigeland completed the last window. The altar image as made by sculptor Valentin Kielland in 1907. Kielland also featured images of Olav the Saint, Martin Luther and Hans Nielsen Hauge. Kielland additionally designed the stone relief of the Lamb of God over the front door. In the side gallery there is a painting by Christian Skredsvig. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Frogner kirke". frognerkirke.no. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ivar Næss". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Frogner kirke, Oslo". Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Frogner kirke, Oslo". norske-kirkebygg. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Jan Kokkin. "Per Vigeland". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Jan Kokkin. "Maria Vigeland". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hild Sørby. "Valentin Kielland". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Påsken i Frogners kirkekunst". Frogner Menighet. Retrieved November 1, 2017.


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