Kristiansand Cathedral

Kristiansand Cathedral
Kristiansand domkirke

Kristiansand Cathedral
Kristiansand Cathedral
58°8′46″N 7°59′41″E / 58.14611°N 7.99472°E / 58.14611; 7.99472Coordinates: 58°8′46″N 7°59′41″E / 58.14611°N 7.99472°E / 58.14611; 7.99472
Location Kristiansand, Vest-Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Website www.kristiansanddomkirke.no
History
Former name(s) Trinity Church,
Our Saviors Church
Architecture
Status Cathedral
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Henrik Thrap-Meyer
Style Neo Gothic
Specifications
Materials Brick, cement
Administration
Parish Domkirken
Deanery Kristiansand arch-deanery
Diocese Diocese of Agder og Telemark

Kristiansand Cathedral (Norwegian: Kristiansand domkirke) is located in Kristiansand, Norway. It is the seat of the Bishop of Agder and Telemark in the Church of Norway. It is the third cathedral built in the town of Kristiansand and one of the largest cathedrals in Norway. [1]

Overview

Kristiansand Cathedral is a Neo-Gothic church built of brick and cement. The church is of cruciform plan with 1750 seats. It was built during 1885 and designed by the architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. Construction was completed on 1 February 1885. The church was consecrated on 18 March 1885 by the staple provost Johan M. Brun who served as acting bishop. [2]

It is 70 m (230 ft) long and 39 m (128 ft) wide, and the only tower is 70 m (230 ft) in height. Originally the cathedral had 2,029 seats and room for 1,216 standees, but seating has now been reduced to 1,300. To re-use the walls of the previous cathedral, which burned down in 1880, the altar was positioned at the west end, rather than in the traditional position in the east.

History

The cathedral is in the same location as three previous buildings. The first, called Trinity Church, was built in 1645 and was a small wooden church. When Kristiansand was appointed the seat of the diocese in 1682, construction began on the town's first cathedral, called Our Savior's Church. That first cathedral, built in stone, was consecrated in 1696, but burned down in 1734. The second cathedral, consecrated in 1738, was destroyed by a fire that affected the whole city, on 18 December 1880. When the 1940 Nazi attack on Kristiansand took place early in the morning of 9 April 1940, the 70-metre cathedral tower was hit by an artillery shell, which damaged the upper part.[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kristiansand domkirke". Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Henrik Thrap-Meyer". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Flemming Jensen Domkirkens historie (www.agderkultur.no)
  4. ↑ Kristiansand domkirke Kirkerommet (Vest-Agder Fylkesmuseum)
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