Høybråten Church

Høybråten Church
Høybråten kirke
59°56′39.527″N 10°54′33.46″E / 59.94431306°N 10.9092944°E / 59.94431306; 10.9092944Coordinates: 59°56′39.527″N 10°54′33.46″E / 59.94431306°N 10.9092944°E / 59.94431306; 10.9092944
Location Høybråten
Grorud Valley
Oslo,
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Website https://kirken.no
History
Consecrated 1932
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Georg Greve
Specifications
Capacity 168
Materials Brick / cement
Administration
Parish Høybråten, Fossum og Stovner
Deanery Østre Aker[1][2]
Diocese Diocese of Oslo

Høybråten Church (Norwegian: Høybråten kirke) is a church dating from 1932 in Oslo, Norway. It was originally a burial chapel at a cemetery which was consecrated in 1929. However, it was later rebuilt in 1932, and in 1966 the church got status as a parish church. One of the largest cemeteries in Oslo still surrounds the church.[3]

The altar and the altarpiece

The bell tower is located in the middle of the ridge turret. The church bells are produced by Olsen Nauen bell foundry in Tønsberg. The altarpiece is a mosaic that was created in 1955 by Per Vigeland. The church organ at the organ loft is made by Jørgensens Orgelfabrikk (1974).

By the church is a memorial of local casualties during World War II, created by Dagfinn Hermansen and unveiled in 1947.

Høybråten Parish House was built near the church, and was finished before Christmas 2002.[1][2][4]

Høybråten Church is a heritage site and is registered in the Cultural Heritage monument data base of Norway.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Høybråten kirke Norske kirkebygg (Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 Høybråten kirke www.kirkesok.no (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Høynråten kirkegård (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 93 (Norwegian)
  5. ↑ Cultural Heritage, Høybråten Church Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (Norwegian)
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