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Stavanger Cathedral

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Stavanger Cathedral

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Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

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Schapp u. die Kegelrobbe🏃🦭🌲🌞🇩🇪

September 23, 2024

The cathedral is the oldest bishop's church in Norway. It is dedicated to St. Svithun.
According to legend, the cathedral was built in 1125.
Gothic architecture
The building materials used were soapstone and green slate

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Schapp u. die Kegelrobbe🏃🦭🌲🌞🇩🇪

September 23, 2024

During the restoration in 1866, a monastic vestment was found in the attic. It is decorated with a picture that probably shows Saint Svithun.
There is a carillon above the entrance. It has been hanging there since 1925 and initially consisted of 22 bells. With the addition of 27 bells in 1997, it now consists of 49 bells.
The Gothic baptismal font dates from between 1250 and 1300.
Around 1000 skeletons were found in the crypt, which indicates that another church stood on this spot before the current cathedral.

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Biitii 105 💗💜

March 6, 2020

The cathedral is open all year round and is only closed for visits during services or other events.

According to legend, it was built in 1125, when Stavanger was also made a bishop's seat. The church was built in the Anglo-Norman style, probably by English craftsmen. The patron saint of the church is St. Svithun, one of whose arms is said to have been one of the church's original relics. In 1272 the church burned down and a new choir was built in the Gothic style. The pulpit and five epitaphs were carved by Andrew Smith in the 1650s. In the vestibule, the so-called armory (våpenhuset), hangs a tapestry by Frida Hansen depicting St. Olav. The stained glass windows were made by Victor Sparre in 1957. Source: visitnorway.com

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