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, the church was later rebuilt in 1932, and in 1966 it attained the status of a parish church. One of the largest cemeteries in Oslo still surrounds the church.[3]
| Høybråten Church | |
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| Høybråten kirke | |
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| 59°56′39.527″N 10°54′33.46″E / 59.94431306°N 10.9092944°E | |
| Location | Høybråten Grorud Valley Oslo, |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination |  Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | https://kirken.no |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 1932 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Georg Greve |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 168 |
| Materials | Brick / cement |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oslo |
| Deanery | Østre Aker[1][2] |
| Parish | Høybråten, Fossum og Stovner |
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
edit- ^ a b Høybråten kirke Norske kirkebygg (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Høybråten kirke www.kirkesok.no (in Norwegian)
- ^ Høynråten kirkegård (in Norwegian)
- ^ M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 93 (in Norwegian)
- ^ Cultural Heritage, Høybråten Church Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)
External links
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- Official website (in Norwegian)