Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral | |
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The Cathedral of Saint Swithun | |
Stavanger domkirke | |
Stavanger domprosti | |
Parish | Domkirken og St. Petri |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Anne Lise Ådnøy |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85552 |
Stavanger Cathedral (
It is one of the two churches for the Domkirken og St. Petri
History
Bishop
The church building originally had a wooden, rectangular nave with a narrower, rectangular, straight-ended and probably lower chancel. To the west it had a tall tower. The city of Stavanger was ravaged by fire in 1272, and the cathedral suffered heavy damage. It was rebuilt under Bishop Arne (1276–1303) at which time the Romanesque cathedral was enlarged in the Gothic style.[7] The west tower was replaced after the fire with a vestibule with a somewhat larger base. The choir was newly built and extended, but the original width was maintained. Its east façade was erected with two corner towers and a large window. The Romanesque choir had crypts beneath it.[4]
In 1682, King
During a renovation of the building in the 1860s, the cathedral's exterior and interior were considerably altered. The stone walls were plastered, and the building lost much of its medieval appearance. A major restoration led by architect Gerhard Fischer in 1939–1964 partly reversed those changes. The latest major restoration of the cathedral was conducted in 1999. Scottish craftsman Andrew Lawrenceson Smith (ca. 1620-1694) is well-known for his works in Stavanger Cathedral.[8]
At the entrance to the
Election church
In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke).[citation needed] Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.[10]
Architecture
The Stavanger Cathedral basilica has three aisles with diaphragm arches and an elevated central nave of Romanesque design.[11][12] At one end of the nave is a square chancel surrounding the altar. The central nave is an arcade with round pillars along its length. The capitals on the pillars contains many figures depicting scenes of Ragnarok (Norwegian: End of Days). Further masonry decorations include palmettes and arcatures on cornices.[11]
The east exterior of the building has two towers that contain lancet windows. There are a variety of sculptures between the towers and central building.[11]
Around the year 1660, the parapet of the gallery was decorated with motifs copied from the Cor Iesu Amanti Sacrum series,[13] otherwise known as Emblems from the Heart.[14] Of the original six motifs, three are on display in Stavanger Museum.[13]
Media gallery
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Exterior view
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Front view
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Front view
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Rear view (east end)
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Nave
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Baptismal font
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Doorway on the south side
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Bishop’s Chair
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Choir window
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Pulpit
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Bust of King Eric II
See also
- List of bishops of Stavanger
- List of cathedrals in Norway
- Ancient Diocese of Stavanger
- List of churches in Rogaland
References
- ^ "Stavanger domkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Ancient See of Stavanger". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b "Stavanger domkirke kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Jan Henrik Schumacher. "Reinald". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "St Swithun: The Cathedral's Patron Saint". Winchester Cathedral. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Stavanger Domkirke". Stavangers murarkitektur. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Kjartan Fløgstad. "Anders Smith, Billedskjærer & Maler". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Stavanger Cathedral Church". Kulturminnesok. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Om valgene". Valgene i 1814 (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ .
- ^ Hohler, C (1964). "The Cathedral of St. Swithun at Stavanger in the Twelfth Century". Journal of the British Archaeological Association (27): 92–118.
- ^ ISBN 0852618220.
- hdl:2066/160860.
Related reading
- Hoftun, Oddgeir (2008). Kristningsprosessens og herskermaktens ikonografi i nordisk middelalder (in Norwegian). Oslo: Solum forlag. ISBN 9788256016198.
- Ekroll, Øystein; Stige, Morten (2000). Middelalder i Stein. Oslo: ARFO. ISBN 8291399093.
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