Grorud Church Explained

Grorud Church
Fullname:Grorud kirke
Coordinates:59.9578°N 10.8844°W
Location:Grorud Valley
Oslo,
Country:Norway
Denomination: Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Website:www.oslo.kirken.no/grorud
Consecrated Date:1902
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Harald Bødtker
Materials:Local Grorud Granite
Parish:Grorud
Diocese:Diocese of Oslo

Grorud Church is a cruciform church from 1902 located on the upper Grorud in Grorud in Oslo, Norway. The church is located on a hill and is visible from many parts of the Grorud Valley. The building is made of local Grorud Granite stone (Grefsensyenitt) and has 500 seats. Stone walls' uneven appearance, which gives the wall a live appearance, because the stones varies between roughly hewn uneven surface, and smooth surface. The smooth cut stones are centered on the corners and windows. Minister and landed on Linderud, Christian Pierre Mathiesen, gave the altar and baptismal silver dish to the church.[1] [2]

There is a cemetery in addition to the church.[3]

Grorud Church is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://norske-kirkebygg.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/320510_grorud-kirke Norske kirkebygg, Grorud kirke
  2. https://oslobyleksikon.no/index.php?title=Grorud_kirke Grorud Church
  3. https://oslobyleksikon.no/index.php?title=Grorud_kirkeg%C3%A5rd Grorud Cemetery
  4. https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.kulturminne.no%2Faskeladden%2Flokalitet%2F84431 Grorud kirke / kirkested