Høybråten Church | |
Fullname: | Høybråten kirke |
Coordinates: | 59.9443°N 10.9093°W |
Location: | Høybråten Grorud Valley Oslo, |
Country: | Norway |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website: | https://kirken.no |
Consecrated Date: | 1932 |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architect: | Georg Greve |
Capacity: | 168 |
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, 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] 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.[4]
Høybråten Church is a heritage site and is registered in the Cultural Heritage monument data base of Norway.[5]