Høybråten Church Explained

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]

References

  1. http://norske-kirkebygg.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/423932_hoeybraaten-kirke?ref=checkpoint Høybråten kirke
  2. http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Hoeybraaten-kirke-Oslo Høybråten kirke
  3. https://www.oslo.kommune.no/helse-og-omsorg/begravelser-og-gravferd/gravlunder-og-kirkegarder/hoybraten-kirkegard/ Høynråten kirkegård
  4. M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 93
  5. http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Oslo/Oslo/Hoeybraaten-kirkested Cultural Heritage, Høybråten Church

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