Paulus Church Explained

St. Paul's Church
Fullname:Paulus kirke
Coordinates:59.9263°N 10.7583°W
Location:Thorvald Meyers gate 31, Grünerløkka
Oslo,
Country:Norway
Denomination: Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Website:www.pauluskirke.org
Dedication:Paul the Apostle
Consecrated Date:1892
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Henrik Bull
Style:Gothic
Materials:Red Brick
Capacity:500
Parish:Paulus-Sofienberg
Diocese:Diocese of Oslo

Paulus Church (Norwegian: Paulus kirke; tr. Paul's Church or St. Paul's Church) is a church which was consecrated in 1892, located in Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway, just opposite the Birkelunden Park. The church is made of brick with a weak front running cross-arms and has about 500 seats. It is inspired by German Gothic style and has a high narrow tower above the entrance, which faces east. Paul's Church was designed by the architect Henrik Bull in 1889, and restoration of the church were made in 1917-18 and in 1972.[1]

The Church's altarpiece is in the brown-stained pine with gold trim and divided into three. It is adorned with trumpet angels by Jo Visdalen and two altar paintings by Christen Brun. Between the two paintings are a Christ Figure in plaster made by the sculptor Gunnar Olsen Alvær in 1894.[2]

The church organ at Paulus Church was designed by the German organ maker Albert Hollenbach to the church's consecration in 1892. The organ underwent an expansion in 1943.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=182040&Paulus-Church= Paulus Church at www.visitoslo.com
  2. http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Paulus-kirke Paulus Church at www.kirkesok.no
  3. http://www.oslosurf.com/innhold/00000152.shtml Paulus Church at www.oslosurf.no