Lovisenberg Church

Lovisenberg Church (Norwegian: Lovisenberg kirke) is a church in the neighborhood of Lovisenberg in the district of St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway. The church is a basilica in Romanesque Revival style. The building is made of red brick and has a gable roof covered with slate. The bell tower is located to the side of the ridge and baptismal sacristy is to the right of the main entrance.[2]

Lovisenberg Church
Lovisenberg kirke
Lovisenberg Church
Location in Oslo
Lovisenberg Church
Lovisenberg Church (Norway)
LocationLovisenberggata 9, Oslo
CountryNorway
Denomination Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Aars
Architectural typeRomanesque Revival
Completed1912
Specifications
MaterialsBrick[1]
Administration
ParishSentrum og St. Hanshaugen
DeaneryOslo arch-deanery
DioceseDiocese of Oslo

The church is adorned with stained glass by Maria Vigeland in the choir showing the birth of Jesus, the Crucifixion and the Angel in the empty tomb. She has also created pieces of stained glass in side windows. On the altar is a cross from Oberammergau. The pulpit, the altar rail, the benches and other fixtures are made of spruce of the local carpenter master, A. Berger. The baptismal font is in blue white marble from Velfjord, Nordland. The church got a new organ in 1995. The two church bells are created by Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry.[2][3][4]

Lovisenberg Church is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[5]

Interior

References
  1. Kirkesøk: Tonsen Church (in Norwegian)
  2. M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New ed. by K.A. Tvedt and Ø. Reisegg), Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007, pp 129-130 (in Norwegian)
  3. Knut Are Tvedt (ed.): Oslo Byleksikon (5th ed.; Kunnskapsforlaget, 2010, page 342
  4. Lovisenberg kirke Norske kirkebygg (in Norwegian)
  5. Lovisenberg kirkested kulturminnesok.no Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)
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