Maridalen Church
Appearance
Maridalen Church | |
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Maridalen kirke | |
59°59′58.15″N 10°46′15.46″E / 59.9994861°N 10.7709611°E | |
Location | Maridalsveien 952 Oslo |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Maridalen bedehus Maridalen kapell |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | 1900 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 140 seats |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Oslo [1] |
Deanery | Vestre Aker |
Parish | Maridalen |
Maridalen Church is a wooden church in Maridalen at the northern outskirts of Oslo, Norway, next to Nordmarka. The church was originally built as a mission house (Bedehus) in at the northern shore of the lake Maridalsvannet in 1887. It was taken over by the Church of Norway and consecrated first as a chapel in the year 1900, later renamed a church.[1][2]
Maridalen Church is located not far from the ancient church ruins of the medieval church St Margaret's Church.[3]
Maridalen Church has about 140 seats. The altarpiece is depicting Jesus in Gethsemane. The small bell tower has one church bell from 1898.[1]
Maridalen Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c Maridalen kirke Norske kirkebygg (in Norwegian)
- ^ Velkommen til Maridalen kirke! Parish webpage (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Kulturminner (Section: Kulturminner tilknyttet religion og ideologi) Maridalens venner (in Norwegian)
- ^ Maridalen kirkested Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)