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St George's Church, Bergen

Coordinates: 60°23′30″N 5°19′58″E / 60.3918°N 5.3327°E / 60.3918; 5.3327
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St. George's Church
St. Jørgen kirke
Hospitalkirken
View of the church
St. George's Church is located in Hordaland
St. George's Church
St. George's Church
Location in Hordaland county
St. George's Church is located in Norway
St. George's Church
St. George's Church
St. George's Church (Norway)
60°23′30″N 5°19′58″E / 60.3918°N 5.3327°E / 60.3918; 5.3327
LocationBergen, Hordaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1706
Specifications
Capacity125
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Bjørgvin
DeaneryBergen domprosti
ParishBergen domkirke

St George's Church, Bergen (Template:Lang-no) is a large wooden church (and museum) in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located on Kong Oscars gate, close to the central railway station, in the central part of the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1]

The church was originally the chapel of St. George leper hospital in Bergen. The entire site, including the church, is now open to the public as a leper hospital museum, but the church remains consecrated, and is kept in good order and condition. The church is no longer used as a regular parish church, but it is still used twice a month for English language worship services as well as occasional Swedish language services.[2]

History

A leper hospital in Bergen is documented in 1411, and was run at that time by the nuns of Nonneseter Abbey. It seems likely that this facility was the immediate forerunner of St George's hospital and church. The church initially just served the patients at the hospital, but eventually it became its own parish serving the surrounding parts of Årstad. The parish was also the base for chaplains at the nearby city prison, poor house, and home for widows.[3]

  • Exterior, front
    Exterior, front
  • Exterior, side
    Exterior, side
  • Exterior, back
    Exterior, back
  • Interior, front
    Interior, front
  • Interior, pulpit
    Interior, pulpit

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. ^ "St. Jørgen hospitalkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  3. ^ "Hospitalskirken" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-08-13.



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