Stavanger Cathedral

Stavanger Cathedral

Stavanger Cathedral ("Stavanger domkirke") is Norway's oldest cathedral. It is situated in the middle of Stavanger, and is the seat of the Diocese of Stavanger.

History

Bishop "Reinald", who may have come from Winchester, is said to have started construction of the Cathedral around 1100. It was finished around 1125, and the city of Stavanger counts 1125 as its year of foundation. The Cathedral was consecrated to the Holy Trinity, and Saint Swithun was chosen for its patron saint.

Stavanger was ravaged by fire in 1272, and the Cathedral suffered heavy damage. It was rebuilt under bishop "Arne", and the Romance Cathedral was enlarged in the Gothic style.

In 1682, king Christian V decided to move Stavanger's episcopal seat to Kristiansand. However, on Stavanger's 800th anniversary in 1925, king Haakon VII instated "Jacob Christian Petersen" as Stavanger's first bishop in nearly 250 years.

During a renovation in the 1860s, the Cathedral's exterior was considerably altered. The stone walls were plastered, and the Cathedral lost much of its medieval looks. A major restoration led by Gerhard Fischer in 1939-1964 partly reversed those changes. The latest major restoration of the Cathedral was conducted in 1999.

ee also

* List of bishops of Stavanger

External links

* [http://www.stavanger-web.com/touristinfo/domkirken.htm Stavanger Cathedral]
* [http://web3.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/pano/domkirken/domkirkepano.html Stavanger Aftenblad: Virtual Tour]


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