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Grefsen Church

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Grefsen Church
Grefsen kirke
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LocationOslo
CountryNorway
DenominationFile:Den norske kirkes våpen.svg Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
ArchitectGeorg Greve
Completed1940
Specifications
Capacity600[1]
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Oslo
DeaneryNordre Aker

Grefsen Church is a long church (Norwegian: langkirke) located in Grefsen, a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway.

The church was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav on March 3, 1940[2][3] and it is the parish church of the Grefsen Parish. It is built of brick, has a frescoed ceiling, and can accommodate 600 people. It was designed by the architect Georg Greve.[1] The building has elements of the Norwegian Romanesque style, but has rectangular window openings instead of Romanesque arches. It is sparsely decorated.[1] The stained glass in the chancel was created by Oddmund Kristiansen.[2] Grefsen Church has protected status as a church listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Magne Elvestrand served as organist at the church from 1940 to 1967.[4]

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Interior view towards the altar

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kirkesøk: Grefsen Church.
  2. ^ a b Norske kirkebygg: Grefsen kirke og kapell.
  3. ^ Østang, Øivind. 2015. Grefsen kirke 1940–2015 – og den lange forhistorien. Oslo: Grefsen menighetsråd, p. 20.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon: Magne Elvestrand.

Further reading

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  • Rasmussen, Alf Henry (ed.). 1993. Våre kirker - norsk kirkeleksikon. Oslo: Vanebo forlag, p. 709.
  • Tvedt, Knut Are (ed). 2010. Oslo byleksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget, p. 208.
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