Nidaros Cathedral

Nidarosdomen
Nidaros Cathedral
The church's west front, restored 1905-1983
Map
63°25′36″N 10°23′46″E / 63.4267°N 10.3962°E / 63.4267; 10.3962
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitenidarosdomen.no
History
StatusCathedral
Foundedc. 1070
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated1300
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
and Christian Christie
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque and Gothic
Completed1300 (724 years ago) (1300)
Specifications
Capacity1850
MaterialsSoapstone
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNidaros domprosti
ParishNidaros og Vår Frue
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85130

Nidaros Cathedral (Norwegian: Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new kings of Norway. It was built over a 230-year period, from 1070 to 1300 when it was substantially completed. However additional work, additions and renovations have continued intermittently since then, including a major reconstruction starting in 1869 and completed in 2001.

In 1152, the church was designated as the cathedral for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros. In 1537, during the Protestant Reformation, it became part of the newly established state Church of Norway. It is the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world.[1]

The cathedral is the main church for the Nidaros og Vår Frue parish, the seat of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery), and the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros. The Preses of the Church of Norway is also based at this cathedral. The church seats about 1,850 people.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Nidaros Cathedral". Trondheim kommune. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Nidaros domkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 March 2018.