Nidaros Cathedral

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Nidarosdomen
Nidaros Cathedral
The church's west front, restored 1905-1983
63°25′36″N 10°23′46″E / 63.4267°N 10.3962°E / 63.4267; 10.3962
Location	Trondheim, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	nidarosdomen.no
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	c. 1070
Dedication	Holy Trinity
Consecrated	1300
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Christian Christie
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Romanesque and Gothic
Completed	1300 (724 years ago) (1300)
Specifications
Capacity	1850
Materials	Soapstone
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Nidaros domprosti
Parish	Nidaros og Vår Frue
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	85130

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]