Stavanger Domkirke

Info

Stavanger domkirke er er et av Norges eldste og vakreste bygg. Her har det blitt feiret gudstjenester i nesten 900 år. Velkommen inn!

Historie

Bishop Reinald, who may have come from Winchester, is said to have started construction of the Cathedral around 1100. It was finished around 1150, and the city of Stavanger counts 1125 as its year of foundation. The Cathedral was consecrated to Swithin as its patron saint. Saint Swithun was an early Bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral.

Stavanger was ravaged by fire in 1272, and the Cathedral suffered heavy damage. It was rebuilt under bishop Arne, and the Romanesque 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 and interior 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. Andrew Lawrenceson Smith is famous for his works here.

Vår oppgave

Stavanger Cathedral is one of the oldest and most beautiful buildings i Norway. It is the oldest Cathedral in the country. It has been a place for prayer and worship for almost 900 years.

Produkter

Jesus sa: "Gå derfor og gjør alle folkeslag til disipler: Døp dem til Faderens og Sønnens og Den hellige ånds navn og lær dem å holde alt det jeg har befalt dere. Og se, jeg er med dere alle dager inntil verdens ende.» Evangeliet etter Matteus, 28. kapittel.