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Sofienberg Church

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Country
  
Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Consecrated
  
1877

Opened
  
1877

Phone
  
+47 23 62 92 50

Diocese
  
Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Website
  
kirken.no/ps

Address
  
0558 Oslo, Norway

Capacity
  
500

Status
  
Sofienberg Church

Location
  
Rathkes gate 18, GrünerløkkaOslo,

Similar
  
Paulus Church, Sofienberg Park, Grønland Church, Old Aker Church, Sagene Church

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Sofienberg Church is located at Sofienberg in Oslo, Norway and is designed by the Danish-born architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It was first known as Paulus Kirke (St Paul's) but its name was changed to Petrus Kirke (St Peter's) in 1892 and finally to Sofienberg Kirke in 1962. The church is surrounded by Sofienberg Park, where it was previously a cemetery. The church was consecrated in 1877 and seats approximately 500.

The altarpiece, which shows Christ on the Cross was painted by Otto Sinding in 1879. The church has stained glass windows at the main entrance, made by Maria Vigeland (1951) and on the south wall, made by Enevold Thømt (1920). The church organ is from 2013. It has 42 voices. The new organ was supplied by the German organ builder firm Eule. The church is known to have good acoustics and is an attractive concert venue in Oslo's Eastend.

The church is protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

References

Sofienberg Church Wikipedia


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