Nidaros Cathedral
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View of the church, west front
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 Nidarosdomen
Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Nidarosdomen
Location in Sør-Trøndelag
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| Coordinates: 63°25′37″N 10°23′49″E / 63.4269°N 10.3969°E | |
| Location | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 1070 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Christian Christie |
| Style | Romanesque and Gothic |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Soapstone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nidaros Domkirke og Vår Frue |
| Deanery | Nidaros |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Nidaros Cathedral (Norwegian: Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Built over the burial site of Saint Olav, the king of Norway in the 11th century, who became the patron saint of the nation. It is the traditional location for the consecration of the King of Norway. It was built from 1070 to 1300, and designated as the cathedral for the Diocese of Nidaros in 1152. After the Protestant Reformation, it was taken from the Roman Catholics by the Lutheran Church in 1537. It is the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world.
Nidaros Cathedral was built beginning in 1070 to memorialize the burial place of Olav II of Norway, the king who was killed in 1030 in the Battle of Stiklestad. He was canonized as Saint Olav a year later by the bishop of Nidaros (which was later confirmed by the pope). It was designated the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros from its establishment in 1152 until its abolition in 1537 under the Reformation.
Since the Reformation, it has served as the cathedral of the Lutheran bishops of Trondheim (or Nidaros) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The architectural style of the cathedral is Romanesque and Gothic. Historically it has been an important destination for pilgrims coming from all of Northern Europe.
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