Our 2017 Norway holiday
June 23, 2017 3 Comments
Recently my wife and I went on a wonderful holiday to Norway. At one time in the past Norway was among the poorest countries of Europe; now it is the richest. There are countless places to visit and things to do in this most beautiful country. One of the things we enjoyed doing was to visit some of the churches. With the exception of the Anglican church and the last two photos below, these are Lutheran churches. The Lutheran Church of Norway is the largest denomination. Here are some photos.
Our first port of call was Eidfjord. We visited two churches there, the old one dating back to the twelfth century, with stone walls five feet thick!
The new Eidfjord church.
The new Eidfjord church chancel had some impressive artwork, depicting biblical themes.
Our next port of call was Ålesund. The church here was locked unfortunately, and it was pouring rain when I took this photo.
Our next stop was the UNESCO world heritage site, Geiranger Fjord. We attended the worship service (all in Norwegian) in this octagonal church on Norway’s constitution day, May 17, 2017.
Members of the 17th of May parade dressed in traditional Norwegian costumes.
Our next port of call was Bergen, where we visited three churches.
The Church of the Cross.
St Mary’s Anglican Church.
Bergen Cathedral exterior.
Bergen Cathedral chancel, with altar, elevated pulpit, and pipe organ.
Bergen Cathedral windows.
Kyrke in the village of Flam.
Then we sailed on to the beautiful city of Stavanger, where we visited Norway’s oldest cathedral, dating back to 1125.
Stavanger Cathedral pulpit.
Stavanger Cathedral stained-glass windows.
Stavanger Cathedral pipe organ.
After that, we stopped at Kristiansand and visited the cathedral there.
Mjondalen Church side view.
Mjondalen Church.
Our final port of call was Oslo. This is the Roman Catholic cathedral, Trinity Church.
Oslo Trinity Church.
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Pastor thank you for taking of your time to take these pictures and to share them with the rest of us, I am going to reblog this article for you so that a few more eyes may be blessed to see these pictures.
What a mixture of architecture, amazing how many different designs of church there are there. Enjoyed those photos.
Yes, the architecture is an interesting mix, which may be an indication of the variety of architects designing the churches, and, of course, the different periods of history in which they were built.