Høybråten Church

Høybråten Church (Norwegian: Høybråten kirke) is a church dating from 1932 in Oslo, Norway. It was originally a burial chapel at a cemetery which was consecrated in 1929. However, the church was later rebuilt in 1932, and in 1966 it attained the status of a parish church. One of the largest cemeteries in Oslo still surrounds the church.[3]

The altar and the altarpiece

Høybråten Church
Høybråten kirke
59°56′39.527″N 10°54′33.46″E
Location	Høybråten Grorud Valley Oslo,
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	https://kirken.no
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	1932
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Georg Greve
Specifications
Capacity	168
Materials	Brick / cement
Administration
Parish	Høybråten, Fossum og Stovner
Deanery	Østre Aker[1][2]
Diocese	Diocese of Oslo

The bell tower is located in the middle of the ridge turret. The church bells are produced by Olsen Nauen bell foundry in Tønsberg. The altarpiece is a mosaic that was created in 1955 by Per Vigeland. The church organ at the organ loft is made by Jørgensens Orgelfabrikk (1974).

By the church is a memorial of local casualties during World War II, created by Dagfinn Hermansen and unveiled in 1947.

Høybråten Parish House was built near the church, and was finished before Christmas 2002.[1][2][4]

Høybråten Church is a heritage site and is registered in the Cultural Heritage monument data base of Norway.[5]

References

1. Høybråten kirke Norske kirkebygg (in Norwegian)
2. Høybråten kirke www.kirkesok.no (in Norwegian)
3. Høynråten kirkegård (in Norwegian)
4. M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 93 (in Norwegian)
5. Cultural Heritage, Høybråten Church Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)

External links

• Official website (in Norwegian)