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
LocationHøybråten
Grorud Valley
Oslo,
CountryNorway
Denomination Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitehttps://kirken.no
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated1932
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Georg Greve
Specifications
Capacity168
MaterialsBrick / cement
Administration
ParishHøybråten, Fossum og Stovner
DeaneryØstre Aker[1][2]
DioceseDiocese 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)
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