Reykjavík Cathedral
Reykjavík Cathedral (Icelandic: Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík) is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs. It is located at Austurvöllur, and next to it is Alþingishúsið (the parliament house). Since Iceland's parliament, the Alþingi, was resurrected in 1845, each session of parliament has begun with a Mass at the cathedral, and from there the dean of the cathedral leads the members of parliament to the parliament house.
| Reykjavík Cathedral Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík | |
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 Reykjavík Cathedral seen from Austurvöllur | |
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| 64°08′48″N 21°56′21″W | |
| Location | Reykjavík |
| Country | Iceland |
| Denomination | Church of Iceland |
| Website | domkirkjan.is |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral church of the Diocese of Iceland |
| Consecrated | 1796, 1879 (reconsecrated after major restoration) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Iceland |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir |
| Dean | Hjálmar Jónsson |
| Pastor(s) | Sveinn Valgeirsson |
The organ boasts three manuals and thirty-one independent voices and was built in Berlin by Karl Schuke GmbH.[1]
See also
References
- Hjörleifur Stefánsson, Guðný Gerður Gunnarsdóttir and Hjörleifur Stefánsson. 1987. Kvosin – Byggingarsaga miðbæjar Reykjavíkur. Torfusamtökin, Reykjavík.
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- Website of Reykjavík Cathedral (in Icelandic)
- Description at kirkjukort.net (in Icelandic)
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