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Nidaros Cathedral (Norwegian: Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new kings of Norway.
It is the traditional location for the consecration of the King of Norway and the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world. Nidaros Cathedral was built beginning in 1070 to memorialize the burial place of Olaf II of Norway, the king who was killed in 1030 in the Battle of Stiklestad. He was canonized as Saint Olaf a year later by the bishop ...
- Bispegata 5, Trondheim, Norway
Two years later he returned, but was slain in the battle of Stiklestad. The cult of St. Olaf spread in Scandinavia and England, and pilgrimage started to his reliquary in Nidaros Cathedral (Trondheim). He was canonized in 1164. The Divine Office for St. Olaf presents him as a martyr, Christian model and “perpetual King of Norway”. St.
- Vidar L. Haanes
Dec 13, 2019 · Hake’s brothers, Hysing and Helsing, were killed in battle years previously, by Halfdan the Black. Seeking vengeance, Hake – now considered a berserker – quickly sought to depose of young and seemingly inexperienced Harald. He assembled a vast army from Vestfold that numbered some 300 well-armed warriors.
The Catholic Church is the second largest religious community in Norway by number of registered members. The country is divided into three Church districts – the Diocese of Oslo and the prelatures of Trondheim and Tromsø, [6] whose bishops participate in the Nordic Bishops Conference. The country is further divided into 38 parishes and three ...
Nov 24, 2016 · The former Viking raider was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith in 1013, shortly before embarking on a quest to unite the disparate kingdoms of Norway under a single ruler – a task he accomplished in 1016. Olaf ruled as king until 1028, when he was deposed and forced to flee to Russia. In 1030 he attempted to retake the throne, only to be ...
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Martyr and King of Norway (1015-30), b. 995; d. 29 July, 1030. He was a son of King Harald Grenske of Norway. According to Snorre, he was baptized in 998 in Norway, but more probably about 1010 in Rouen, France, by Archbishop Robert. In his early youth he went as a viking to England, where he partook in many battles and became earnestly ...
