Iladalen Church

Church in Oslo, Norway

59°55′58.21″N 10°45′10.65″E / 59.9328361°N 10.7529583°E / 59.9328361; 10.7529583LocationSøren Jaabeks gate 5
Oslo,CountryNorwayDenomination

Church of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranWebsitewww.oslo.kirken.noHistoryStatusParish churchConsecrated1941; 83 years ago (1941)ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Ragnar NilsenSpecificationsCapacityapprox. 700 totallyMaterialsBrickAdministrationDioceseDiocese of Oslo
^[1]DeaneryNordre AkerParishSagene og Iladalen

Iladalen Church is a church center, located in Oslo, Norway. The church was consecrated on May 22, 1941 (during World War II) by Bishop Eivind Berggrav as Iladalen småkirke ("Iladalen Chapel"). The church was then nicknamed the "Velsignelsens kirke" ("Church of Blessing") by the bishop.^[2]

The church has facades of a tiled yellow brick, low pavement, roofed with red tiles, and the church tower is to the right side of the main entrance. The altarpiece is designed by Per Vigeland, and is carved by Wilhelm R. Sjøwall. Per Vigeland has also done the wall fresco and the stained glass behind the church organ. Chandeliers and lamps are designed by the architect. The church organ is from 1971 and has 11 voices. The two church bells are cast by Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry.^[1]^[2]

The church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage and protected by law.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Iladalen kirke Norske kirkebygg (in Norwegian)
^ ^a ^b Knut Are Tvedt (ed.): Oslo byleksikon (5th ed.; Kunnskapsforlaget, 2010), pp 274-275 ISBN 978-82-573-1760-7 (in Norwegian)
^ Iladalen kirkested Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)