Gamlebyen Church
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Old Town, Oslo,
Leased by
Church of Norway| Gamlebyen Church | |
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| Gamlebyen kirke | |
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  Gamlebyen Church  Gamlebyen Church | |
| 59°54′11.07″N 10°46′3.94″E / 59.9030750°N 10.7677611°E | |
| Location | Ekebergveien 1, Old Town, Oslo, |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Owned by: Oslo University Hospital Leased by Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | https://kirken.no/gamlebyenoggronland |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Oslo Church Oslo Hospital's Church |
| Founded | 1290 |
| Consecrated | 1939 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1796 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick and stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oslo |
| Parish | Gamlebyen og Grønland Parish 01.01.2013 |
Gamlebyen Church is a private church, belonging to Oslo University Hospital and is also called Oslo Hospital's Church, located in the old town[1] of Oslo, Norway. It is leased to the Diocese of Oslo of the Church of Norway and serves as the parish church for the Gamlebyen parish in Oslo. Up to 1925 it had the name Oslo Church, but when the city changed its name from Kristiania to Oslo, the church got the present name. The present church building is listed in 1796 partly on the foundations of the Franciscan monastery church built around 1290.[2][3] The church is located at the foot of the north-facing slope Ekeberg, across the street from the Gamlebyen Cemetery.[4] The chapel at the cemetery is abandoned as a burial chapel and leased to the Ethiopian community in Oslo. At funerals, the church itself is now used instead.
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