St George's Church, Bergen

St. George's Church
St. Jørgen kirke
Hospitalkirken

View of the church
St. George's Church
Location in Hordaland county
St. George's Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°23′30″N 5°19′58″E / 60.3918°N 5.3327°E / 60.3918; 5.3327Coordinates: 60°23′30″N 5°19′58″E / 60.3918°N 5.3327°E / 60.3918; 5.3327
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 15th century
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1706
Specifications
Capacity 125
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bergen domkirke
Deanery Bergen domprosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

St George's Church, Bergen (Norwegian: Sankt Jørgen kirke) is a large wooden church (and museum) in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located on Kong Oscars gate, close to the central railway station, in the central part of the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1]

The church was originally the chapel of St. George leper hospital in Bergen. The entire site, including the church, is now open to the public as a leper hospital museum, but the church remains consecrated, and is kept in good order and condition. The church is no longer used as a regular parish church, but it is still used twice a month for English language worship services as well as occasional Swedish language services.[2]

History

A leper hospital in Bergen is documented in 1411, and was run at that time by the nuns of Nonneseter Abbey. It seems likely that this facility was the immediate forerunner of St George's hospital and church. The church initially just served the patients at the hospital, but eventually it became its own parish serving the surrounding parts of Årstad. The parish was also the base for chaplains at the nearby city prison, poor house, and home for widows.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. ↑ "St. Jørgen hospitalkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Hospitalskirken" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-08-13.



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