Sagene Church

{{Infobox church | name = Sagene Church | full_name = Sagene kirke | image = SageneKirke-7.jpg | image_size = | alt = | landscape = | caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|59|56|16|N|10|45|11|E|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Dannevigveien 17<br />Sagene<br /> Oslo, | country = Norway | denomination = 20px Church of Norway | churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran | website = [https://kirken.no/nb-NO/fellesrad/kirkeneioslo/menigheter/sageneogiladalen/omoss/om-sagene-kirke/ www.kirken.no] | former_name = | founded = | consecrated = 1891 | completed = | events = | status = Parish church | functional_status = Active | architect = Christian Fürst | architectural_type = | style = | materials = Brick | closed = | capacity = neo-Gothic | parish = Sagene | deanery = | diocese = Diocese of Oslo | bishop = | dean = }} '''Sagene Church''' is located in Oslo, Norway. The church is one of the most rugged and prominent in Oslo. The church was built in gothic revival style and it was consecrated in 1891.<ref>[http://www.visitoslo.com/en/sagene-church.49105.15296ra3b.tlp.html Sagene Church - Official Travel & Visitor's Guide to Oslo, Norway - VisitOSLO.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115201/http://www.visitoslo.com/en/sagene-church.49105.15296ra3b.tlp.html |date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> It was designed by architect Christian Fürst in neo-Gothic style. There are 600 seats.<ref>{{Citation|title=Christian Fürst|date=2021-11-30|url=http://snl.no/Christian_F%C3%BCrst|work=Store norske leksikon|language=nb|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref>

Fountain and landscaping around the church were conducted from 1891 to 1895, and upgraded from 1923.

The altarpiece was executed by the painter Christen Brun and shows the removal of Jesus from the cross. At the choir stairs a large baptismal fresco with a dove, the symbol of the Holy Ghost, created by Carsten Lien in 1919, restored in 1959.

The pulpit is octagonal, made of pine and is from 1890.

The church has a number of stained-glass windows. a large rose window above the main entrance, four windows in the middle of the choir with Old and New Testament motifs. Closest to the church ship are six stained-glass windows, each displaying two apostles with stylized ornaments in between. The stained glass windows are made by the glass master G. A. Larsen, designed by Sigurd Nilsen.<ref name=osbl>[https://oslobyleksikon.no/index.php?title=Sagene_kirke Sagene kirke] Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)</ref>

The church is known for its church organs. The main church organ with 35 voices is from 1891 and is the only remaining of Hollenbach organs in Norway.<ref>[http://norske-kirkebygg.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/378282_sagene-kirke Norske kirkebygg, Sagene kirke] in Norwegian</ref> Another church organ was placed at the choir in 2015.<ref name="osbl" />

The church has three church bells, cast by the German firm of C. Albert Bierling, Dresden in 1891.<ref name="osbl" />

Sagene Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.<ref>[https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.kulturminne.no%2Faskeladden%2Flokalitet%2F85354 Sagene kirke / kirkested] Kulturminnesøk -Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)</ref>

==In popular culture== The first half of the "O helga natt" scene from episode 9 of the 3rd season of the critically acclaimed Norwegian TV show Skam takes place in the church interior. The character of Isak (portrayed by Tarjei Sandvik Moe) famously storms out of a Christmas concert performed (among others) by Nils Bech to go meet his boyfriend Even (portrayed by Henrik Holm).

== Gallery == <gallery mode=packed> File:SageneKirke-4.jpg|Interior File:Sagene kirke alter.jpg|The altarpiece at Sagene Church by Christen Brun File:Sagene kirke orgel.jpg|The main church organ at Sagene Church File:SageneKirke-2.jpg|Sagene church viewed from a nearby park, November 2012 File:Sagene kirke syd og vestfront og plassen ved hovedinngangen.jpg|October 2019 File:Sagene kirke.jpg|October 2017 </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Sagene kirke|Sagene Church }}

== External links == * [https://kirken.no/nb-NO/fellesrad/kirkeneioslo/menigheter/sageneogiladalen/ Official parish website] * [https://www.google.com/maps/@59.9376527,10.7530826,3a,90y,110.68h,99.07t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipODQOagBmkMkREVWmTt_AnxoL_0HXcs0dxOvFHE!2e10!3e12!7i11776!8i5888 Virtual Interior Sagene Church, 360° Panorama]

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