• Stavanger Cathedral ( Norwegian : Stavanger domkirke ) is Norway 's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of...
  • Stavanger Cathedral is also called St. Svithun Cathedral after a 9th century bishop from Winchester who was canonized.
  • Stavanger Cathedral is the only Norwegian cathedral from the Middle Ages that has retained its original appearance and been in constant use.
  • Stavanger Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Norway. ... In 1272, a large fire ravaged Stavanger and the cathedral suffered large-scale damage.
  • Stavanger Cathedral was supposedly built in 1125 after Sigurd Jorsalfarer named Stavanger a cathedral city.
  • Stavanger Cathedral (Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral. It is situated in the middle of Stavanger, and is the seat of the Diocese of Stavanger.
  • Built in the 1100s by Bishop Reginald and consecrated to the patron Saint Svitun, Stavanger Cathedral is an architectural gem in the heart of the city.
  • History of Stavanger cathedral Stavanger Cathedral was supposedly built in 1125 after Sigurd Jorsalfarer named Stavanger a cathedral city.
  • It was finished around 1150, and the city of Stavanger counts 1125 as its year of foundation. The Cathedral was consecrated to Swithin as its patron saint.
  • The epitaph is very rich in imagery and perhaps the finest example of such work in Norway; Stavanger Cathedral, Stavanger, Norway.
  • The history of Stavanger Cathedral: According to tradition, Stavanger Cathedral was built in 1125 when Sigurd Jorsalfarer made Stavanger the episcopal seat.
  • The exception here is the cathedral, Stavanger Cathedral, which dates back from the 12th century, after Sigurd Jorsalfar Stavanger gave it the episcopal rank.