| St. Olav`s Cathedral | |
| Sankt Olav domkirke | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Website ] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Dedication | Saint Olav |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno |
| Architectural type | Neo-Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St. Olav |
| Diocese | Oslo |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bernt Ivar Eidsvig |
St. Olav's Cathedral (Norwegian: Sankt Olavs Domkirke) is the Cathedral of Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in Oslo, Norway.
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When the Catholic church on Hammersborg was built, right at Our Saviour's Cemetery (Norwegian: Vår Frelsers gravlund), it was placed in the countryside outside the then city of Oslo. The work was funded by private donations and fundraising abroad. The most generous individual donor was Queen Josehine, who was a Catholic herself[1].
Interior church was opened 24 August 1856. As there was no bishop in the country, it could not be consecrated, so this was not done before in 1896 (August 8). It was upgraded to the cathedral when the Roman Catholic Catholic Diocese was established in 1953. It is the second Catholic cathedral in Oslo[2].
The first cathedral was St. Hallvard's Cathedral, which was built under King Sigurd the Crusader in the first half of 12th century in Romanesque style and expanded several times in the Gothic style. It ceased as a Catholic Cathedral at the Reformation in 1537. After the fire in 1624 declined it, but was kept as the parish church of Christiania (Church of Norway) to the new Trefoldighedskirken (Trinity Chruch) was completed in 1639. It was finally demolished in 1667, and blocks of masonry were used to work at Akershus Fortsress[3].