Reykjavík Cathedral
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| Reykjavík Cathedral Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík | |
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Reykjavík Cathedral seen from Austurvöllur | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Geographic coordinates | 64°08′48″N 21°56′22″W / 64.1467°N 21.9394°WCoordinates: 64°08′48″N 21°56′22″W / 64.1467°N 21.9394°W |
| Affiliation | Church of Iceland (Lutheran) |
| District | Diocese of Iceland |
| Year consecrated | 1796, 1879 (reconsecrated after major restoration) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral church of the Diocese of Iceland |
| Leadership | Rt. Rev. Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir, Bishop of Iceland; the Rev. Anna Sigríður Pálsdóttir, dean; the Rev. Hjálmar Jónsson, pastor |
| Website | domkirkjan.is |
| Architectural description | |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Specifications | |
Reykjavík Cathedral (Icelandic: Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík) is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs. It is located at Austurvöllur, and next to it is Alþingishúsið (the parliament house). Since Iceland's parliament, the Alþingi, was resurrected in 1845, each session of parliament has begun with a mass at the cathedral, and from there the dean of the cathedral leads the members of parliament to the parliament house.
References
- Hjörleifur Stefánsson, Guðný Gerður Gunnarsdóttir and Hjörleifur Stefánsson. 1987. Kvosin – Byggingarsaga miðbæjar Reykjavíkur. Torfusamtökin, Reykjavík.
External links
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Icelandic Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Website of Reykjavík Cathedral (in Icelandic)
- Description at kirkjukort.net (in Icelandic)
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