Røros Church
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Røros Church is a parish church
in the municipality of Røros
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The church is located in the mining town of Røros
. Røros Church is Norway
's fifth largest church, and has about 1600 seats. It is also ranked by Riksantikvaren as one of the ten most important churches in Norway. The church is part of the Røros parish
in the Gauldal deanery
in the Diocese of Nidaros
.
The church was consecrated on 15 August 1784 by Bishop Marcus Fredrik Bang
. Røros Copper Works paid for the building of the stone church, and the symbol of the Copper Works was put on all sides of the tower wall. There is a sign over the entrance to the church that says "Til Guds Ære og Bergstadens Ziir" which means "to God's Glory
and Bergstaden's beauty." Bergstaden means "the mining town
", and this is why the church is sometimes referred to as "Bergstadens Ziir".
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the municipality of Røros
Røros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The church is located in the mining town of Røros
Røros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
. Røros Church is Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's fifth largest church, and has about 1600 seats. It is also ranked by Riksantikvaren as one of the ten most important churches in Norway. The church is part of the Røros parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Gauldal deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
.
The church was consecrated on 15 August 1784 by Bishop Marcus Fredrik Bang
Marcus Fredrik Bang
Marcus Fredrik Bang was a Norwegian priest. He was the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1773 until 1787. He was born in Næstved, Denmark in 1711 and died in 1789 in Trondheim, Norway....
. Røros Copper Works paid for the building of the stone church, and the symbol of the Copper Works was put on all sides of the tower wall. There is a sign over the entrance to the church that says "Til Guds Ære og Bergstadens Ziir" which means "to God's Glory
Glory (religion)
Glory is used to denote the manifestation of God's presence in the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. God's glory is often associated with visible displays of light, e.g. thunderbolts, fire, brightness....
and Bergstaden's beauty." Bergstaden means "the mining town
Mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry for the extraction or smeltering of ore.-United States:...
", and this is why the church is sometimes referred to as "Bergstadens Ziir".
See also
- Brekken ChurchBrekken ChurchBrekken Church is a parish church in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Brekken. The church was built in 1878 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan, and it was consecrated on 17 July 1878 by the Bishop Andreas Grimelund...
- Glåmos ChurchGlåmos ChurchGlåmos Church is a parish church in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Glåmos. The wooden church was built in 1926 by the architect Claus Hjelte...
- Hitterdal ChapelHitterdal ChapelHitterdal Chapel is a parish church in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Hitterdalen...
- Røros ChapelRøros ChapelRøros Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The round church building is located in the mining town of Røros. It was built in 1962 out of stone and concrete by the architect Erik Guldahl...
- List of churches in Sør-Trøndelag