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17-604: Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral status in 1948 when the Diocese of Tunsberg was created and separated from the Diocese of Oslo . The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1200, but the church was not built that year. The first church in Tønsberg was likely a wooden church that was built as early as 1018, according to the Saga of St. Olaf . In

34-467: A 30 or so years, St. Mary's Church also became too small and in need of significant repairs. Eventually, it was decided to tear down the St. Mary's Church and build a new town hall and town square on that site and to build one new church for Tønsberg on the site of the old St. Laurentius' Church which had been torn down years earlier. The new church was to be built on the site of the old St. Laurentius' Church which

51-403: A brother of Eiliv and Sigmund Skard and a half-brother of Olav and Torfinn Skard . When Sigmund Skard married Åse Gruda Skard , Åsa became Bjarne's sister-in-law, and he was also the uncle of Halvdan Skard , Målfrid Grude Flekkøy and Torild Skard . He famously held nine carrots in his beard during his speeches between 1923 and the year of his death. Whether the removal of the vegetables

68-399: A curved apse . On drawings, the church is often depicted with roof trusses. It is also said that the church had a high tower. The choir was remodeled in the 13th century. The town fire in 1536 razed most of the town to the ground and significantly damaged the church. The church burned down again in 1683, but was rebuilt. Maintaining several centuries-old churches in Tønsberg started to become

85-410: A problem during the late-1700s. In 1777, a demand was raised that the town should concentrate on maintaining only one church and it was decided to focus on St. Mary's Church, not the St. Laurentius' Church. The decision was made to demolish the St. Laurentius' Church in 1809. The demolition was carried out from 1810-1814 and most of the stone and other materials were sold to raise money for the town. After

102-400: Is considered to have been built by the king as the bishop's cathedral. There have been various descriptions of the church's appearance, but one famous description portrays the church's "large respectable choir and its many immeasurably thick pillars". There are also some sketches that show the church room with rows of columns separating the main nave from the side naves, and with a choir with

119-488: Is from 1621. The church also owns two 16th-century Holy Bibles , one from 1550 and one from 1589. The baptismal font is by sculptor Christopher Borch (1817–1896) and was donated by Svend Foyn . In the grounds of the church, a bronze statue of Svend Foyn by the sculptor Anders Svor (1864–1929) was unveiled in 1915. The cathedral was remodeled in 1939 with a restoration led by architect Arnstein Arneberg . After World War II ,

136-493: Is one of Norway's five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070. Oslo was established as a diocese in 1068. It was originally a suffragan of the archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen , from 1104 on of that of Lund and starting from 1152 on of Nidaros . It then covered the (modern) counties of Oslo , Akershus , Buskerud (except Hallingdal ), Hedmark (except the northern part of Østerdalen ), Oppland (except Valdres ), Telemark , Vestfold and Østfold , and

153-528: The Diocese of Oslo only covers the county of Oslo and the municipalities of Asker and Bærum in Akershus. Bjarne Skard Bjarne Skard (23 December 1896 – 28 July 1961) was a Norwegian bishop. He was born in Levanger as a son of educators Matias Skard (1846–1927) and Gyda Christensen (1868–1916). The family moved to Kristiansand in 1901. He was a nephew of Johannes Skar and Christopher Bruun ,

170-496: The early 12th century, the wooden church was torn down and replaced with a stone basilica church that was dedicated to St. Laurentius . That church was known as Lavranskirken (St. Laurentius' Church). It was one of several churches in Tønsberg, one of the oldest towns in medieval Norway. The oldest customary episcopal seat in Eastern Norway was likely located in Tønsberg with the episcopal complex at Teigar, and Lavranskirken

187-545: The government voted to create the new Diocese of Tunsberg which would be based in Tønsberg . The Tønsberg Church was chosen to be the seat of the new diocese. On 20 June 1948, Tønsberg Church was re- consecrated as a cathedral . The first bishop to lead the new diocese was Bjarne Skard . Diocese of Oslo The Diocese of Oslo is the Church of Norway 's bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo , Asker and Bærum . It

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204-448: The interior furnishings of the church were taken from the old St. Mary and St. Laurentius Churches. The church has richly carved decorations including figures representing the four Evangelists and their personal symbols. The Baroque altar was carved by Jens Jølsen in 1764. The altarpiece shows Jesus' struggle at Gethsemane . It was painted in 1760 by Jacob Pederssøn Lindgaard (1719–1789). The pulpit , created by unknown local artisans,

221-496: The province of Bohuslän , and the parishes of Idre and Särna . The Diocese of Hamar was established and separated from Oslo in 1152, but it was again merged with Oslo in 1541 (together with the northern part of Østerdalen from Diocese of Nidaros ). The regions of Hallingdal and Valdres were transferred from Diocese of Stavanger to Oslo in 1631. (But Oslo had to give the upper part of Telemark to Stavanger in return.) The parishes of Idre and Särna were lost to Sweden in 1644, and

238-443: The province of Bohuslän was lost in 1658. Hamar (with Hedmark and Oppland) was again separated from Oslo in 1864. The rest of Telemark was transferred to Diocese of Kristiansand (see Diocese of Agder og Telemark ) the same year. The Diocese of Tunsberg (with Vestfold and Buskerud) was established and separated from Oslo in 1948. The Diocese of Borg (with Akershus and Østfold) was established and separated from Oslo in 1969. Today

255-504: Was a contributing factor is unknown and the subject of much controversy. He finished his secondary education at Kristiansand Cathedral School in 1916, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.theol. degree in 1922. He was hired as a headmaster at Stord Teacher's College in 1923 instead of working as a priest, but did study church history . In September 1923 he married Marie Ekberg (1895–1998). He

272-667: Was finally ordained in 1932, and became vicar in Sigdal – Eggedal in the same year. In 1938 he moved to St. Jacob's Church in Bergen , and in 1946 he became curate in Uranienborg . From 1948 to his death in July 1961 he served as the bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg . He also wrote books. This biographical article about a Norwegian religious figure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an individual bishop

289-512: Was torn down in 1814. Site was cleared an prepared in the autumn of 1855 and the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch was hired to design the new Brick Gothic church. The granite foundation was laid in the spring of 1856 and the work progressed for two years. The church was built under the direction of Paul Thrane. The church was completed in 1858 and it was consecrated by the Bishop Jens Lauritz Arup on 19 December 1858. Many of

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