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St Olaf's Church, Balestrand

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St Olaf's Church (The English Church, Nynorsk: St. Olafs kyrkje, Den engelske kyrkja) is an Anglican church in Balestrand in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. [1]

35 relations: Altarpiece, Anglican Communion, Balestrand, Banner, Bell tower, Brigid of Kildare, Choir (architecture), Church of England, Columba, Diocese in Europe, Dragestil, Frozen (2013 film), Hallvard Vebjørnsson, Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, Kviknes Hotel, Mary, mother of Jesus, Nave, Norway, NRK, Nynorsk, Olaf II of Norway, Pope Clement I, Psalm 72, Ridge turret, Saint George, Sogn og Fjordane, Spier, Stained glass, Stave church, Sunniva, Swithun, The Art of Frozen, Tourism, Wood, Wood carving.

Altarpiece

An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing behind the altar of a Christian church.

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Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion with 85 million members, founded in 1867 in London, England.

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Balestrand

Balestrand is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Banner

A banner can be a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message.

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Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.

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Brigid of Kildare

Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (Naomh Bríd; Brigida; 525) is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba.

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Choir (architecture)

A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Columba

Saint Columba (Colm Cille, 'church dove'; Columbkille; 7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

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Diocese in Europe

The Diocese in Europe (short form for "The Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe") is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of England and the largest diocese in the Anglican Communion, covering some one-sixth of the Earth's landmass, including Morocco, Europe (excluding the British Isles), Turkey, Mongolia and the territory of the former Soviet Union.

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Dragestil

Dragestil ("Dragon Style") is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910.

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Frozen (2013 film)

Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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Hallvard Vebjørnsson

Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Hallvard Den Hellige) (1020 – 1043), commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard (Sankt Hallvard), was the patron saint of Oslo.

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Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland

Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland (–) was a Norwegian architect, professor and author.

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Kviknes Hotel

Kviknes Hotel is a hotel, located by the Sognefjord in Balestrand, Norway.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a 1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament and the Quran.

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Nave

The nave is the central aisle of a basilica church, or the main body of a church (whether aisled or not) between its rear wall and the far end of its intersection with the transept at the chancel.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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NRK

NRK (an abbreviation of the Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS, generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway.

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Nynorsk

Nynorsk (translates to New Norwegian or New Norse) is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål.

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Olaf II of Norway

Olaf II Haraldsson (995 – 29 July 1030), later known as St.

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Pope Clement I

Pope Clement I (Clemens Romanus; Greek: Κλήμης Ῥώμης; died 99), also known as Saint Clement of Rome, is listed by Irenaeus and Tertullian as Bishop of Rome, holding office from 88 to his death in 99.

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Psalm 72

Psalm 72 is the 72nd psalm from the Book of Psalms.

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Ridge turret

A ridge turret is a turret or small tower constructed over the ridge or apex between two or more sloping roofs of a building.

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Saint George

Saint George (Γεώργιος, Geṓrgios; Georgius;; to 23 April 303), according to legend, was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.

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Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane (English: Sogn and Fjordane) is a county in western Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland.

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Spier

Spier is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

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Stained glass

The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from it.

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Stave church

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe.

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Sunniva

Saint Sunniva (10th century; Old Norse Sunnifa, from Old English Sunngifu) is the patron saint of the Norwegian Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway.

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Swithun

Swithun (or Swithin, Swīþhūn, Swithunus; died 862 AD) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral.

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The Art of Frozen

The Art of Frozen is an art book about the 2013 Walt Disney Company animated feature film Frozen.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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Wood

Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.

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Wood carving

Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Olaf's_Church,_Balestrand

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