Rating
4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Magnus Løken (8 months ago)
Was here for church service. Nice church room to be in. Big plus for dinosaur biscuits for the church coffee!
Was here for church service. Nice church room to be in. Big plus for dinosaur biscuits for the church coffee!
Iulia319 Iulia (2 years ago)
When Hamar received city status in 1849, this church was built. A settlement received the status of a city if the settlement had a market or market square. For some time, Hamar was deprived of its city status because the farmers' market ceased to exist. Now the Hamar Cathedral is united with the Vang Church. Services are held on a rotating schedule; this is available on the church website. This is a Lutheran church, in the Gothic style. There is a renewed organ inside. Services include readings and hymns played on the organ. The main composer of church organ hymns is the Lutheran Johann Sebastian Bach. Tourists NOT of the Lutheran faith can enter the temple, but not for prayer.
When Hamar received city status in 1849, this church was built. A settlement received the status of a city if the settlement had a market or market square. For some time, Hamar was deprived of its city status because the farmers' market ceased to exist. Now the Hamar Cathedral is united with the Vang Church. Services are held on a rotating schedule; this is available on the church website. This is a Lutheran church, in the Gothic style. There is a renewed organ inside. Services include readings and hymns played on the organ. The main composer of church organ hymns is the Lutheran Johann Sebastian Bach. Tourists NOT of the Lutheran faith can enter the temple, but not for prayer.
4C (2 years ago)
It was interesting to visit inside, but closed
It was interesting to visit inside, but closed
dimirty valdres (2 years ago)
good service, better with Moroccan product bought behind the church!
good service, better with Moroccan product bought behind the church!
Karen Høie (2 years ago)
Hamar Cathedral is located clearly visible in the city centre, and both the exterior and interior are bright and inviting. Henrik Sørensen's altarpiece is well known. On the central panel, a young and future-oriented Christ is seen, the side wing th. shows Hans Nilsen Hauge standing in the field next to his horse and every now and then being "called". This is the only altarpiece in Norway where a horse has been given such a prominent place. The ceiling paintings have the evangelists, the Holy Spirit and an angel as motifs; the main door, altar ring and pulpit are also richly decorated. Norway's first female priest, Ingrid Bjerkås, was ordained in Hamar Cathedral in 1961, and Rosemarie Køhn was consecrated bishop here in 1993. In 2023, a statue of her was erected on the church hill outside. Organ and choir concerts are regularly organized in Hamar Cathedral. In 2022, the church got a new and full-fledged organ, with two music desks that can be operated both mechanically and digitally. The acoustics in the church were also improved, and the organ and church room are well suited for concerts.
Hamar Cathedral is located clearly visible in the city centre, and both the exterior and interior are bright and inviting. Henrik Sørensen's altarpiece is well known. On the central panel, a young and future-oriented Christ is seen, the side wing th. shows Hans Nilsen Hauge standing in the field next to his horse and every now and then being "called". This is the only altarpiece in Norway where a horse has been given such a prominent place. The ceiling paintings have the evangelists, the Holy Spirit and an angel as motifs; the main door, altar ring and pulpit are also richly decorated. Norway's first female priest, Ingrid Bjerkås, was ordained in Hamar Cathedral in 1961, and Rosemarie Køhn was consecrated bishop here in 1993. In 2023, a statue of her was erected on the church hill outside. Organ and choir concerts are regularly organized in Hamar Cathedral. In 2022, the church got a new and full-fledged organ, with two music desks that can be operated both mechanically and digitally. The acoustics in the church were also improved, and the organ and church room are well suited for concerts.
