Christ Church, Bergen

E321480

Christ Church, Bergen was a prominent medieval church in Bergen, Norway, historically significant as a royal burial site and religious center.

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Label Occurrences
Christ Church, Bergen canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former church building
medieval church
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Bergenhus Fortress
surface form: Bergenhus Fortress complex

Norwegian royal family
surface form: Norwegian monarchy
burialSiteOf Eric II of Norway
Haakon IV of Norway
Haakon V
surface form: Haakon V of Norway

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway
Magnus VI of Norway
Margaret, Maid of Norway
King of Norway
surface form: Norwegian kings

Norwegian queens
country Norway
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ
surface form: Christ

Trinity
surface form: the Holy Trinity
demolishedDuring Protestant Reformation in Denmark–Norway
surface form: Reformation in Norway
demolishedIn 16th century
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
foundedInCentury 11th century
functionedAs royal coronation church
governedBy chapter of canons
heritageStatus demolished
historicalRole important ecclesiastical center in medieval Norway
main royal church in Bergen
locatedIn Bergen
Bergenhus
Bergenhus Fortress
Sogn og Fjordane
surface form: Vestland county

Western Norway
locatedOn Holmen (the royal precinct in Bergen)
materialUsed stone
near Haakon’s Hall
Rosenkrantz Tower
partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
presentDayRemains archaeological traces only
rebuiltInCentury 12th century
13th century
religiousCenterFor Bergen
Western Norway
status no longer extant
successorBuilding Bergen Cathedral
usedAs cathedral church
collegiate church
royal burial church

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haakon IV of Norway burialPlace Christ Church, Bergen
Margaret, Maid of Norway burialPlace Christ Church, Bergen
Sverre of Norway burialPlace Christ Church, Bergen