Catholic Church in Norway

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The Catholic Church in Norway was the dominant Christian institution in medieval Norway, shaping its religious life, laws, culture, and political structures until the Protestant Reformation.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church body
religious institution
archdioceseEstablished 1152–1153
archdioceseName Archdiocese of Nidaros NERFINISHED
beganChristianization late 10th century
centerOfPilgrimage Nidaros Cathedral NERFINISHED
closelyLinkedTo Norwegian monarchy (medieval) NERFINISHED
communionWith Holy See NERFINISHED
Pope NERFINISHED
consolidatedChristianityBy 11th century
country Norway
denomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
dominantReligionIn medieval Norway NERFINISHED
endedDominanceWith Protestant Reformation in Norway NERFINISHED
helpedDevelop Norwegian written law codes
historicalLanguageOfLiturgy Latin NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfDominance Middle Ages NERFINISHED
influenced Norwegian culture (medieval)
Norwegian laws (medieval)
Norwegian political structures (medieval)
religious life in medieval Norway
introduced canon law to Norway
monasteries to Norway
jurisdictionIncluded Faroe Islands (medieval) NERFINISHED
Greenland (medieval) NERFINISHED
Iceland (medieval) NERFINISHED
Isle of Man (periods in Middle Ages)
Orkney (medieval) NERFINISHED
Shetland (medieval) NERFINISHED
lostOfficialStatus 1537
mainSuccessorChurch Church of Norway NERFINISHED
majorMedievalDiocese Bergen NERFINISHED
Hamar NERFINISHED
Oslo NERFINISHED
Stavanger NERFINISHED
modernForm Roman Catholic Church in Norway NERFINISHED
modernLegalRecognition 19th century
organizedInto dioceses
participatedIn Christianization of Norway NERFINISHED
partOf Latin Church NERFINISHED
patronSaint Saint Olaf NERFINISHED
persecutedAfter Reformation in Norway
promoted monasticism in Norway
regulated ecclesiastical courts in Norway
marriage law in medieval Norway
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
seatOfArchbishop Nidaros NERFINISHED
suppressedBy Lutheran Reformation in Norway

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Council of the Realm (Norway) influencedBy Catholic Church in Norway