The church was consecrated on 28 July 1957 and is dedicated to Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), who was the pastor of the local parish between 1651 and 1669.[3]
Icelandic State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson (1887–1950) was the first to draw a model of the church and it was according to his design that the foundations were cast. However, work was postponed because of World War II. In 1953, architects Sigurður Guðmundsson (1885-1958) and Eiríkur Einarsson (1907-1969) came together to design the current concrete church, with its brick interiors, copper roof and 20-metre-high (66 ft) tower. Icelandic sculptor Gerður Helgadóttir (1928- 1975) designed the stained glass artwork of the church. The frescoes around the altar are the work of Finnish artist Lennart Segerstråle (1892–1975). The crucifix on the altar itself dates back to the 16th century.[4][5][6][7][8]
Referencesedit
^"Hallgrímskirkja Í Saurbæ", nat.is, retrieved December 1, 2019
^"Hallgrim's Church". west.is. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^Sarah Hinlicky Wilson (October 17, 2019). "Hallgrímur Pétursson". sarahhinlickywilson.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^"Guðjóns Samúelsson". Menningarblað/Lesbók. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^"Sigurður Guðmundsson, Arkitekt". Menningarblað/Lesbók. September 6, 1997. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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External linksedit
Hallgrímskirkja on the Icelandic Church Map 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
hallgrímskirkja, hvalfjörður, this, article, about, church, hvalfjarðarsveit, church, reykjavík, hallgrímskirkja, hallgrímskirkja, icelandic, pronunciation, ˈhatl, ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr, church, hallgrímur, also, known, hallgrímskirkja, saurbæ, ˈsœyːrˌpaiː, saurbæjarkir. This article is about the church in Hvalfjardarsveit For the church in Reykjavik see Hallgrimskirkja Hallgrimskirkja Icelandic pronunciation ˈhatl ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr ca church of Hallgrimur also known as Hallgrimskirkja i Saurbae i ˈsœyːrˌpaiː or Saurbaejarkirkja ˈsœyːrˌpaiːjarˌcʰɪr ca is a church in Hvalfjardarsveit Iceland 1 2 Hallgrimskirkja in 2007History editThe church was consecrated on 28 July 1957 and is dedicated to Hallgrimur Petursson 1614 1674 who was the pastor of the local parish between 1651 and 1669 3 Icelandic State Architect Gudjon Samuelsson 1887 1950 was the first to draw a model of the church and it was according to his design that the foundations were cast However work was postponed because of World War II In 1953 architects Sigurdur Gudmundsson 1885 1958 and Eirikur Einarsson 1907 1969 came together to design the current concrete church with its brick interiors copper roof and 20 metre high 66 ft tower Icelandic sculptor Gerdur Helgadottir 1928 1975 designed the stained glass artwork of the church The frescoes around the altar are the work of Finnish artist Lennart Segerstrale 1892 1975 The crucifix on the altar itself dates back to the 16th century 4 5 6 7 8 References edit Hallgrimskirkja I Saurbae nat is retrieved December 1 2019 Hallgrim s Church west is Retrieved December 1 2019 Sarah Hinlicky Wilson October 17 2019 Hallgrimur Petursson sarahhinlickywilson com Retrieved December 1 2019 Hallgrimskirkja I Saurbae Archived from the original on 30 May 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2016 Gudjons Samuelsson Menningarblad Lesbok Retrieved December 1 2019 Sigurdur Gudmundsson Arkitekt Menningarblad Lesbok September 6 1997 Retrieved December 1 2019 Gerdur Helgadottir 1928 1975 gerdarsafn is Archived from the original on 2018 04 08 Retrieved December 1 2019 Lennart Segerstrale Biografiskt lexikon for Finland Retrieved December 1 2019 External links editHallgrimskirkja on the Icelandic Church Map Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine 64 24 20 N 21 37 32 W 64 4055 N 21 6255 W 64 4055 21 6255 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hallgrimskirkja Hvalfjordur amp oldid 1177877380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
