The Sister Churches (Norwegian: Søsterkirkene) consist of two 12th-century churches that were built right next to each other in Gran Municipality in Innlandet...
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Sister Churches may refer to: The Sister churches (Norway), two side-by-side churches in Granavollen, Gran, Hadeland, in Norway Sister Churches (ecclesiology)...
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the Church of Norway (not regarded as church buildings) as well as churches belonging to other Christian bodies. Until the 20th century, most churches were...
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Norway (Bokmål: Norge, Nynorsk: Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula...
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The Catholic Church in Norway (Norwegian: Den katolske kirke i Norge) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. As of May 2014[update], there were over...
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Princess Märtha of Sweden (redirect from Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway)
Märtha never became Queen of Norway. Her son is the current king of Norway, Harald V. Princess Märtha was also an elder sister of Queen Astrid of Belgium...
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recognised saint of the Catholic Church, and Olaf started to be known as Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae – eternal king of Norway. Following the Reformation, he...
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Óláfr Haraldsson, Norwegian: Olav Haraldsson; c. 1050 – 22 September 1093), known as Olaf the Peaceful (Old Norse: Óláfr kyrri, Norwegian: Olav Kyrre), was...
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shot outside the church. Norwegian Church, Swansea Norwegian Fishermans' Church, Liverpool Religion in Wales Scandinavian churches in London Cardiff...
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Sweyn Forkbeard (redirect from Svein of Norway)
not seem to agree with Sweyn's building churches in Denmark throughout the same period, including the churches in Lund and Roskilde. According to Adam...
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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (redirect from Princess Astrid of Norway)
wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden. She is the older sister of King Harald V of Norway and younger sister of the late Princess Ragnhild. Princess Astrid was...
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Covenant Church of Norway (Norwegian: Misjonskirken Norge, formerly Det Norske Misjonsforbund, DNM) is an assembly of dissident or free Christian churches founded...
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of Hamar. Granavollen is the site of the Sister Churches (Norwegian: Søsterkirkene). These two stone churches are from the Middle Ages and were constructed...
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Maud of Wales (redirect from Maud, Queen of Norway)
family gatherings in Denmark and later accompanied her mother and sisters on cruises to Norway and the Mediterranean. She was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding...
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Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. She was the older sister of King Harald V and Princess Astrid. She was the first Norwegian royal to have...
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Crown Prince of Norway (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973) is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the...
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sole king of Norway. Differences with the Church, however, led to his excommunication in 1194. Another civil war began against the church-supported Baglers...
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including the king's daughter, grandchildren and sister. Since the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden and the subsequent election of a Danish...
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Haakon VII (redirect from Håkon VII of Norway)
Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957. The...
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Cnut (redirect from Knútr Sveinsson, king of Norway)
was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's...
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Christian I of Denmark (redirect from Christian I of Norway)
Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke...
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004) is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and the second child of Crown Princess Mette-Marit...
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Magnússon; Norwegian: Eirik Magnusson) was the King of Norway from 1280 until 1299. Eirik was the eldest surviving son of King Magnus the Lawmender of Norway, and...
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Mary's Church, Oslo St Mary's Church, Gran, one of the Sister churches (Norway) St Mary's Church, Askim St Mary's Church, Lillehammer St Mary's Church, Stabekk...
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Harald V (redirect from Ancestry of Harald V of Norway)
Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He succeeded to the throne...
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Haakon V (redirect from Hakon V of Norway)
Modern Norwegian: Håkon Magnusson) was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319. Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and...
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Granavollen (category Gran, Norway)
Granavollen is a town in Gran Norway. The town is famed for the sister churches which are a pair of 12th century grey stone long churches, and Norse runestone...
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Magnus the Good (redirect from Magnus I (of Norway and Denmark))
Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; c. 1024 – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Old Norse: Magnús góði; Norwegian and Danish:...
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Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, pronounced [ˌmɛtːəˈmɑ̀ːrɪt ˈçɛ̀sːəm ˈhœ̀ʏbʏ], on 19 August 1973) is a member of the Norwegian Royal Family...
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Margaret (Norwegian: Margrete, Scottish Gaelic: Maighread; March or April 1283 – September 1290), known as the Maid of Norway, was the Queen-designate...
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