Holy Olav Chapel
Holy Olav Chapel is a chapel of the Russian Orthodox Church situated at Stiklestad in Verdal Municipality, Norway. It is situated at the historical memorial complex of Stiklestad and inaugurated in honor of Olav II, also known as Saint Olav and Holy Olav, who fell in the Battle of Stiklestad at the site in 1030.Photo: Matti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: church in Verdal, Norway
- Also known as: “Hellig Olavs ortodokse kapell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Olav monument Stiklestad and Verdalsøra Chapel.
St Olav monument Stiklestad
Memorial
Photo: Åsen Museum og Historielag, CC BY 2.0.
St Olav monument Stiklestad is a memorial, which is situated 260 metres southeast of Holy Olav Chapel.
Verdalsøra Chapel
Church
Photo: Henny stokseth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verdalsøra Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Verdalsøra. It is one of the churches for the Stiklestad parish. Verdalsøra Chapel is situated 3½ km west of Holy Olav Chapel.
Vinne Church
Church
Photo: Kjersti Lie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vinne Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vinne. It is the church for the Vinne parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros. Vinne Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Holy Olav Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stiklestad.
Stiklestad
Village
Photo: H.tjerns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stiklestad is a village in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located 4 kilometres east of the town of Verdalsøra and about 2 kilometres southeast of the village of Forbregd/Lein.
Holy Olav Chapel
- Categories: monastery, building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.79766° or 63° 47′ 52″ northLongitude
11.56215° or 11° 33′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9FMHQHX6+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 476151220OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4421891
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Holy Olav Chapel” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Օլաֆի ճգնարան”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hellige Olavs kapell”
- Norwegian: “Hellige Olavs kapell”
- Russian: “Скит Святого Олафа”
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