St. Svithun’s Church
St Svithun's Church is the parish church of the Roman Catholic Church in Stavanger, Norway. The church is dedicated to St Swithun of Winchester. St Swithun is the Patron saint of Stavanger, and the Stavanger Cathedral of the Church of Norway, built in 1125, was dedicated to St.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “St Svithun’s Church” and “St. Svithun katolske kirke”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stavanger Station and Rogaland Teater.
Stavanger Station
Railway station
Photo: Leif Harboe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stavanger Station is a railway station in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger and it is the terminus of the Sørlandet Line. Stavanger Station is situated 170 metres northeast of St. Svithun’s Church.
Rogaland Teater
Theater building
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway. Rogaland Teater is situated 180 metres east of St. Svithun’s Church.
Stavanger Museum
Museum
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stavanger Museum is situated 220 metres southeast of St. Svithun’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ledaal and Eiganes.
Ledaal
Suburb
Photo: LeChimp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ledaal is a manor house which is the official residence for the King of Norway in Stavanger, Norway.
Eiganes
Suburb
Eiganes is a neighborhood in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway.
Kampen
Suburb
Kampen is a neighborhood in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway.
St. Svithun’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.9658° or 58° 57′ 57″ northLongitude
5.72975° or 5° 43′ 47″ eastOpen location code
9FC7XP8H+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 91521845OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q11999537
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover St. Svithun’s Church from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“St. Svithun’s Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sankt Svithun Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس سفيثون”
- German: “Sankt Svithun kirke”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Swithun, Stavanger”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Svithun kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Svithun kyrkje”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Svithun kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Svithuns kirke”
- Norwegian: “Sankt Svithun kirke”
- Swedish: “Sankt Svithun kyrka”
- “Sankt Svithun kirke”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include NAV Rogaland and House of Movement.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as St. Olavs gate Aut 7 and Tiden.
Rogaland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Haugesund, Sandnes, Forsand, and Ryfylke.
Curious Churches to Discover
Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.