Landakotskirkja

Landakotskirkja

Landakotskirkja ("The Landakot Church"), formally named Basilika Krists konungs ("The Basilica of Christ the King"), is the cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland. It is often referred to as "Kristskirkja" ("Christ's Church"). Landakotskirkja is located in the western part of Reykjavík, on the Landakot property. It has a distinctively flat top, as opposed to the standard spire.

The first Catholic priests to arrive in Iceland after the Reformation were the frenchmen Bernard Bernard and Jean-Baptiste Baudoin. They bought the Landakot farmstead in Reykjavík and settled there in the early 19th century. They built a small chapel in 1864. A few years later, a small wooden church was erected by Túngata, close to Landakot. After the First World War, Icelandic Catholics saw the need to build a bigger church for the growing number of Catholics. They decided to build a Neo-Gothic church and entrusted the task to the architect Guðjón Samúelsson. After years of construction, Landakotskirkja was finally sanctified on the 23rd of July 1929. It was the largest church in Iceland at the time. Today, Landakotskirkja is a distinct landmark in western Reykjavík. The only Catholic school in Iceland, Landakotsskóli, is located nearby on the same land.

ee also

*Diocese of Reykjavík
*Bishop of Reykjavík (Catholic)
*Roman Catholicism in Iceland
*Religion in Iceland

External links

* [http://www.vortex.is/catholica/lkin.html Images of the Cathedral of Christ the King]
* [http://www.vortex.is/catholica/endex.html Roman Catholic Diocese of Reykjavík] en icon is icon


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