joemasonspage posted: " St. Edmund's Church in Oslo is a small church in the Møllergata area of the city. It is home to the Norwegian congregation of the Church of England. The church was consecrated on 27 July 1884. The youngest daughter of Edward VII, Maud (1869-1938), becam"
St. Edmund's Church in Oslo is a small church in the Møllergata area of the city. It is home to the Norwegian congregation of the Church of England. The church was consecrated on 27 July 1884. The youngest daughter of Edward VII, Maud (1869-1938), became Queen of Norway on her marriage to King Haakon VII and was a frequent visitor to the church.
Churches often dominate their surroundings, but this church is of modest size, squeezed in between larger buildings. The church however has the shape of a cathedral! It was designed in yellow and red brick in the Neo-Gothick style. The church was restored in 1990, and the tower was then replaced with a new one of roughly the same shape and size as the original.
In the USA the Episcopal Church of St Edmund, Los Angeles was founded in 1941. Growth of the parish from its foundation in 1941 coincided with the influx of people into the area during and after World War II. Also in America the Roman Catholic Church of St Edmund, New York, was founded in 1922 to serve the Homecrest area of Brooklyn.
The first building for use as an Anglican Church in Wembley, Australia, was dedicate to St Edmund. It was a small wooden hall that was built using volunteer labour, on land overlooking Herdsman lake. It was consecrated on the 18th November, 1917. To meet the needs of a growing population a timber hall was erected in Pangbourne Street in 1931. The original church building from Herdsman was added to the new hall, thus establishing the Parish of St Edmund in Wembley.
SAINT EDMUNDS CHURCH, WEMBLEY, AUSTRALIA
As the area continued to grow with the development of post war housing, there was an increasing need for a more permanent church. It was not until 1952 that the project became a reality. The new church construction cost, including furniture, 40,000 Australian pounds. The church was consecrated on the 4th of August 1956. The ceremony was attended by over one thousand people.
St. Edmund's Roman Catholic Church is a wood-frame church with a prominent tower and steeple in North Vancouver, British Columbia. This Canadian church is located at the west end of Ottawa Gardens, and the shift in the street grid at this location gives the church landmark status in the neighbourhood. St. Edmund's was established in 1910, and has operated continuously ever since. A Catholic School was erected to the south in 1911, and a large rectory was built adjacent to the church in 1913.
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