Oscar's Church

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Oscar's Church

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==History==
==History==
The church was inaugurated in September 1903 as the result of a design competition nine years earlier. The competition was won by [[Gustaf Hermansson]], who also designed the [[Sofia Church]]. It was [[Oscar II of Sweden|King Oscar II]] himself, after whom the church is named, who laid the [[foundation stone]] in 1897. Criticised from the start for its [[Gothic Revival]] style, it was originally meant to be partly clad in brick; this changed to a uniformly white [[façade]], clad in limestone and marble. The construction work was delayed several times because of problems with the foundation, non-deliveries and [[Strike action|labour strikes]], which is why the church was not consecrated until 1903.
The church was inaugurated in September 1903 as the result of a design competition nine years earlier. The competition was won by [[Gustaf Hermansson]], who also designed the [[Sofia Church]]. It was [[Oscar II of Sweden|King Oscar II]] himself, after whom the church is named, who laid the [[foundation stone]] in 1897. Criticised from the start for its [[Gothic Revival]] style, it was originally meant to be partly clad in brick; this changed to a uniformly white [[façade]], clad in limestone and marble. The construction work was delayed several times because of problems with the foundation, non-deliveries and [[Strike action|labour strikes]], which is why the church was not consecrated until 1903.
[[File:Konfirmation Oscarskyrkan brödsbrytelse och elevation.jpg|none|thumb|545x545px|Elevation of the host during a mass with confirmation in Oscar's Church on the third sunday after Easter.]]
[[File:Konfirmation Oscarskyrkan brödsbrytelse och elevation.jpg|none|thumb|545x545px|An [[Lutheranism|Evangelical-Lutheran]] priest of the [[Church of Sweden]] [[Elevation (liturgy)|elevates]] the host before the congregation during a [[Confirmation|Confirmation Mass]] at Oscar's Church on the [[Third Sunday of Easter|Third Sunday of Eastertide]].]]


==Interior==
==Interior==
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