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St Nicholas parish

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Stone cross raised at Dragseidet. The boats were hauled across the mountain to avoid sailing around Stad. An important meeting place in former times.
Stone cross raised at Dragseidet. The boats were hauled across the mountain to avoid sailing around Stad. An important meeting place in former times.
The ruins of the monastery at Selja.
The ruins of the monastery at Selja.
Icon of St Sunniva in the cave where she died.
Icon of St Sunniva in the cave where she died.
The priest from Georgia inside the cave. We sing and pray in every language, because many nationalities are present.
The priest from Georgia inside the cave. We sing and pray in every language, because many nationalities are present.
Father Serafim, the priest from Georgia, Father Johannes and Anna after the church coffee.
Father Serafim, the priest from Georgia, Father Johannes and Anna after the church coffee.
The ruins of Selja monastery. Massive foundation walls. «Everyone who hears these words of mine and does what they say is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against the house. But it did not fall, for it was built on rock.»
The ruins of Selja monastery. Massive foundation walls. «Everyone who hears these words of mine and does what they say is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against the house. But it did not fall, for it was built on rock.»
The sacristy in the west wall of the monastery church.
The sacristy in the west wall of the monastery church.
St Andrew the Apostle, the First-called.
St Andrew the Apostle, the First-called.
The bell tower above the main entrance of the monastery.
The bell tower above the main entrance of the monastery.
The north wall at Tvetenveien.
The north wall at Tvetenveien.
St Tryphon of Pechenga and St Olav, Norway's eternal king.
St Tryphon of Pechenga and St Olav, Norway's eternal king.
The church seen from the sanctuary.
The church seen from the sanctuary.
Christ is our way out, in this life and the next.
Christ is our way out, in this life and the next.
Overview at Tvetenveien, decorated for Christmas.
Overview at Tvetenveien, decorated for Christmas.
The icon of St Nicholas with curtains, for icons are windows onto eternity.
The icon of St Nicholas with curtains, for icons are windows onto eternity.
St Nicholas also above the main entrance at Tvetenveien.
St Nicholas also above the main entrance at Tvetenveien.
The iconostasis in the church in Bergen. It originally stood in the crypt at Majorstuen.
The iconostasis in the church in Bergen. It originally stood in the crypt at Majorstuen.
St Sophia with her three children, as depicted in the monastery church.
St Sophia with her three children, as depicted in the monastery church.
The two Norwegian-Ukrainian martyr saints, Theodor and his son John, killed by pagans while travelling through present-day Ukraine. Also called Theodor the Varangian.
The two Norwegian-Ukrainian martyr saints, Theodor and his son John, killed by pagans while travelling through present-day Ukraine. Also called Theodor the Varangian.
The inner monastery gate, built after the pattern of one in Romania.
The inner monastery gate, built after the pattern of one in Romania.
The sun sets over Lom stave church, which is a museum by day.
The sun sets over Lom stave church, which is a museum by day.
The complete set of liturgical books made at the monastery, a work of real scale.
The complete set of liturgical books made at the monastery, a work of real scale.