St. Olaf
Encyclopedia
People
- Saint Olaf, King Olaf II of NorwayOlaf II of NorwayOlaf II Haraldsson was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae and canonised in Nidaros by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral...
- Saint Olaf of Sweden, King Olof Skötkonung
Institutions
- St. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...
, a private, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota - St. Olaf ChoirSt. Olaf ChoirThe St. Olaf Choir, a 75 voice mixed ensemble, is the touring a cappella choir of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. Officially founded in 1912 by music faculty member F. Melius Christiansen as the St. Olaf Lutheran Choir, it began as an outgrowth of the local St. John's Lutheran Church,...
, the a cappella choir of St. Olaf College
Places
- St Olave District (Metropolis)St Olave District (Metropolis)St Olave was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the St Olave District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen....
, London - St. Olaf, IowaSt. Olaf, IowaSt. Olaf is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 136 at the 2000 census. has a large cheese packaging plant in St. Olaf.-Geography:St...
, United States - St. Olaf Township, Minnesota, United States
- St. Olaf, Minnesota, a fictional town referred to in the television series The Golden Girls
- St. Olaf's church, 12th century church in Tallinn, Estonia, the world's tallest building from 1549 to 1625
- OlavinlinnaOlavinlinnaOlavinlinna is a 15th century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.- Construction :...
(St. Olaf's Castle), 15th century castle in Savonlinna, Finland - St. Olaf KirkeSt. Olaf KirkeSt. Olaf Kirke, commonly referred to as The Rock Church, is a small Lutheran church located outside of Cranfills Gap, Texas, United States, in an unincorporated rural community known as Norse, Texas.-Background:...
, a historical Lutheran church located near Cranfills Gap, Texas, United States