St. Olav's Abbey, Stavanger
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St. Olav's Abbey, Stavanger (Olavsklosteret i Stavanger) was a house of Augustinian Canons in Stavanger
in Norway
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It is believed to be one of the first Augustinian monastic foundations in Norway, if not the first. The exact date of foundation is unknown, but it was certainly there by 1160. It was dedicated to Saint Olav.
It is last recorded in 1236, and seems to have been moved to the newly-founded Utstein Abbey, established in the reign of Magnus VI of Norway
(1263-80). The lands and possessions of the earlier monastery were also transferred to the ownership of Utstein.
The abbey church in Stavanger remained in use until the Reformation
but in 1577 permission was given to demolish it and to reuse the stone.
The site was on the present Haakon VII's gate. Ruins were discovered in 1847, but they are no longer visible.
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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It is believed to be one of the first Augustinian monastic foundations in Norway, if not the first. The exact date of foundation is unknown, but it was certainly there by 1160. It was dedicated to Saint Olav.
It is last recorded in 1236, and seems to have been moved to the newly-founded Utstein Abbey, established in the reign of Magnus VI of Norway
Magnus VI of Norway
Magnus VI Lagabøte or Magnus Håkonsson , was king of Norway from 1263 until 1280.-Early life:...
(1263-80). The lands and possessions of the earlier monastery were also transferred to the ownership of Utstein.
The abbey church in Stavanger remained in use until the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
but in 1577 permission was given to demolish it and to reuse the stone.
The site was on the present Haakon VII's gate. Ruins were discovered in 1847, but they are no longer visible.