San Carlo al Corso


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Chapel of St Olav
On the left side is the Chapel of St Olav of Norway, dedicated to the martyr king who was slain in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. The chapel was inaugurated by Cardinal Lucido Maria Parocchi on 9 April 1893, on the 50th anniversary of the first Mass celebrated legally in Norway since the Reformation.
(Plan location #9)
Related links:  Olav II of Norway (995-1030)
Battle of Stiklestad

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