Lutheran Cathedral, situated in the northwestern part of the city of Bergen, was first mentioned at the beginning of the XII century. As the Church of St. Olaf. It is at this place was the first stone church.

During the reign of King Haakon VI beside him it was built a Franciscan monastery. In 1537, the church acquired the status of a cathedral. After numerous fires in the middle of the XVI century. Temple rebuilt. In the XVII century. It is also updated after two fires occurred here, just at that time the church steeple was replaced with a turret.

During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the cathedral wall, stuck a cannonball, which is still there and is. In 1880, by the architect Christian Christie rococo interior has been redone, and the Cathedral got back its medieval appearance.

In Bergen Cathedral held periodically wonderful organ concerts.