Trondheim Cathedral School Trondheim Cathedral School Trondheim Cathedral School (, Latin: "Schola Cathedralis Nidrosiensis") is an upper secondary school located next to the Nidaros Cathedral in the center of Trondheim, Norway. The school's motto is the Latin phrase "Per ardua ad astra" ("Through Struggle to the Stars"). There is great dispute regarding the actual founding date of the Trondheim Cathedral, but the most common theory is that the school was founded in approximately 1152 and is hence the oldest school in Norway. The oldest part of the present school is the Harsdorff building (Munkegata 8), which was completed in 1786. The building is
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