Frelseren Church

Frelseren Church (lit. 'The Saviour's Church'; Norwegian: Frelserens kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Farsund. It is one of the three churches for the Farsund parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a rectangular design in 1905 using plans drawn up in 1785 (for the previous church) by the architect George Johnstone from Scotland. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2][3]

Frelseren Church
Frelserens kirke
View of the church
58.0943°N 06.8015°E / 58.0943; 06.8015
LocationFarsund Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1785
Consecrated1905
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)George Johnstone
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1905 (1905)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishFarsund
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84117

History

The stone church was founded in 1785 to serve the growing town of Farsund. The church is a rectangular church with the nave and choir in the same room. In 1901, the church burned down and only the exterior stone walls remained. In 1905, the church was rebuilt using what remained of the old exterior walls, but with a completely new interior. The only items from the interior that were saved from the fire was the baptismal font and a chandelier that had hung over the aisle.[1][4]

  • View of the church around the year 1900 (before the fire)
  • View of the church around the year 1900 (before the fire)

See also

References
  1. "Frelserens kirke, Farsund". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.
  4. "Farsund kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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