Frelseren Church

Frelseren Church
Frelserens kirke

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Frelseren Church
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Frelseren Church
Location in of the church
58°05′39″N 6°48′05″E / 58.0943°N 06.8015°E / 58.0943; 06.8015Coordinates: 58°05′39″N 6°48′05″E / 58.0943°N 06.8015°E / 58.0943; 06.8015
Location Farsund, Vest-Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1785
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Unknown
Completed 1905
Specifications
Capacity 380
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Farsund
Deanery Lister prosti
Diocese Agder og Telemark

Frelseren Church (Norwegian: Frelserens kirke) is a parish church in Farsund municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Farsund. The church is part of the Farsund parish in the Lister deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was originally built in 1785 by an unknown architect. The church had a massive fire in 1901 and was burned down. A new church was reconstructed from the old stones and it was completed in 1905. The present building seats about 380 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Frelserens kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-10-02.


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