Ansgars Church
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Ansgars Church (Danish: Ansgars Kirke) is a church in Odense, Denmark, within the Diocese of Funen.
Ansgars Church | |
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Ansgars Kirke | |
Denomination | Church of Denmark |
Website | https://www.ansgarskirke.dk/ |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Niels Jacobsen |
Completed | 1902 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Funen |
Deanery | Odense Sankt Knuds Provsti |
Parish | Ansgars Sogn |
Completed in 1902, it was the first church built in the city since the Middle Ages. The church was designed by Niels Jacobsen in a late Romanesque style from red brick, and built on granite foundation. Its features include a cross-shaped interior and a spired bell-tower measuring 45 metres (148 ft). There are three mural paintings inside the church: the 1902 work is a decoration on vault rubs, the 1917 frescoes are in the parish hall, and the 1935–1936 frescoes on the altar's niche.[1]
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