Bragernes Church Explained

Bragernes Church
Fullname:Bragernes kirke
Pushpin Map:Buskerud#Norway
Map Caption:Location of the church
Coordinates:59.7467°N 10.2067°W
Location:Drammen, Buskerud
Country:Norway
Denomination: Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Website:www.drammen.kirken.no/bragernes/
Consecrated Date:12 July 1871
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Ernst Robarth Dalin Norgrenn
Style:Neo Gothic
Materials:Brick
Capacity:1000
Parish:Bragernes
Deanery:Drammen
Diocese:Diocese of Tunsberg

Bragernes Church (Bragernes Kirke) is a parish church at Drammen in Buskerud county, Norway.[1]

It was designed by Ernst Norgrenn (1839-1880) in Neo Gothic style and built of brick. It was consecrated in 1871. The old Bragernes church (Gamle Bragernes kirke) was west of Bragernes square. Built in 1708, it burned down in 1866.[2] [3]

Bragernes church is located at the end of Church Street north of Bragernes square in the center of Drammen. Bragernes Cemetery is west of the church. The tower is tall. The pulpit was designed by Ernst Norgrenn, while the baptismal font was by Christian Borch. The altarpiece, Resurrection was painted by Adolph Tidemand. It was copied in many Norwegian churches. The church organ has 38 voices and was built in the romantic style of organ builder Carsten Lund Organ Builders of Copenhagen (Carsten Lund Orgelbyggeri).[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bragernes kirke. Norges Kirker. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. 1 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Ernst Norgrenn. Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Åse Moe Torvanger. 20 February 2017. 1 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Gamle Bragernes kirke. drammen.kirken.no. Håkon Christie . Sigrid Sigrid Christie . 1 October 2017.
  4. http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Buskerud/Drammen/Bragernes-kirkested Bragernes
  5. http://www.artemisia.no/arc/historisk/drammen/bragernes.kirke.html Bragernes kirke
  6. Web site: Carsten Lund Orgelbyggeri. Th. Frobenius & Sønner Orgelbyggeri A/S. 1 October 2017.