The Norwegian Santal Mission ( no, Den norske Santalmisjon) was a Norwegian humanitarian and missionary organisation that was mainly active in

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, particularly among the

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. It was affiliated with the (Lutheran) Norwegian State Church and existed from 1867 until it merged with other organisations to form Normisjon in 2001. The Norwegian Santal Mission has operated schools and hospitals in

and

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. The organisation was the Norwegian branch of the Santal Mission of the Northern Churches, that was established by the Norwegian missionary

Lars Olsen Skrefsrud Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (4 February 1840 – 11 December 1910) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary and language researcher in India. Biography Skrefsrud came from the parish of Fåberg situated north of Lillehammer in Oppland, Norway. As a youn ...

and the Danish missionary

Hans Peter Børresen Hans Peter Boerresen (29 November 1825 – 23 September 1901) was a Danes, Danish missionary to India. He and Norwegian missionary Lars Olsen Skrefsrud were the founders of Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church—centered in North India - Bihar, ...

. Similar organisations existed in Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Notable people affiliated with the Norwegian Santal Mission include

Olav Hodne Olav Hodne (16 June 1921 – 29 October 2009) was a Norwegian humanitarian and missionary, affiliated with the Norwegian Santal Mission. He was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 1976. Early life and education Hodne was born at Lindås in Horda ...

.Johan Nyhagen and

: ''Santalmisjonens historie : med særlig henblikk på utviklingen i India og Norge 1867–1967'', 1967 Between 1883 and 2001, the Norwegian Santal Mission published the journal ''Santalen'' ("The Santal").

Chairmen

Prior to 1883, the Norwegian Santal Mission consisted of local committees and lacked a national leadership. In 1883, a national central committee was formed. It was replaced by a national board from 1911. The chairmen were (incomplete): *1883–1887

Oscar Nissen Elias Gottlieb Oscar Egede Nissen (31 October 1843 – 4 January 1911) was a Norwegian physician, newspaper editor and politician. He belonged to the Norwegian Labour Party from 1889 to his death, and was both party leader, party secretary as well ...

*1887–1907

Bernhard Pauss Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss (born 6 April 1839 at Tangen, Drammen, died 9 November 1907 in Christiania) was a Norwegian theologian, educator, author and humanitarian and missionary leader, who was a major figure in girls' education in Norway in his ...

*1911–1912

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*1912–1917

Ole Hallesby Ole Kristian Hallesby (5 August 1879 – 22 November 1961) was a conservative, Norwegian Lutheran theologian, author and educator. Biography Ole Kristian Hallesby was born in Aremark, in Østfold, Norway. Hallesby grew up as the sixth of eight s ...

*Hans Høeg

References

{{reflist Christian missionary societies Defunct organisations based in Norway Charities based in Norway Religious organizations established in 1867 Organizations disestablished in 2001