The Capernaum Church ( Danish: Kapernaumskirken ) is a

Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church ( , or unofficially ; ), sometimes called the Church of Denmark, is the established, state-supported church in Denmark. The supreme secular authority of the church is composed of ...

parish church located at

Frederikssundsvej Frederikssundsvej is a major artery in the Bispebjerg, North-West, Brønshøj and Husum (Copenhagen), Husum districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It begins at Nørrebro Station as the direct continuation of Nørrebrogade and changes its name to Herlev ...

45 in the

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district of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

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. Inaugurated in 1895, it is the oldest surviving church built by the Copenhagen Church Foundation.

History

The church was built at the initiative of the Copenhagen Church Foundation (Danish: Kirkefondet). It was built in 1894-05 to design by

Valdemar Koch Otto Valdemar Koch (20 October 1852 – 24 February 1902) was a Danish architect and local politician. He designed a number of churches in Copenhagen. Early life and education Valdemar Koch was born in the parish of Sønder Kirkeby on the isl ...

Architecture

The church is built from red brick and has a saddle roof topped by a

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. The facade to Frederikssundsvej has round-arched windows, a

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and a relief of an angel above the main entrance.

Parish

As of 1 January 2012, the parish had 9,029 inhabitants of which 5,148 (57.02 %) were members of the Church of Denmark.

References

External links

Official website
{{Bispebjerg Churches completed in 1895 Churches in Bispebjerg Churches in the Diocese of Copenhagen Lutheran churches in Copenhagen 19th-century Church of Denmark churches 1890s churches in Denmark