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Humlebæk Church ( Danish: Humlebæk Kirke) is a parish church in
Humlebæk Humlebæk is a town within the Municipalities of Denmark, municipality of Fredensborg Municipality, Fredensborg in North Zealand in Denmark, approximately 35 km north of Copenhagen. Humlebæk is located at the shore to Øresund and has a popu ...
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, som 20 km north of central
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History

Humlebæk was originally located in the vast Asminderød Parish. A
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conducted outdoor services for the residents of Humlebæk and Sletten in Lave Skov and at Sletten School. A group of residents from Asminderød, Grønholt and
Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 Janua ...
starting working for a new church in Humlebæk in 1866. Ballet master
August Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ne ...
was a member of the committee and chamberlain C. Brun from
Krogerup Krogerup Højskole ( English: Krogerup Folk High School) is a folk high school located outside Humlebæk in Fredensborg-Humlebæk Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1953, it is based in a former manor house built from 1772 to 17 ...
provided a piece of land and also contributed financially to the project. The architect Frederik Vilhelm Tvede was charged with the design of the new church. The foundation stone was set on 13 June 1868 in the presence of
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and the completed church was already inaugurated on 20 December the same year. The church was initially referred to as "Capellet" (The chapel). The church was on the night between 18 and 18 December 1898 hit by fire. The fire was put out by local fishermen and people from Krogerup. It was badly damaged but reopened on 22 October 1899.


Architecture

The church is built in red brick in
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. The nave and chancel have
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ed ceilings.


Furnishings

The
altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of worship. They are use ...
was created by E. Zeuthen Nielsen in 1868. A glass mosaic by Sven Havsteen Mikkelsen representing the battle of light against darkness is located behind the altar. The old
altarpiece An altarpiece is a painting or sculpture, including relief, of religious subject matter made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting or sculpture, ...
, an 1868 painting by A. Dorph depicting Christ on the cross, is now located to the north of the altar. The
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was created in 1846 by H. Dalhoff for the Church of the Holy Ghost in Copenhagen. It was donated to Humlebæk Church in 1895. The
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, a 12-gun naval brig, was donated to the church by fisherman and diver Jens Jensen in connection with its inauguration in 1868. The current organ was built by Carsten Lund in 1997.


Churchyard

Notable burials in the surrounding churchyard include: * Charles Brun (1866–1919), politician *
Eske Brun Eske Brun (May 25, 1904 – October 11, 1987) was a Danish high civil servant in and later governor of Greenland and connected to Greenland from 1932 to 1964. Early life and career Eske Brun was born in Aalborg in the northern part of Jutlan ...
(1904–1987), civil servant n *
Fritz Brun Fritz Brun (18 August 1878 – 29 November 1959) was a Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Sw ...
(1813–1888), politician and landowner *
Ebba Carstensen Ebba Ninna Back Carstensen (23 August 1885 – 13 October 1967) was a Danish painter. Her painting developed from a rather Impressionist style towards Cubism. Biography Born in Västra Kärrstorp near Malmö in Sweden, she was the daughter of a f ...
(1885–1967), painter *
Urban Gad Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Denmark, Danish film director, stage actor, screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his dà ...
(1879–1947), filmmaker *
Viggo Jarl Viggo Jarl (28 November 1879 – 23 March 1965) was a Danish sculptor. His work was part of the Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics#Sculpture, sculpture event in the Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics, art competition at t ...
(1879–1965), sculptor * Knud W. Jensen (1916–2000), businessman and museum founder * Ole Kielberg (1911–1985), painter *
Knud Kristensen Knud Kristensen (26 October 1880 – 28 September 1962) was Prime Minister (Denmark), Prime Minister of Denmark from 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947 in the first elected government after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. ...
(1880–1962), politician *
Erik Moltke Erik Moltke (4 April 1901 – 19 October 1984) was a Danish runologist, writer, and editor. Through his leadership, the Runologist Section of the National Museum of Denmark became a world centre for the scientific study of runology Runolog ...
(1901–1983), writer and runologist *
Elna Møller Elna Møller Moltke (12 December 1913 – 22 May 1994) was a Danish architect and author. Biography Moltke was born at Tange Skovgård in Højbjerg parish, Denmark. She was the daughter of Niels Rasmussen Møller (1880-1950) and Johanne Due ...
(1912–1994), architect and editor *
Jens Rosing Jens Christian Rosing (28 July 1925 – 24 May 2008) was a notable Greenlandic artist, author and storyteller. He designed the Coat of arms of Greenland, coat of arms of Greenland, many Greenlandic postage stamps, as well as illustrated childr ...
(1925–2008), illustrator and author * Kristian Vedel (1923–2003), designer *
Peter Zobel Peter Zobel (18 June 1936 – 3 September 2017) was a Danish CEO of the insurance company Codan A/S. He was a lawyer, appointed Hofjægermester by the Royal Danish Court and owner of the estate, Bækkeskov in the south of Zealand. He was al ...
(1936–2017), businessman


Further reading

* Jensen, Tage: ''Humlebæk Kirkes historie''


References


External links

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