Immanuel Church () is a cruciform church dating from 1833 in the municipality of

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...

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county,

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. It stands in the center of Halden and belongs to the Deanery of Sarpsborg.

History

The church is built on the site of an older church that burned in 1826.''arc!'': Fra Fredrikshalds murarkitektur: Immanuels kirke.
/ref> Construction of the church began in 1828 based on plans by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch in partnership with Ole Peter Riis Høegh,''Norges kirker'': Immanuelskirken i Halden
/ref> and it was consecrated in 1833. It is built of brick and can accommodate 900 people. The church underwent restoration in 1950. The church is built in the late

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. Nils Marstein of the

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has called Immanuel Church the single most important creation among the many churches that Grosch built, and he referred to the church as "a masterpiece of Empire style religious architecture in Norway."Marstein, Nils. 2001. Chr. H. Grosch Christianias bytuvikler. ''Aftenposten'' (May 3).

Furnishings

The altar features a statue of Christ from 1833, created by

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. The pulpit is made of wood and was designed by Grosch. The baptismal font was also designed by Grosch and it is made of cast iron. There are five chandeliers in the church, all dating from 1837. The church contains some older pieces of silver work, including a wine cruet from 1707 and a chalice with a paten and lid from 1739.

References

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External links

''Norges kirker'': Immanuelskirken i Halden

''Kirkesøk'': Immanuels kirke, Halden
Buildings and structures in Halden 19th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1833 1833 in Norway Cruciform churches in Norway