Barbu Church

Barbu Church
Barbu kirke
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Barbu Church
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Barbu Church
Barbu Church (Norway)
58°27′51″N 8°46′31″E / 58.4643°N 08.7753°E / 58.4643; 08.7753Coordinates: 58°27′51″N 8°46′31″E / 58.4643°N 08.7753°E / 58.4643; 08.7753
Location Arendal, Aust-Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1880
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Barbu
Deanery Arendal prosti
Diocese Agder og Telemark

Barbu Church (Norwegian: Barbu kirke) is a parish church in Arendal municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Barbu area of the town of Arendal. It is the church for the Barbu parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, brick/stone church was built in 1880 using plans by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people. It was consecrated on 17 September 1880 by the Bishop Jørgen Engebretsen Moe.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Barbu kirke, Arendal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-11-19.


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