Holmen Church is a church located in Prestfoss

Prestfoss

Prestfoss is the administrative center of the Sigdal municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.-Background:The population of Pressfoss as of 2005 was 465. Prestfoss is located 1.5 hours northwest of Oslo...

, Sigdal

Sigdal

Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. -Background:...

 municipality, Buskerud

Buskerud

is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

 county, Norway.

Holmen Church is the principal church for Sigdal municipality. The cruciform church, which seats 750, was constructed of wood. It was dedicated in 1853 by Jens Lauritz Arup

Jens Lauritz Arup

Jens Lauritz Arup was a Norwegian bishop and politician. He was born in Kristiansand, where his father was a sexton and a school teacher. In 1811 he was sent to Copenhagen to study, but had to end his studies due to lack of funds...

, Bishop of Oslo. The closing hymn was written by the resident chaplain to Sigdal, Jørgen Moe

Jørgen Moe

right|thumb|Norske Folkeeventyr Asbjørnsen and Moe Jørgen Engebretsen Moe was a Norwegian bishop and author...

, later Bishop in the Diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 of Agder

Agder

Agder is a historical district of Norway in the southernmost region of Norway, corresponding to the two counties Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. Today, the term Sørlandet is more commonly used.-Name:...

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Sources

• Skatvedt, Thormod (1914) Sigdal's Main Church (translated by Rosella Goettelman in "Sigdalslag". February, 2010. Volume 30, Issue 1)

External links

• Holmen kirke