Ansgars Church (Danish: ''Ansgars Kirke'') is a church in

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 2 ...

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, within the

Diocese of Funen The Diocese of Funen (Danish: ''Fyens Stift'') is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. St. Canute's Cathedral in Odense serves as the seat of its bishop. Tine Lindhardt has been the bishop of the diocese since 2012. Hist ...

. Completed in 1902, it was the first church built in the city since the Middle Ages. The church was designed by

Niels Jacobsen Niels Jacobsen (14 September 1865 - 31 January 1935) was a Danish architect and politician who worked primarily in Odense. He was also the Chairman of The Lego Group until his death. Biography Born in Aabenraa, Jacobsen was the son of shipbuilder ...

in a late Romanesque style from red brick, and built on granite foundation. Its features include a cross-shaped interior and a spired bell-tower measuring . There are three mural paintings inside the church: the 1902 work is a decoration on vault rubs, the 1917 frescoes are in the parish hall, and the 1935–1936 frescoes on the altar's niche.

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