Ludvig Hope (17 January 1871,

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– 26 October 1954) was a Norwegian lay preacher, writer, teacher and organizer. He was a popular preacher from the late 1890s, and could gather up to 5,000 listeners at his meetings. He was a central leader for the organization Kinamisjonen (later ''Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband''). His demand for a "free" communion, outside the churches, was met with opposition, but was finally settled by law in 1913. During

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he was imprisoned for 15 months at the

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, after having signed a protest letter together with other church leaders.

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