Brønshøj Church

Brønshøj Church is a Church of Denmark parish church in Brønshøj, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Brønshøj Church
Brønshøj Parish Church
Brønshøj Kirke
Location	Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Website	Church website
History
Status	Active
Founded	1180s
Founder(s)	Absalon
Dedication	Saint Lawrence
Architecture
Functional status	Parish Church
Architectural type	Romanesque
Administration
Diocese	Copenhagen
Deanery	Bispebjerg-Brønshøj
Parish	Brønshøj
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Peter Skov-Jakobsen
Dean	Johanne Haastrup
Pastor(s)	Peter Nejsum,

History

The church was built in the 1180s in the Romanesque style by bishop Absalon using chalk ashlar. Its original dedication was to saint Laurence and it first appears in the written record under that name in two papal letters of 21 October 1186 and 25 March 1193, stating that Absalon owned a 'bol' in Brønshøj and was the church's patron. A redbrick Gothic tower was added around 1450, a porch in 1892 and a sacristy in 1942.

Interior of the Church.

During the Swedish occupation of 1658, the church's interior was destroyed and the building used as an armoury and weapons store. Its 1587 altarpiece and its font were both preserved, though the rest of the church furniture was lost - the current Baroque pulpit dates from 1678. The British also camped in the church's cemetery in 1807 during the battle of Copenhagen. After its parish became part of the Copenhagen Municipality in 1901, it became the oldest building in the municipality. The church passed to private ownership on 1 October 1934.

Cultural references

The church and cemetery has been used as a location in the films Min søsters børn på bryllupsrejse (1967), Zappa (1983) Max pinlig (2008).

Sources

• "Brønshøj Kirke - Danmarks kirker". danmarkskirker.natmus.dk. Retrieved 2016-12-12.

External links

• Official website