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'''Taarbæk Church''' ([[Danish language|Danish]]: Taarbæk Kirke), formerly known as '''Skovkapellet''', is a [[Church of Denmark]] parish church in [[Taarbæk]], [[Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality]], some 15 km north of central [[Copenhagen]], Denmark. The church and adjacent cemetery is bordered by [[Jægersborg Dyrehave]] to the north and west and by the [[Coast Line (Denmark)|Coast Line]] to the east. The church was inaugurated in 1864 but '''Taarbæk Paris''' was not disjoined from that of [[Lyngby Church|Lyngby]] until 1907.
'''Taarbæk Church''' ([[Danish language|Danish]]: Taarbæk Kirke), formerly known as '''Skovkapellet''', is a [[Church of Denmark]] parish church in [[Taarbæk]], [[Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality]], some 15 km north of central [[Copenhagen]], Denmark. The church and adjacent cemetery are bordered by [[Jægersborg Dyrehave]] to the north and west and by the [[Coast Line (Denmark)|Coast Line]] to the east. The church was inaugurated in 1864 but '''Taarbæk Paris''' was not disjoined from that of [[Lyngby Church|Lyngby]] until 1907.


==History==
==History==
===Taarbæk Prayer House===
===Taarbæk Prayer House===
The fishing village of Taarbæk was originally part of [[Ltngby Church|Lyngby Parish]]. The distance to [[Lyngby Church]] was long and [[Jægersborg Dyrehave]] even made it necessary to make a detour by way of [[Jægersborg Allé]] on Sundays. In 1821, Mrs. Bilberg asked pastor Bone Falch Rønne to conduct bible readings for the community in her home. Shortly thereafter, two Englishmen, Gordon and Watt, presented their summer resince, Neptunus, to the community as a new combined school and church room. The building was from then on known as Taarbæk Skole og Bedehus (Taarbæk School and Prayer House) and colloquially as Haabet (The Hope). Rønne started Det Danske Missionsselskab in the buildinglater the same year. Peter Rørdam succeeded succeeded as pastor of Lyngby. in 1856.<ref name="LB">{{cite web|url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/923292.pdf|title=Taarbæk Kirkes historie|language=Danish|author=Poul Gamrath|publisher=Historisk-Topografisk Selskab for Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
The fishing village of Taarbæk was originally part of [[Ltngby Church|Lyngby Parish]]. The distance to [[Lyngby Church]] was long and [[Jægersborg Dyrehave]] even made it necessary to make a detour by way of [[Jægersborg Allé]] on Sundays. In 1821, Mrs. Bilberg asked pastor Bone Falch Rønne to conduct bible readings for the community in her home. Shortly thereafter, two Englishmen, Gordon and Watt, presented their summer residence, Neptunus, to the community as a new combined school and church room. The building was from then on known as Taarbæk Skole og Bedehus (Taarbæk School and Prayer House) and colloquially as Haabet (The Hope). Rønne started Det Danske Missionsselskab in the building later the same year. Peter Rørdam succeeded as pastor of Lyngby in 1856.<ref name="LB">{{cite web|url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/923292.pdf|title=Taarbæk Kirkes historie|language=Danish|author=Poul Gamrath|publisher=Historisk-Topografisk Selskab for Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>


===Skovkapellet, 1764-1897===
===Skovkapellet, 1764-1897===
[[File:Ferdinand Richardt - Parti fra Taarbæk Kirke - 1869.png|thumb|left|[[Ferdinand Richardt]]: ''View from the Church at Taarbæk'', 1869]]
[[File:Ferdinand Richardt - Parti fra Taarbæk Kirke - 1869.png|thumb|[[Ferdinand Richardt]]: ''View from the Church at Taarbæk'', 1869]]

In the second half of the century, the need for a new church became more evident as the population started to grow and wealthy new citizens began to arrive. The construction of Taarbæk Church was financed through private donations with [[Carl Frederik Tietgen]], a personal friend the pastor at Lyngby Church, Peter Rørdam, as by far the largest contributor.<ref name="NK">{{cite web|url=https://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Taarbaek_kirke/Taarbaek_kirke.htm|title=Taarbæk Kirke|language=Danish|publisher=nordenskirker.dk|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
In the second half of the century, the need for a new church became more evident as the population started to grow and wealthy new citizens began to arrive. The construction of Taarbæk Church was financed through private donations with [[Carl Frederik Tietgen]], a personal friend of the pastor at Lyngby Church, Peter Rørdam, as by far the largest contributor.<ref name="NK">{{cite web|url=https://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Taarbaek_kirke/Taarbaek_kirke.htm|title=Taarbæk Kirke|language=Danish|publisher=nordenskirker.dk|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>


The church was inaugurated on 26 June 1864.<ref name="LB"/> The inaugural ceremony was conducted by Bishop [[Hans Lassen Martensen]] and attended by [[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]]. Tietgen owned a summer retreat on Taarbæk Strandvej from 1754 to 1890. Both churches therefore shared its priest. In 1880, Gerhard Kemp was employed by Lyngby Parish as [[chaplain]] with special responsibility for the Taarbæk area.<ref name="TK">{{cite web|url=https://taarbaek-kirke.dk/om-kirken/kirkens-historie/|title=Kirkens historie|language=Danish|author=Poul Gamrath|publisher=Taarbæk Sogn|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
The church was inaugurated on 26 June 1864.<ref name="LB"/> The inaugural ceremony was conducted by Bishop [[Hans Lassen Martensen]] and attended by [[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]]. Tietgen owned a summer retreat on Taarbæk Strandvej from 1754 to 1890. Both churches therefore shared its priest. In 1880, Gerhard Kemp was employed by Lyngby Parish as [[chaplain]] with special responsibility for the Taarbæk area.<ref name="TK">{{cite web|url=https://taarbaek-kirke.dk/om-kirken/kirkens-historie/|title=Kirkens historie|language=Danish|author=Poul Gamrath|publisher=Taarbæk Sogn|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
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The church was designed by Carl Emil Wessel. The design was supposedly inspirated by a church in [[Limerick]], Ireland.<ref name="NK"/> The same church was used as a source of inspiration by Wessel's son in his design of [[Dragør Church]].<ref name="LB"/> The church consists of a nave, a chancel to the west and a tower placed on the south side of the nave. The walls are supported by [[buttress]]es.
The church was designed by Carl Emil Wessel. The design was supposedly inspirated by a church in [[Limerick]], Ireland.<ref name="NK"/> The same church was used as a source of inspiration by Wessel's son in his design of [[Dragør Church]].<ref name="LB"/> The church consists of a nave, a chancel to the west and a tower placed on the south side of the nave. The walls are supported by [[buttress]]es.


The nave features four stained glass windows created by Johan Vilhelm Andersen.<ref name="YK"/> The apse features a stained glass window by Kræsten Iversen from 1956. The upper part depicts Christ seated on a rainbow. The lower part of the window depicts [[Ansgar]], [[Absalon]] and [[Hans Tausen]]. The room under the tower features a stained glass window from 1955. The central part features the scenes [[Jesus walking on water]], [[Zacchaeus|Christ's meeting with Zacchaeus]] and the [[Raising of Lazarus]].
The nave features four stained glass windows created by Johan Vilhelm Andersen.{{CN|date=December 2021}} The apse features a stained glass window by Kræsten Iversen from 1956. The upper part depicts Christ seated on a rainbow. The lower part of the window depicts [[Ansgar]], [[Absalon]] and [[Hans Tausen]]. The room under the tower features a stained glass window from 1955. The central part features the scenes [[Jesus walking on water]], [[Zacchaeus|Christ's meeting with Zacchaeus]] and the [[Raising of Lazarus]].


Two stained glass windows from 1939 by Poul and Fanny Sæby in the chancel have now been replaced by clear window panes.
Two stained glass windows from 1939 by Poul and Fanny Sæby in the chancel have now been replaced by clear window panes.
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The current organ is a 22-step [[Frobenius Orgelbyggeri|Th. Frobenius & Sønner]] organ from 1976. It replaced a [[Marcussen & Søn]] organ from 1929.<ref name="LB"/>
The current organ is a 22-step [[Frobenius Orgelbyggeri|Th. Frobenius & Sønner]] organ from 1976. It replaced a [[Marcussen & Søn]] organ from 1929.<ref name="LB"/>


Three new church bells were installed in the tower in October 1971. They replaced a church bell donated to the church by [[Theodor Wessel#Personal life|Elise Wessel]] in 1909. The largest of the bells is{{mdash}}like its predecessor from 1909{{mdash}}inscrived with a quote from a [[N.F.S. Gundtvig]] hymn: "»Jeg kalder på gammel og ung, mest dog på sjælen træt og tung, syg for den evige hvile". The two other bells feature the inscriptions "[[Kyrie eleison]]" and "[[Te Deum laudamus]]".<ref name="LB"/>
Three new church bells were installed in the tower in October 1971. They replaced a church bell donated to the church by [[Theodor Wessel#Personal life|Elise Wessel]] in 1909. The largest of the bells is{{mdash}}like its predecessor from 1909{{mdash}}inscrived with a quote from a [[N.F.S. Gundtvig]] hymn: "Jeg kalder på gammel og ung, mest dog på sjælen træt og tung, syg for den evige hvile". The two other bells feature the inscriptions "[[Kyrie eleison]]" and "[[Te Deum laudamus]]".<ref name="LB"/>


==Cemetery==
==Cemetery==
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==Rxternal links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Taarbæk Kirke}}
{{Commons category|Taarbæk Kirke}}
*[https://taarbaek-kirke.dk/ Official website]
*[https://taarbaek-kirke.dk/ Official website]
* [https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/923292.pdf Taarbæk Kirkegård]


{{Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality}}
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[[Category:Churches in the Diocese of Helsingør]]
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[[Category:19th-century Church of Denmark churches]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1864]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1864]]
[[Category:1864 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:1864 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in Denmark]]

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Taarbæk Church
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55°47′22.1″N 12°35′22.3″E / 55.789472°N 12.589528°E / 55.789472; 12.589528
LocationEdelslundsvej 10, 2930 Klampenborg
CountryDenmark
DenominationChurch of Denmark
History
StatusChurch
Architecture
Architect(s)Carl Emil Wessel
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1864
Specifications
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ArchdioceseDiocese of Helsingør

Taarbæk Church (Danish: Taarbæk Kirke), formerly known as Skovkapellet, is a Church of Denmark parish church in Taarbæk, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, some 15 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The church and adjacent cemetery are bordered by Jægersborg Dyrehave to the north and west and by the Coast Line to the east. The church was inaugurated in 1864 but Taarbæk Paris was not disjoined from that of Lyngby until 1907.

History

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Taarbæk Prayer House

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The fishing village of Taarbæk was originally part of Lyngby Parish. The distance to Lyngby Church was long and Jægersborg Dyrehave even made it necessary to make a detour by way of Jægersborg Allé on Sundays. In 1821, Mrs. Bilberg asked pastor Bone Falch Rønne to conduct bible readings for the community in her home. Shortly thereafter, two Englishmen, Gordon and Watt, presented their summer residence, Neptunus, to the community as a new combined school and church room. The building was from then on known as Taarbæk Skole og Bedehus (Taarbæk School and Prayer House) and colloquially as Haabet (The Hope). Rønne started Det Danske Missionsselskab in the building later the same year. Peter Rørdam succeeded as pastor of Lyngby in 1856.[1]

Skovkapellet, 1764-1897

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Ferdinand Richardt: View from the Church at Taarbæk, 1869

In the second half of the century, the need for a new church became more evident as the population started to grow and wealthy new citizens began to arrive. The construction of Taarbæk Church was financed through private donations with Carl Frederik Tietgen, a personal friend of the pastor at Lyngby Church, Peter Rørdam, as by far the largest contributor.[2]

The church was inaugurated on 26 June 1864.[1] The inaugural ceremony was conducted by Bishop Hans Lassen Martensen and attended by Christian IX. Tietgen owned a summer retreat on Taarbæk Strandvej from 1754 to 1890. Both churches therefore shared its priest. In 1880, Gerhard Kemp was employed by Lyngby Parish as chaplain with special responsibility for the Taarbæk area.[3]

20th century

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In 1907, Taarbæk was finally incorporated as an independent parish with Kæmp as its first pastor.[4] Cathinka Hermine von Bertouch, principal of Vallø Stift, donated a house at Taarbæk Strandvej 111 to the parish as clergy house. In 1945 this property was sold and the proceeds were used for acquiring the current rectory at Edelslundsvej 2.

Architecture

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The church was designed by Carl Emil Wessel. The design was supposedly inspirated by a church in Limerick, Ireland.[2] The same church was used as a source of inspiration by Wessel's son in his design of Dragør Church.[1] The church consists of a nave, a chancel to the west and a tower placed on the south side of the nave. The walls are supported by buttresses.

The nave features four stained glass windows created by Johan Vilhelm Andersen.[citation needed] The apse features a stained glass window by Kræsten Iversen from 1956. The upper part depicts Christ seated on a rainbow. The lower part of the window depicts Ansgar, Absalon and Hans Tausen. The room under the tower features a stained glass window from 1955. The central part features the scenes Jesus walking on water, Christ's meeting with Zacchaeus and the Raising of Lazarus.

Two stained glass windows from 1939 by Poul and Fanny Sæby in the chancel have now been replaced by clear window panes.

FFurnishings and fittings

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The original altarpiece featured a painting by Peter Raadsig depicting the Agony in the Garden. It was in 2006 replaced by a modern altarpiece in stainless steel by Kurt Tegtmeier. The antependium is also from 2006 and was created by Ville Clemmesen.[5] The pulpit was designed by Wessel in connection with his design of the church. The baptismal font is from 1939 and its upper part was carved in wood by O. Clemmensen.[1]

The current organ is a 22-step Th. Frobenius & Sønner organ from 1976. It replaced a Marcussen & Søn organ from 1929.[1]

Three new church bells were installed in the tower in October 1971. They replaced a church bell donated to the church by Elise Wessel in 1909. The largest of the bells is—like its predecessor from 1909—inscrived with a quote from a N.F.S. Gundtvig hymn: "Jeg kalder på gammel og ung, mest dog på sjælen træt og tung, syg for den evige hvile". The two other bells feature the inscriptions "Kyrie eleison" and "Te Deum laudamus".[1]

Cemetery

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A cemetery was created at the church in 1905. It was later expanded in 1925 and 1950. Notable burials include:

List of pastors

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  • (1864–83) Peter Rørdam
  • (1883-1906) H.F. Rørdam
  • (1906–23) G.P.B. Kemp
  • (1923–36) Severin Widding
  • (1936–45) Ø.A.E.V. Schiawitz
  • (1945) E.M. Frederiksen (temporary)
  • (1945–72) Poul Gamrath
  • (1972–91) Poul Falk Hansen
  • (1991-2008) Thorkild Grosbøll
  • (2008–present) Charlotte Gamborg Paaskesen

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Poul Gamrath. "Taarbæk Kirkes historie" (PDF) (in Danish). Historisk-Topografisk Selskab for Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Taarbæk Kirke" (in Danish). nordenskirker.dk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ Poul Gamrath. "Kirkens historie" (in Danish). Taarbæk Sogn. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Kirkens historie" (in Danish). Taarbæk Sogn. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ville Clemmensen, 2006" (in Danish). Moderne Kirkekunst. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Alfred Benzon - fabriksejer" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Emil Vett" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Th. Wessel" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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