Saint Hans Church

Saint Hans Church
Sankt Hans Kirke
Location	Odense, Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Website	https://sankthanskirke.dk/
Architecture
Completed	c. 1100
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Funen
Parish	Sankt Hans Sogn

Saint Hans Church (Danish: Sankt Hans Kirke) is a church in Odense, Denmark.

History

First mentioned in 1295, it was built by the Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Order of Saint John.

Not much of the original building remains as it was rebuilt in 1636 and subsequently restored on two occasions. Built of red brick with horizontal decorations on the chancel wall, it has large Gothic windows. The date of 1496 on one of the bells in the step-ribbed tower may well be the year the church was completed. The tower is adjacent to Odense Palace which was originally built as a monastery. ^[1]

Interior of the church

The church has a three manual Marcussen organ used by Kevin Bowyer to record the complete organ works of Bach for Nimbus Records.

Large Gothic crucifix in the church

References

1. "Sct. Hans Kirke" (in Danish). Sct. Hans Kirke. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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