Holum Church
church in Krossen, Lindesnes, Norway
Holum Church (Norwegian: Holum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Krossen. It is the church for the Holum parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1825 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 480 people.
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1307, but there is reason to believe that the stave church present then was already old. The church was likely built during the 12th century. According to local tradition, the oldest church must have stood on Monen, a former arid area about 800 metres (2,600 ft) south of the current church, by the river Mandalselva. Around the year 1550, an old Holum Church was torn down and replaced with a timber-framed building with a long church design on the same site where the present church sits.
In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke).
The public source identifies “Holum Church” as church in Krossen, Lindesnes, Norway. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Holum, Church and church.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q13581147. VIAF identifies the subject as 78148995945659751636. Authority coordinates are 58.098, 7.515. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1825, 1307, 1550 and 1814.
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