Jákup Reinert Hansen – Trap The Faroe Islands

Religion and religious communities on the Faroe Islands

by Jákup Reinert Hansen, Rúni Rasmussen, Jógvan á Lakjuni

The census on the 25th of May 2020 showed that 79.1 % of the population were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. There were large local differences. The...

Churches on the Faroe Islands

by Jákup Reinert Hansen, Rúni Rasmussen

Remarkably little medieval church furniture has been preserved in the Faroe Islands. Some distinctive baptismal fonts have been brought to the museum in Tórsha...

Havnar Kirkja (Tórshavn Cathedral)

by Jákup Reinert Hansen, Rúni Rasmussen

Havnar Kirkja (Tórshavn Cathedral) was built in 1788 north of the town as a replacement for Christian IV’s Church from 1609, which was located on Tinganes. I...