Ansgar was the missionary bishop who built the first Danish church in Ribe around the year 860, on the highest point in the area, where he commissioned King Horik to build a church and house a priest.

The statue of Ansgar was carved by the artist Hein Heinsen.

It was unveiled to the public on December 10, 2015.

Ansgar was a missionary and bishop who built the first Danish church.

It was built in Ribe in the year 860, on the highest point in the area.

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September 12, 2023

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Christianity also gained a foothold here for the first time in the empire of Thor & Co. Ansgar, a missionary from the north, built the first wooden church in the middle of the 9th century. A century later, Ribe was a bishop's seat and from the 12th century onwards it was also a royal residence.

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August 2, 2024

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Very nice statue right next to the church

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3. Ribe Old Town – Ribe Pedestrian Zone loop from Ribe

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