CHurches of Greenland
Tjodhildurs Church Ruin
The first Church on the American continents!
The first Church on the American continents!
Thorhildur’s Church was the first Christian church on both the American continents, built about 500 years before Columbus "discovered" America. You can see the horseshoe-shaped outline of the original church next to the current church.
Not far away, you can also visit a reconstruction of the church. The church is small but bears witness to more than a thousand years of Christianity in the area.
Photos: Vildmarskliv, Tom Nørregaard Jensen
Igaliku Church
The beautiful church is built from local sandstone
Ilimanaq Church
The church in Ilimanaq was originally build in 1908 and has since been renovated. It´s a beautiful sight in lovely surroundings.
Qassiarsuk Church
The small village church used to double as a school.
Narsaq Church
A beautiful white church, Narsaq Church is one of the only churches in the Arctic designed by an Inuit!
Naalakatta Illua Church
A church called Naalakatta Illua was moved from the coal mining town of Qullissat to Ilulissat after the town closed in 1972.
Tjodhildurs Church Ruin
The first Church on the American continents!