Rev. Aksel Kristiansen (1896-1967). Sent by Danish Santal Mission to North India, 1928-39 and 1946-49. Married to Rigmor Skat Petersen, 1928 in Darjeeling. Working places: Gaorang/Gaurang 1929-39 + 1946-47, Bongaigaon 1948-49. Pastor in Laastrup/Skals Congregations, 1939-46 and Dean of Rinds-Nørlyng Deanery, from 1943. Aksel Kristiansen became the pioneer for mission to the Boro/Bodo tribe in Assam. In 1929 the Gaorang/Gaurang Mission Station was built, and later also a boy's boarding school. During the following years several congregations were founded, and when Rigmor & Aksel Kristiansen returned to Denmark in 1939, 3000 Christian Boros were baptized. A particularly significant contribution of Aksel Kristiansen was his literacy work , e.g. translating the New Testament to the Boro/Bodo language, 1939. Later, having 3 years of furlough from his ministry in Denmark, he returned to Assam for a revision of his previous translation, and a new edition was published in 1949. Aksel Kristiansen also wrote books about his years as a missionary, e.g. "Blandt Urfolk i Assams Jungle", 1934, and "Arbejdsaar blandt Boroerne",1942.
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-98743
- Format
- Photographs
- Place Discussed
- Asia Gaorang Gaurang Indien Nord India, North Indien India Jharkhand
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- imp-dan-Folder119_00071A.jpg
- Rights
- CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/b0ba6e95bf8e663dd231d6f69a322029