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Over the centuries, the two parish churches of southern
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was commissioned to design the building. Despite a very tight budget, construction began in 1913 and the church was consecrated on
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72:Denomination
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695:Vennerslund
566:Czarens Hus
506:Torkilstrup
227:ship's hull
215:organ pipes
199:Palm Sunday
144:Gedser Sogn
104:Years built
945:Categories
897:South Line
892:Scandlines
690:Valnæsgård
670:Corselitze
530:Localities
511:Væggerløse
416:Eskilstrup
349:2010-06-16
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175:Copenhagen
161:island of
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763:Geography
685:Orupgaard
446:Marielyst
231:John 3:16
107:1913–1915
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598:Churches
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501:Tingsted
471:Orehoved
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441:Idestrup
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308:See also
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806:History
411:Aastrup
395:Denmark
391:Falster
241:Gallery
181:History
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130:Deanery
118:Diocese
65:Denmark
61:Country
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548:Virket
538:Hesnæs
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