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St. Lawrence Church, or Pühalepa Church, is the oldest church on the island of Hiiumaa. The church was built without a tower in the Gothic style in the 13th century. During the Livonian War (1558-1583) the church suffered a lot and had to be rebuilt after the war. At the beginning of the 17th century, the construction of a bell tower began. In 1770 it was given two new floors and in 1874 the church got its present form. From 1951 the church was used as a warehouse and fell into ruin. The church in Pühalepa was consecrated again in 1993.

St. Leonard’s Church in Wojnicz dates from the second half of the C16th and has come down to the present day almost unaltered.

St. Lorenz's Basilica is the former church of the Benedictine monastery of the princely abbey of Kempten, which has now been abolished. While the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was still going on, the then 29-year-old Abbot Roman Giel von Gielsberg began preparations for the construction of the church. The church became one of the first large church buildings after the Thirty Years' War in Germany.

St. Lorenz is a gothic church built from 1250 to 1477. The construction, which was badly damaged during the Second World War, was rebuilt identically. Since the Reformation, St. Lorenz is a Protestant church.

St. Ludwig's Church is a Catholic church consecrated in 1838, designed by the Lübeck architect Anton Spetzler. The towers were added by Conrad Wilhelm Hase in 1881. St. Ludwig, King of France, was chosen as the patron saint of the church, a reverence to King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who had supported the construction with funds and a collection in Bavaria.

St. Luke's Church in Tartu is a modernist church completed in 2002, designed by architect Indrek Allmann. This church had been planned as early as 1931 by the architect Engelhard Corjus, but due to the Soviet occupation and World War II, the church was never built. The new church was built in two phases. The first was completed with the construction of a small hall, a café and other premises. The second, when a large hall with corresponding auxiliary rooms were added.

The Dutch Reformed Church in Gendringen is one of the oldest remaining buildings in the village. A chapel stood on this site as early as 800/900 AD. Around 1200, construction began on a church made of tuff stone and in later years the upper part of the masonry was replaced by brick. The Roman Catholic church at the time was much larger, approximately 12 metres longer, than the current church and also had an extension. This is still clearly visible because the tower is actually much too large in relation to the rest. During the Reformation, the church was stripped of all its decorations and it then became a Dutch Reformed Church. During the fire of 1830, a large part of the church was destroyed. Because there was no money for a complete restoration, the church was significantly shortened. This can still be seen in the brickwork on the current rear façade. The church was plastered to create a uniform appearance. The former entrance under the tower is no longer usable, but it is still visible that the current church was built on the remains of the former church. During excavations in 1955, the foundations of various burial vaults were uncovered. Some of these date from the Carolingian period and around 1700 the bodies of Count Willem van den Bergh, his wife Maria van Nassau and several of their children were also buried here. These burial vaults were also lost during the fire of 1830. The church still contains the organ that was built around 1840 by the Nolting company. The church and the organ were restored in ?. There used to be a bell foundry opposite the church. In the seventeenth century, the Voigt family (originally from Cologne) but then living in Isselburg cast bells here for many churches in the wide area, including Aalten and Winterswijk. The bell tower of Huis Landfort and the Dutch Reformed Church in Megchelen still contain bells from that period.

In 1227, a chapel of Saint Catherine was mentioned. The chapel has probably been incorporated in the later Saint Margaret's Church. This church was first mentioned in 1477. Its tower was an important beacon for shipping. the church suffered from the Iconoclasm in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The building was restored in 1613. In 1796 the church was confiscated by the French administration and returned to the parish in 1801. The church was enlarged in 1852, according to plans by P. Buyck and in 1905 a new choir section was built. The building was severely damaged due to the Second World War. A new church was built from 1955 until 1958. The tower structure could be preserved after the war and became a classified monument in 1938. The church was rededicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Margaret Church in 1958.

St. Mariä Heimsuchung is located in Impekoven, a district of the municipality of Alfter in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The first mention of St Mary's visit dates back to the late 13th century. In 1429 a sacristy was built to the north of the choir, which is now used as the Lady Chapel. In 1833, parts of the vault collapsed. A three-part window at the south portal was broken during the 19th century. In 1899-1900 a storey with a gallery was added to the church tower and the eight-sided spire was added. In 1947, the present sacristy was built to the south of the choir. From 1974 to 1975, the church was extensively renovated under the direction of the architect Heinrich Stiegemann from Warstein.