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The Little Chapel is a chapel built in the 1920s by Brother Déodat-Antoine. After the promulgation of the law of separation of Church and State in 1905, a number of French religious, including Brother Déodat-Antoine, emigrated to the Channel Islands and Canada in the following years.

The exact period of the cemetery’s foundation is unknown. It existed in the 18th century and appears on Russian maps from the 1880s. The cemetery was destroyed during or after WWII. After the war, the Liubeshiv Jews who were shot in August 1942 were reburied in this cemetery.

This 13th century hall church is named after the famous 'Apostle of the Groningers', St. Liudger. In 1664 the church was thoroughly rebuilt using the convent stones of the monastery Saint Bernard in Aduard, which was destroyed in 1580. The rich interior of the Ludgerus Church can be seen after the southern tower entrance.

In the first half of the 19th century, a house with stable and barn stood here, used by the gardener Hendrik Braak. In 1846, the building was sold for the benefit of the church of the secessionists. A conversion into a church building took place in 1866. The second major conversion was in 1920. The walls were raised, galleries were added, and the number of seats increased from 572 to 729. The third major conversion took place in 2009. In addition to a reduction in the number of seats, a complete modernization of the interior was also carried out.

The Panagia Kyra Church of Livadia lies approximately 800m northeast of the village. The church, which dates back to the 12th-13th centuries, was renovated recently; the works were completed in January 2022. On the day of the survey, all accesses (gates, doors, fences) were found broken. However, this seems to have been caused by worshippers who wanted to pray in the church, as no other damage or vandalism could be found. Candles and a small icon were found in the apse.

From the very early days of its origins and starting to build just after the turn of the 20th century, through to its completion in 1978 after 74 long, hard, but rewarding years, the unfolding story of this great cathedral, the largest in the whole of the UK and the fifth largest in the world, is unique and fascinating.

The current building of the Cathedral of Liverpool was the fourth attempt of the Catholic Church in the North West of England to built a ‘mother church’ for the diocese in Liverpool. The execution of the building from start to finish has been a long process that stretches back over a century. During the fourth attempt in 1960, Architects from all over the world were invited to design a cathedral. The building had to be built within five years and should not coast more than £1,000,000. In the end, Sir Frederick Gibberd’s design was chosen and the building began in 1962. In 1967 the cathedral was consecrated. Besides the special shape, the cathedral has received original nicknames such as ‘Paddy’s wigwam’ or ‘Launch ramp of the Pope’.

The Livorno Synagogue was built to a design by the architect Angelo Di Castro and completed in 1962 on the site of the 17th-century synagogue, which was partially destroyed during the Second World War. Together with Rome, Trieste and Genoa, it is one of the four great monumental synagogues of the twentieth century in Italy and the only one to have been built after the Second World War.

The Ljan church, completed in 1932, imitates the medieval style according to the plan of the architect Olav Olson. The sculptor Trygve Dammen is responsible for the design of the pulpit and the baptismal font, both dated in the year of inauguration 1932. The church has stained glass windows by Per Klemetsrud.

Ljosland chapel is a wooden building completed in 1959. The architect of the chapel is Olav Erikstad.