St. Pauli Church (Hamburg)
Altona, Germany
St. Pauli is a church and congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany in Hamburg-Altona, Germany. The church was built from 1819 on the site of an older church that was destroyed by the French. It retains a crucifix and a baptismal font from the late 17th century of the former church. The tower was not built until 1864. The congregation of about 5,000 forms an important part of the local community. In recent years, the church temporarily became a shelter for refugees.
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