One penny Church in Gällivare

Gällivare, 100 km North of the artic circle here in Sweden, is my childhoods hometown. The oldest Church (see blip) is "The One penny Church ". The history of that Church is quite interesting; the people of the town (during 1600th century) collected 1 penny each to be able to build this Church. The first priest lived in a barn (!) with his family while the Church was built. He, his son and grandson (all named Johannes) are my relatives and all worked and served as priests in this One penny Church.

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