Category:Lutheran cemeteries in Denmark

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Note that today's use of cemeteries surrounding Church of Denmark buildings are independent of religious beliefs. Although cemeteries are non-denominational today, they were sectarian by the time they were founded, and listing them under their original denominational affiliation would be helpful for genealogists, as burial records were usually kept by the individual parish.

Når en ny kirke indvies, indvier biskop pen dermed tillige kirkegården«, — således stårder side 149 i den »Vejledning i den dan ske folkekirkes - When a new church is consecrated, the bishop also consecrates the cemetery", — says page 149 of the "Guide to the Church of Denmark. [1]

  1. ^ "On the consecration of cemeteries". Retrieved 2023-09-24.