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St James' Church, Lübeck

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St. James' Church (German: Jakobikirche) is one of the five main Evangelical Lutheran parish churches in Lübeck's old town, Germany. It was consecrated in 1334, serving as a church for sailors and fishermen who still have their "Schütting" (originally from the Norwegian "Skotting" and now known as Schøttstuene) for meeting houses in the shipping company opposite the church. The patron saint of the church is Saint James the Elder. The church also serves as a stop on a branch of the North German Way of St. James, alongside the Holy Spirit Hospital and the neighboring Gertrudenherberge. Since September 2007, the northern tower chapel of the church has been a national memorial for civil seafaring, known as the Pamir Chapel.

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St James' Church, Lübeck
Jakobikirchhof, Lübeck Innenstadt (Innenstadt)

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St.-Jakobi-Kirche

Jakobikirchhof 3
23552 Lübeck, Innenstadt (Innenstadt)
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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