St. Mary's Church (''Kirchengemeinde St. Marien'') is a

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church in the

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quarter of

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. It was designed by local architects Bernhard Hopp and Rudolf Jäger. The church was dedicated on February 14, 1960. The twelve small stained-glass

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s in the choir loft were made by

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, who also created the windows for the main church of

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and the parish church of St. Matthew's in the quarter of Winterhude.

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*The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent. Mary's Church Fuhlsbuttel Mary's Church Fuhlsbuttel {{Germany-church-stub