Abbey Church, Nykøbing Falster
The Abbey Church (), also known as Nykøbing Church, in Nykøbing Falster, Nykøbing on the Denmark, Danish island of Falster is a church in the Gothic architecture, Gothic style from the 15th century. Its origins go back to 1419 when Eric of Pomerania, king of the Nordic Kalmar Union, established a Franciscan monastery. One of its treasures is the Mecklenburg Ancestral Table (1627) presenting the ancestors of the Queen dowager, dowager Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen Sophie.Kirsten Weber-Andersen, Otto Norn, Aage Roussell, Gertrud Købke Knudsen, "Nykøbing Kirke"
''Danmarks kirker: Maribo amt, Volume 8'', 1951, Nationalmuseet, pages 206–241. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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Church Of Denmark
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church ( , or unofficially ; ), sometimes called the Church of Denmark, is the established, state-supported church in Denmark. The supreme secular authority of the church is composed of the reigning monarch and Denmark's Parliament, the Folketing. , 70.7% of the population of Denmark are members,Church membership 1990–2024
folkekirken.dk though membership is voluntary.Freedom of religion and religious communities in Denmark
, Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Retrieved 21 January 2011.