Votive ship
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votive-ship-313-18602995
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Votive ship
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A votive ship, sometimes called a church ship, is a ship model displayed in a church. As a rule, votive ships are constructed and given as gifts to the church by seamen and ship builders. Votive ships are relatively common in churches in the Nordic countries Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, as well as on Åland and Faroe islands, but are known also to exist in Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain. The practice of displaying model ships in churches stems from the Middle Ages and appears to ha
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votive_ship
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2023-01-10T18:55:28Z
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