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=== Confirmations [Konfirmerede] === | === Confirmations [Konfirmerede] === | ||
Starting in 1736, the Danish church required that young people be instructed in Lutheran catechism and pass a test before taking their first communion. This usually took place between the ages of 14 and 17 years old.<br> | Starting in 1736, the Danish church required that young people be instructed in Lutheran catechism and pass a test before taking their first communion. This usually took place between the ages of 14 and 17 years old.<br> | ||
Confirmation records kept during the 1700s generally lists the person's name, residence, and sometimes his or her age. After 1814, the parents' names, christening date and place, performance grade, and date of smallpox vaccination also appear. See article: [[Denmark: Confirmation Records|Denmark: Confirmation Records]] for additional information. | Confirmation records kept during the 1700s generally lists the person's name, residence, and sometimes his or her age. After 1814, the parents' names, christening date and place, performance grade, and date of smallpox vaccination also appear. See article: [[Denmark: Confirmation Records|Denmark: Confirmation Records]] for additional information. | ||
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=== Records Not at the Family History Library === | === Records Not at the Family History Library === | ||
Church records after about 1930 are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see the "Archives and Libraries" section.<br> | Church records after about 1930 are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see the "Archives and Libraries" section.<br> | ||
As the Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [Den Danske Folkekirke] after the Reformation in 1536, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. You can contact The Danish State Church at:<br> | As the Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [Den Danske Folkekirke] after the Reformation in 1536, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. You can contact The Danish State Church at:<br> | ||
Det mellemkirkelige Råd<br>Peter Bangs Vej 1D <br>DK-2000 Frederiksberg<br>Telephone: 45 33 11 44 88<br>Fax: 45 33 11 95 88<br> | Det mellemkirkelige Råd<br>Peter Bangs Vej 1D <br>DK-2000 Frederiksberg<br>Telephone: 45 33 11 44 88<br>Fax: 45 33 11 95 88<br> | ||
E-mail:interchurch@interchurch.dk | E-mail:interchurch@interchurch.dk | ||
*http://www.interchurch.dk/LutheranChurch/ | *http://www.interchurch.dk/LutheranChurch/ | ||
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[[Category:Denmark]] [[Category:Lutherans]] | [[Category:Denmark]] [[Category:Lutherans]] | ||