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Confirmation  – name, residence name of one or both parents; often prior to 1814 only the name and age of the child being confirmed is listed, but after 1814 the child's age, christening or birth date are commonly listed, sometimes also names of parents, or  name of employer.  
Confirmation  – name, residence name of one or both parents; often prior to 1814 only the name and age of the child being confirmed is listed, but after 1814 the child's age, christening or birth date are commonly listed, sometimes also names of parents, or  name of employer.  


[[Scandinavia Absolution|Absolutions]] (early to 1767) – name of person absolved for transgression; residence; sometimes names of other persons involved, for example the father may be identified in the case of an illegitimate birth.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Denmark,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
[[Scandinavia Absolution|Absolutions]] (early to 1767) – name of person absolved for transgression; residence; sometimes names of other persons involved, for example the father may be identified in the case of an illegitimate birth.


Index – in Denmark and Norway, from 1812 to 1814, many church books included an index near the back of the book containing the names of those included in the records. See the artcile [[Scandinavia Index]] for more information.
Index – in Denmark and Norway, from 1812 to 1814, many church books included an index near the back of the book containing the names of those included in the records. See the artcile [[Scandinavia Index]] for more information.
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=== Parish Register Transcripts [''Kirkebogsuddrag''] ===
=== Parish Register Transcripts [''Kirkebogsuddrag''] ===


Parish Register Transcripts: (1814 to present) [''Kirkebogsuddrag''] – Entries are similar to those in the original parish registers; they cover losses in parish registers, often they include additional details not listed in the originals including birth dates of the bride and groom. NOTE: From 1814, general indexes were supposed to be kept in each parish with reference to christenings, confirmations, marriages, deaths, arrivals and removals. All these records are kept together in parishes and provincial archives.<ref name="profile"/>
Parish Register Transcripts: (1814 to present) [''Kirkebogsuddrag''] – Entries are similar to those in the original parish registers; they cover losses in parish registers, often they include additional details not listed in the originals including birth dates of the bride and groom. NOTE: From 1814, general indexes were supposed to be kept in each parish with reference to christenings, confirmations, marriages, deaths, arrivals and removals. All these records are kept together in parishes and provincial archives.


== Accessing Danish Church Records  ==
== Accessing Danish Church Records  ==
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=== Writing for Records ===
=== Writing for Records ===
 
As the Evangelical Lutheran Church (''Den Danske Folkekirke'')  became the official religion of Denmark after the Reformation in 1536, records not currently in use are deposited at the National Archives (''Rigsarkivet''). For information about records still held by the parish contact the local parish. Contact information can be found on the [https://www.folkekirken.dk/ Danske Folkekirken]'s website.
Recent church records created during the past 50 years are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see [[Denmark Archives and Libraries]].
 
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>
 
E-mail:interchurch@interchurch.dk


== References  ==
== References  ==
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