Editing Odense (section)

===Churches===
Odense is the [[Episcopal see|see]] of the [[bishop]] of [[Bishopric of Funen|Funen]]. [[Saint Canute's Cathedral]] ({{langx|da|Sankt Knuds Kirke}}) was formerly connected with the great [[Benedictine]] monastery of the same name, and is one of the largest and finest buildings of its kind in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danishnet.com/info.php/travel/canute-cathedral-odense-352.html|title=Saint Canute's Cathedral (Sankt Knuds Kirke)|publisher=Danishnet.com|access-date=12 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odense-domkirke.dk/odense-cathedral-history|title=Odense Cathedral History|publisher=Odense Domsogn|access-date=12 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103023839/http://www.odense-domkirke.dk/odense-cathedral-history|archive-date=3 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Originally dating from 1081 to 1093, the church was rebuilt in the 13th century in brick in a pure [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style. Under the altar lies [[Canute the Saint of Denmark|Canute]]  (Danish: ''Knud''), the patron saint of Denmark<ref name="EB1911"/> and his brother on public display. A large fragment of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] cloth is displayed next to the two skeletons. The cathedral also boasts one of Denmark's most remarkable altarpieces, a magnificent [[triptych]] by [[Claus Berg]]. Kings [[John, King of Denmark|Jens]] and [[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]] are buried in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Sanktknud_kirke/Sanktknud_kirke.htm|title=Sankt Knuds kirke|publisher=Nordens kirker|access-date=29 June 2014|language=da|archive-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606091228/http://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Sanktknud_kirke/Sanktknud_kirke.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[St. Alban's Church, Odense|St Alban's Church]], built in the [[Neogothic]] style and consecrated in 1908, is the Roman Catholic church of Odense. Its steeple is {{convert|54|m|abbr=on}} high.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sct-albani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=6|title=History of the Church|publisher=Sct. Albani Kirke|access-date=29 June 2014 }}</ref> St Mary's Church (''Vor Frue Kirke'' or Our Lady's Church), built in the 13th century and restored in 1851–1852 and again in 1864, contains a carved 16th-century altarpiece by Claus Berg of [[Lübeck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Odenfrue_kirke/Odensfrue_kirke.htm|title=Odense Vor Frue kirke|publisher=Nordens kirker|access-date=29 June 2014|language=da|archive-date=31 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131100346/http://nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Odenfrue_kirke/Odensfrue_kirke.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Saint Hans Church|St John's Church]] (''Sankt Hans Kirke''), first mentioned in 1295, was built by the [[Knights Hospitaller]], also known as the Order of Saint John. Not much of the original building remains as it was rebuilt in 1636 and subsequently restored. Built of red brick with horizontal decorations on the chancel wall, it has large Gothic windows. The date of 1496 on one of the bells in the step-ribbed tower may well be the year the church was completed. The tower is adjacent to Odense Palace which was originally built as a monastery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scthans-kirke.dk/site/Information/Kirkebygningen/|title=Sct. Hans Kirke|publisher=Sct. Hans Kirke|access-date=29 June 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715040700/http://www.scthans-kirke.dk/site/Information/Kirkebygningen/|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Ansgars Church]] was the first church to be built in Odense since the Middle Ages. Completed in 1902, it was designed by [[Niels Jacobsen]] in the late [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style in red brick on granite foundations. The cross-shaped interior is complemented by a spired bell-tower, {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} high.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Odense_1589-1600.pdf|title=Angars Kirke|publisher=Danmarks Kirker, National Museet|access-date=30 June 2014|language=da|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150330/http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Odense_1589-1600.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Peace Church, Odense|Peace Church]] (''Fredenskirke'') consecrated in 1920 was so named in gratitude for the end of the [[First World War]]. The church was the work of [[Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint]] who went on to design Copenhagen's [[Grundtvig's Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fredens-kirke.dk/om-fredens-kirke|title=Om Fredens Kirke|publisher=Fredens Kirke|access-date=30 June 2014|language=da|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230802/http://www.fredens-kirke.dk/om-fredens-kirke|url-status=dead}}</ref>