INDIA. The New Jerusalem Church 1718. Tharangambadi

The New Jerusalem Church was built in 1718 by the Royal Danish missionary Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg in the coastal town of Tranquebar, India, which was at that time a Danish India colony. The church is located on King Street. in the coastal town of Tranquebar, which was at that time a Danish India colony. The church is located on King Street. Tharangambadi (or Tranquebar) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its name means "place of the singing waves". It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish and some other European languages it is known as "Trankebar" or "Tranquebar".

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The New Jerusalem Church was built in 1718 by the Royal Danish missionary Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg in the coastal town of Tranquebar, India, which was at that time a Danish India colony. The church is located on King Street. in the coastal town of Tranquebar, which was at that time a Danish India colony. The church is located on King Street. Tharangambadi (or Tranquebar) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its name means "place of the singing waves". It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish and some other European languages it is known as "Trankebar" or "Tranquebar".