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Berlin Wall's link to local churches.


A TALK about the Berlin Wall and the links its fall has with Coventry Coventry, city, England
Coventry (kŏv`əntrē, kŭv`–), city (1991 pop. 318,718) and metropolitan district, central England. Coventry is an industrial center noted for its automobile production.
 is to take place at Leamington Leamington, town, Canada
Leamington (lē`mĭngtən, lĕm`–), town (1991 pop. 14,182), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Erie. In a market-gardening area, it has large canneries. It is the gateway to Point Pelée National Park.
 Spa Art Gallery and Museum on Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

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young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]

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Gallery assistant Harry Watkin will talk about German churches that are part of Coventry Cathedral's Community of the Cross of Nails set up after the Second World War to promote peace and reconciliation.

Mr Watkin will talk about Berlin's Chapel of Reconciliation, rebuilt after the original chapel was destroyed in 1985 by the East German government.

The original chapel was in the no man's land between the outer and inner Berlin walls and parishioners were not allowed to visit. It was rebuilt in 1999 and priests accepted the invitation for the chapel to become part of the Community of the Cross of Nails.

The free talk is at the art gallery in the Pump Rooms Noun 1. pump room - a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather
pump house, pumping station - a house where pumps (e.g.
, Leamington, at 1pm.
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Publication:Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Date:Nov 2, 2009
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