Røldal Stave Church

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Wooden Roldal stave church in Norway.

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This 13th-century stave church's wooden cross, according to local legend, sweats every midsummer's eve; the sweat is said to have healing powers. The church was an important place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.

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