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{{Short description|Church in central Stockholm, Sweden}}
{{Infobox religious building
|building_name= Klara kyrka
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'''The Church of Saint Clare''' or '''Klara Church''' ({{
The Church of Saint Clare is located on [[Klara Västra Kyrkogata]] in the [[Klara (Stockholm)|Klara area]] in lower [[Norrmalm]]. The Klara area (also known in Swedish as Klarakvarteren) takes its name from the church. This name has become synonymous with the old city that once occupied lower Norrmalm.{{Citation needed|date = November 2015|reason = This is a big claim. Source?}}
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[[File:saintclarechurch.jpg|left|thumb|Interior of the church]]
[[File:Klara kyrka sanctuary.jpg|thumb|Church's sanctuary]]
The [[St. Clare's Priory, Stockholm|Convent and Church of St. Clare]] was founded on the site in 1280s. In 1527, [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]], King of Sweden, had the church and convent torn down. Construction of the current church started in 1577 and finished in 1590<ref>{{cite web | url=https://imgur.com/a/zWraH2z | title=St Clara Church Dutch Builders }}</ref> under [[Johan III]]. 2 master-builders and architects Henrik van Huwen <ref>{{cite web | url=https://research.rkd.nl/en/detail/https%3A%2F%2Fdata.rkd.nl%2Fartists%2F499380?c=q%3DHenrik%2520Van%2520Huwen%26filters%255B0%255D%255Bfield%255D%3Ddb%26filters%255B0%255D%255Bvalues%255D%255B0%255D%3Drkdartists%26filters%255B0%255D%255Btype%255D%3Dall | title=RKD Research }}</ref> and Willem Boy <ref>{{cite web | url=https://research.rkd.nl/en/detail/https%3A%2F%2Fdata.rkd.nl%2Fartists%2F11762 | title=RKD Research }}</ref> from [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]] were tasked with its construction. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://imgur.com/a/zWraH2z | title=St Clara Church Dutch Builders }}</ref>
The graveyard which is almost surrounded now by modern buildings was started in the 17th century.
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