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    Swede Salvation

    Sep 01, 2021 3 minutes

    A comfortable 90-minute drive from busy Stockholm, the serene village of Valö is home to a scattering of modest barns and houses, all clustered around the 14th-century stone church – a reminder of the central role that faith once played in Swedish life. These days however, with only a tiny percentage of Swedes attending church, the need for parish priests has declined, which is how Christer Holmström came to find himself owner of Valö’s former rectory.

    Although Christer is only the second owner of the rectory, a long succession of

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