Stock Photo - 28 February 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Pasewalk: KOMBO - The picture combo shows bricks from the brickwork of the Elendenhaus in Pasewalk With the help of the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz (German Foundation for Monument Protection), the Protestant church community can renovate the so-called Elendenhaus. The building on the southern edge of the former churchyard wall around St. Mary's Church was built between 1350 and 1400, was originally used for the care of the poor and sick and, along with the two churches, is one of the oldest preserved buildings in the city of Vorpommern. The house was run by the brotherhood of the misery, which disbanded in the 16th century. Afterwards the two-storey building was given to the parish. The miserable house has severe cracks, mainly due to the building ground, and is in urgent need of renovation. According to the parish, the entire refurbishment, for which a funding concept exists, will cost around 300,000 euros. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa. - Pasewalk/Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania/Germany