 In the Middle Ages , a number of churches and monasteries were built in the town . St Canute 's Church ( <unk> . <unk> Kirke ) , now the cathedral , dates from the end of the 13th century and was closely connected to the Benedictine Order . The town 's other old churches are St Mary 's ( Vor Frue Kirke ) and St John 's ( <unk> . Hans Kirke ) with its adjacent monastery . Greyfriars Monastery ( <unk> <unk> ) was founded by the Franciscans in 1279 . 
