Church of Jesus' Heart | |
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Jesu Hjerte Kirke | |
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Location | Vesterbro |
Country | Denmark |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Membership | 1,300 |
Website | jesuhjertekirke.dk |
History | |
Dedication | Sacred Heart |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Friedrich Wipfler |
Architectural type | Neo-gothic |
Completed | 1895 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Tomislav Cvetko |
The Church of Jesus' Heart (Jesu Hjerte Kirke) is a Roman Catholic church in the Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave area of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1895 and is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. [1]
The church has a membership of approximately 1,300. [2] As of 2024, the vicar is Tomislav Cvetko. [3]
The church was designed by Friedrich Wipfler, a Jesuit brother, in a neo-Gothic style. Its foundation stone was laid on 8 April 1893. The church was consecrated by bishop Johannes von Euch on 3 November 1895. Initially, the church functioned as the main church of the Jesuit Order in Denmark. [1]
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