Church of Jesus' Heart

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Church of Jesus' Heart
Jesu Hjerte Kirke
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Church of Jesus' Heart seen from Stenosgade
Church of Jesus' Heart
Location Vesterbro
Country Denmark
Denomination Roman Catholic
Membership1,300
Website jesuhjertekirke.dk
History
Dedication Sacred Heart
Architecture
Architect(s) Friedrich Wipfler
Architectural type Neo-Gothic
Completed1895
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]

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The church has a membership of approximately 1,300. [2] As of 2024, the vicar is Tomislav Cvetko. [3]

History

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kirkens historie". Jesu Hjerte Kirke (in Danish). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kirken". Jesu Hjerte Kirke (in Danish). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cvetko, Tomislav O.F.M. Conv". Den katolske Kirke i Danmark (in Danish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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