Adolf Fredrik Church (original) (raw)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Church in Stockholm, Sweden
Adolf Fredrik Church | |
---|---|
Adolf Fredrik Church | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Church of Sweden |
Rite | Protestant |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
Year consecrated | 27 November 1774 |
Location | |
Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Geographic coordinates | 59°20′16″N 18°03′37″E / 59.33778°N 18.06028°E / 59.33778; 18.06028 |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 1768 |
Website | |
www.adolffredrik.se |
Adolf Fredrik Church (Swedish: Adolf Fredriks kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after Adolf Frederick. It was built in 1768–1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof. It was inaugurated on 27 November 1774.[1]
Its cemetery is where René Descartes was first buried in 1650, before his remains were moved to France. Inside the church a memorial to the memory of Descartes was installed by Gustav III. Other famous people buried in the church cemetery include Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated only a block from the church, Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting, physicist Carl Benedicks, and the composer Anders Eliasson.
The church is currently headed by pastor Ted Harris.
Jesus's life portrayed on a ceiling painting by Julius Kronberg
- ^ "Sergel i Adolf Fredriks kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
59°20′16″N 18°03′37″E / 59.33778°N 18.06028°E / 59.33778; 18.06028