Adolf Fredrik Church | |
Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Geo: | 59.3378°N 18.0603°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Church of Sweden |
Rite: | Protestant |
Consecration Year: | 27 November 1774 |
Status: | Parish church |
Groundbreaking: | 1768 |
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.