Church of Jesus' Heart | |
Native Name: | Jesu Hjerte Kirke |
Native Name Lang: | da |
Country: | Denmark |
Location: | Vesterbro |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Membership: | 1,300 |
Website: | jesuhjertekirke.dk |
Dedication: | Sacred Heart |
Architect: | Friedrich Wipfler |
Architectural Type: | Neo-Gothic |
Completed Date: | 1895 |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen |
Vicar: | 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.