Catholic Church of Our Lady (Aarhus)
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Catholic Church of Our Lady (Danish: Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke) is a church in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated in the central Indre By neighbourhood on the pedestrian street Ryesgade, close to the Central Station and City Hall. It is a Catholic Church within the Diocese of Copenhagen; built between 1877 and 1880 by designs of the German architect Franz Schmitz and later renovated by the architect Carl R. Frederiksen. The church has seating for 500 people.[1][unreliable source?]
Catholic Church of Our Lady | |
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Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke | |
56.1515°N 10.2045°E / 56.1515; 10.2045 | |
Location | |
Country | Denmark |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) |
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Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1880 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Diocese | Copenhagen |
The congregation is the largest Catholic congregation in Denmark consisting of some 3500 members from 89 different countries. Especially Vietnam is well-represented but also Iraq, Poland, Chile and Germans.[2]