St. John's Church, Aarhus
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St. John's Church (Danish: Sankt Johannes Kirke) is a congregation of the Church of Denmark in Aarhus, Denmark.[1] The parish church is situated in the Trøjborg neighbourhood, immediately north-west of Nordre Cemetery. In 2015, Saint Johannes Parish counted some 8,916 members.[2]
Saint Johannes Church | |
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56.1691°N 10.2102°E / 56.1691; 10.2102 | |
Location | Peter Sabroes Gade 20 8000 Aarhus C |
Country | Denmark |
Denomination | Church of Denmark |
History | |
Status | Church |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Hack Kampmann, Valdemar Schmidt |
Architectural type | Neo-Romanesque, Neo-Gothic |
Completed | 1905 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Diocese of Aarhus |
The church was consecrated in 1905, thus becoming the fourth church to be built in Aarhus.[3]
Saint Johannes Parish was originally part of Aarhus Domsogn but it was made an independent parish when the church was built in 1905. Part of Saint Johannes Parish was separated into Christiansbjerg Church District in 1912 and in 1935 another part of the parish was annexed by Saint Markus Parish.[4]