Adolf Fredrik Church
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Adolf Fredrik Church | |
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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 |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 1768 |
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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.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sergel i Adolf Fredriks kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to Adolf Fredriks kyrka at Wikimedia Commons
- Adolf Fredrik Church at Find a Grave