| Catholic Church of Our Lady | |
|---|---|
Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke | |
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| 56°09′05″N 10°12′16″E / 56.1515°N 10.2045°E | |
| 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 |
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?]
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]
- ^ "Katolsk vor Frue Kirke Aarhus" [Catholic Church of Our Lady Aarhus] (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Da menigheden fik øje på menigheden. Om Katolsk Kirke i Århus" (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2 March 2016.