Our Lady of Aarhus (Vor Frue Kirke Catholic)
The Catholic Church of Our Lady (Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke) rises on Ryesgade pedestrian street in the centre of Aarhus. The parish was erected in 1873; the neo-Gothic temple was built between 1877 and 1880 with plans of Franz Schmitz, an architect linked to the cathedral of Cologne, and was consecrated on May 22, 1881.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- It is the largest Catholic parish in Denmark, with faithful from over 80 nations; it is celebrated in Danish, Polish, Vietnamese and Spanish.
- The Neogotic red brick temple was designed by Franz Schmitz, an architect associated with the Cathedral of Cologne.
- Unlike traditional Danish churches, the tower with the portal looks east and the altar is located west; the outside is preserved as it was in the 19th century.
- In 1875 the community founded the school of San Canuto next to the church; today the parish is entrusted to the Jesuits.
Our Lady (Aarhus)
In Lutheran Denmark, this temple of Our Lady brings together the country's largest Catholic community: faithful of more than eighty peoples who pray together to the common Mother in the heart of Jutland.
"Our Lady, Mother of all peoples, gather your children from the north together with your Son.
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