Saint Albano of Odense and his dedication to Our Lady
The Sankt Albani Kirke is the Catholic parish church of Odense in the Diocese of Copenhagen. It was raised between 1906 and 1908 in a neo-Gothic style, and was consecrated on October 25, 1908 and dedicated, in the first place, to Our Lady, along with Albano and Canuto.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- His congregation, founded in 1867 with only twelve adults and seven children, was the first Catholic community in Odense since the Reformation.
- Neogotic temple with a tower of 54 meters, glass windows of Ratisbona, organ of the Rieger brothers and tirolese altarpiece of 1908.
- His dedication is triple and first Marian: Our Lady, St Albano and St Canuto, the Danish martyr king.
- He kept the memory of the medieval priory of San Albano, where King San Canuto IV was killed in 1086.
San Albano (Odense)
In the city of the martyr king Saint Canuto, the little Danish Catholic flock was reborn around this church dedicated to Our Lady and to Saint Albano. Today he brings together Danish, German, Polish and Vietnamese faithful.
Por Santa Maria, Mother of the Church, and San Albano protomartir, pray for us.
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