St. Vincent's Church, Helsingør

St. Vincent's Church

St. Vincent's Church with the rectory to the left.
Coordinates: 56°2′14.8″N 12°36′28.3″E / 56.037444°N 12.607861°E / 56.037444; 12.607861
Location Helsingør
Country Denmark
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website
History
Founded 1931 (1931)
Dedication Vincent de Paul
Architecture
Status Church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Emil Jørgensen
Style National Romantic
Administration
Diocese Copenhagen

St. Vincent's Church (Danish: Sankt Vincent Kirke) is a Roman-Catholic church in Helsingør, Denmark. The church was inaugurated in 1931 and is the only Roman Catholic church in North Zealand. It is located in Nygade, opposite Helsingør Cemetery. It is dedicated to the French saint Vincent de Paul.

History

St. Vincent's church
St. Vincent's church

Pastor was very active in the work that led to the establishment of the church. It was designed by Næstved architect Johannes Tideman-Dal. The foundation stone was set on 4 October 1928 and the church was inaugurated on 26 October 1930.[1]

A group of Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul began to operate in Helsingør in connection with the opening of the church.[2]

Architecture

The church is built to a Neo-Gothic design in hand-made, red brick. The style was chosen with inspiration of the city's originally Roman Chtholic churches dating from before the Teformation.

The site also comprises a rectory and a new parish hall built in 1991 to design by Gabor Kali

Interior

Much of the interior furnishings are from Velgium and were acquired with assistance from Bishop Brems. The three carved alters and the stations of the Cross were created in Pierre de Caen limestone. The windows with glass mosaics are also from Belgium

Use

Mass is held several times a week. On Sundays at 5 pm mass is held in Polish.

References

  1. "Om Vimcemt Kirke" (in Danish). Vincent Sogn. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Om Sankt Vincent Kirke" (in Danish). Helsingør Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

External links

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