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Adolf Fredrikskyrkan

Adolf Fredrik Church
Adolf Fredriks kyrka 2011.JPG
Adolf Fredrik Church
Basic information
Location , Sweden
Geographic coordinates 59°20′16″N 18°03′37″E / 59.33778°N 18.06028°E / 59.33778; 18.06028
Affiliation Church of Sweden
Rite Protestant
Country Sweden
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Website www.adolffredrik.se
Completed 1774

Adolf Fredrik Church (Swedish: Adolf Fredriks kyrka) is a church in central , Sweden, named after Adolf Frederick. It was built in 1768-1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof.

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.

Coordinates: 59°20′16″N 18°03′37″E / 59.33778°N 18.06028°E / 59.33778; 18.06028



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