Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow

Church of the Redeemer
Heilandskirche
Western front of the church with the entrance
Church of the Redeemer Location of Church of the Redeemer in Germany
52°25′28.7040″N 13°5′47.3280″E / 52.424640000°N 13.096480000°E / 52.424640000; 13.096480000Coordinates: 52°25′28.7040″N 13°5′47.3280″E / 52.424640000°N 13.096480000°E / 52.424640000; 13.096480000
Location	Sacrow (), Potsdam, Brandenburg
Country	Germany
Denomination	Lutheran
Website	www.heilandskirche-sacrow.de
History
Founder(s)	King Frederick William IV of Prussia
Dedication	Salvator Mundi
Dedicated	21 July 1844
Architecture
Status	active
Architect(s)	Ludwig Persius
Style	Byzantine Revivalism
Years built	1841-1844
Groundbreaking	1841
Completed	1844
Construction cost	Thaler 45,234 and 27 silver grosch
Closed	1961-1989
Specifications
Materials	brick
Administration
Parish	Evangelische Pfingstgemeinde, Potsdam
Deanery	Kirchenkreis Potsdam
Synod	Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia

Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Germany
Criteria	i, ii, iv
Reference	532
Coordinates	52°25′29″N 13°05′47″E / 52.4247°N 13.0964°E / 52.4247; 13.0964
Inscription	(Unknown Session)
Website	www.heilandskirche-sacrow.de
Location of Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow
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The Protestant Church of the Redeemer (German: Heilandskirche, Latin: S. Ecclesiae sanctissimi Salvatoris in portu sacro) is located to the south of the village of Sacrow, which since 1939 has been incorporated to Potsdam, the capital of the German Bundesland of Brandenburg. It is famous for its Italian Romanesque Revival architecture with a separate campanile (bell tower) and for its scenic location. It was built in 1844. The design was based on drawings by King Frederick William IV of Prussia, called the Romantic on the Throne. The building was realized by Ludwig Persius, the king's favorite architect.

The church is situated on the bank of lake Jungfernsee, a part of the river Havel, 300 metres south of Sacrow Manor at the edge of its park, designed and expanded in the 1840s by landscape architect Peter Joseph Lenné. Both church and manor were restored in the 1990s. They are part of Potsdam Havel Landscape. This area of lakes, forests, parks, and castles has been classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Though the direct distance from Potsdam City across the Jungfernsee is no more than 1.2 km (2/3 mile), the distance by road is more than 10 km (6.2 mi).

Little is known about the first church at Sacrow. The first church stood in the middle of the village and was built of boulders. It probably collapsed during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). The first written description is found in a chronicle from 1661, when the priest of Fahrland () became responsible for the parish.