Hedvig Eleonora kyrka | |
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Hedvig Eleonora Church
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Location | , Sweden |
Geographic coordinates | 59°20′07″N 18°04′50″E / 59.33528°N 18.08056°E |
Affiliation | Church of Sweden |
Rite | Protestant |
Year consecrated | 1737 |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Hedvig Eleonora Church (Swedish: Hedvig Eleonora kyrka) is a church in central , Sweden (in the east district of Östermalm).
The church was consecrated in 1737 and is named after the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora (1636-1715), wife of King Charles X of Sweden. Hedvig Eleonora Church is an octagonal church.
The church is one of Stockholm's most popular for weddings, christenings and funerals.
Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1900
Exterior
Organ
Altar
Pulpit
Erik Bergman (Ingmar Bergman's father) who became parish minister in 1934 delivering a sermon at Hedvig Eleonora as of 1918
Coordinates: 59°20′07″N 18°04′50″E / 59.33528°N 18.08056°E