Sacred Heart Church, Samara
| Sacred Heart Church | |
|---|---|
| Храм Пресвятого Сердца Иисуса | |
Roman Catholic Church |
The Sacred Heart Church
In 1902 it was decided to expand and build a church of red brick neo-Gothic style. At a cost of 80 thousand rubles, the project was entrusted to the Polish architect Bogdanovich (or Bohdanowicz), who built the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
, it was consecrated in February 1906. Its two towers of 47 m in height made it for a long time the tallest building in the city.
The parish was disbanded by the Soviet authorities in the 1920s. Later, they closed the church, and it was vandalised. In 1941, a regional museum was installed there.
In 1991, the Catholic community regained the church for worship.
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Russia
- Sacred Heart Church
References
- ^ "Римско-католический Приход Пресвятого Сердца Иисуса". www.catholicsamara.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Стройка Дома". www.welcomenn.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-07.