St. Ansgar's Cathedral
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| St. Ansgar's Cathedral | ||
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Style Neoclassicism | | |
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| Diocese | Copenhagen | |
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| Bishop(s) | Czeslaw Kozon | |
Saint Ansgar's Cathedral (Danish: Sankt Ansgars Kirke — Katolsk Domkirke) in Copenhagen, Denmark is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen, which encompasses all of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It was consecrated in 1842 and became a cathedral in 1941.[1]
History
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The first Catholic congregations in Denmark after the
The present day church was designed by the German-born architect
The cathedral possesses a skull relic long believed to be of the early pope St. Lucius.[1] However, the Aarhus University radiocarbon-dated the skull to 340-431 AD,[3] eliminating the possibility of belonging to Lucius, who died in 254. Previously, the relic had been in Roskilde Cathedral which was originally dedicated to the saint.
References
- ^ Den Store Danske, retrieved 15 August 2013
- ^ "The history of the church". St. Ansgar's Cathedral. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Skull and cross wires". The Copenhagen Post. December 15, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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