The Sacred Heart Church () is a Catholic church located in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, externally built in Neo-Romanesque style. Designed by Christoph Hehl, professor of medieval architecture, the building was completed after 16 months of constructions in 1898. The Neo-Byzantine-style murals inside the church were done by Friedrich Stummel.
Themes of the murals
The murals of the church:
- Choir:
- Apse: Jesus as Christ Pantocrator, above the Hand of God
- Ceiling of the choir: Sacred Heart, carried by two angels
- Walls of the choir: Angels carrying Instruments of the Passion
- Arch of the choir:
- Risen Christ with two adoring angels
- Saints of the local parish: Meinrad of Einsiedeln, Aloysius Gonzaga, Elizabeth of Thuringia, Teresa of ÃÂvila
- On the archway (left and right):
- Ecclesia and Synagoga
- John the Baptist and Simon Petrus
- John the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle
- Dome:
- Lamb of God with the Seven seals and a vexillum, adored by 24 presbyters
- Spandrels (left and right): The Prophets Malachi, Isaia, Ezekiel and Jeremiah
- Eastern transept:
- Mary, Mother of Jesus with two angels, the saints Agnes of Rome, Gertrude of Nivelles and Saint Monica, her son Augustine of Hippo and the saint Hedwig of Silesia
- Western transept:
- Saint Joseph, Alphonsus Liguori, Pope Leo I, the Doctor of the Church Augustine of Hippo and Bernard of Clairvaux
- Under the transept:
- East side: Doubting Thomas with Jesus
- West side: Simon Petrus sinking in the water, Jesus walking on water
- East side of nave: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well
- West side of nave: The sinner washing the feet of Jesus
- Western wall of the central transept: Crucifixion of Jesus
- Eastern wall does not have any murals
- Nave:
- West side: Jesus as a friend of the children
- Ostseite: Jesus is healing and comforting the needy
Bibliography
- Irmtraud Thierse. "Katholische Kirche Herz-Jesu Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg". Förderkreis der Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg e. V. 1998.
References
External links
- "Herz-Jesu-Kirche", history and data about the Sacred Heart Church (Berlin) at the official website of the city of Berlin (in German)