Adolf Fredrik Church

Adolf Fredrik Church
Adolf Fredrik Church
Religion
Affiliation	Church of Sweden
Rite	Protestant
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Year consecrated	1774
Location
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Geographic coordinates	59°20′16″N 18°03′37″E / 59.33778°N 18.06028°E / 59.33778; 18.06028
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1768
Website
www.adolffredrik.se

Adolf Fredrik Church (Swedish: Adolf Fredriks kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after Adolf Frederick. It was built in 1768–1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof. It was opened on 27 November 1774.^[1]

Its cemetery is where René Descartes was first buried in 1650, before his remains were moved to France. Inside the church a memorial to the memory of Descartes was installed by Gustav III. Other famous people buried in the church cemetery include Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated only a block from the church, Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting, physicist Carl Benedicks, and the composer Anders Eliasson.

The church is currently headed by pastor Ted Harris.

Jesus's life portrayed on a ceiling painting by Julius Kronberg

See also[]

• Adolf Fredrik's Youth Choir

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Adolf Fredriks kyrka at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 59°20′16″N 18°03′37″E / 59.33778°N 18.06028°E / 59.33778; 18.06028