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Hedvig Eleonora Church
Hedvig Eleonora kyrka December 2012 (perspective).jpg
Hedvig Eleonora Church in December 2012
Religion
Affiliation Church of Sweden
Rite Lutheran
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Year consecrated 21 August 1737
Location
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Architecture
Architectural style Baroque

Hedvig Eleonora Church (Swedish: Hedvig Eleonora kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm.

The church was consecrated on 21 August 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. On 20 November 2023, Lasse Berghagen was buried inside the church.

The building contains a 24-bell carillon, built by the Bergholtz Bellfoundry [sv] in 1968

Notable interments

  • Tim Bergling (Avicii)
  • Matilda Widegren (1863–1938), educator and peace activist

Gallery

  • Hedvig Eleonora kyrka vykort ca 1900

    Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1900

  • Hedvig Eleonora kyrka sydvy

    Exterior

  • Hedvig Eleonora kyrka int orgelvy

    Organ

  • Hedvig Eleonora kyrka altare

    Altar

  • Hedvig Eleonora kyrka predikstol

    Pulpit

  • Erik Bergman

    Erik Bergman (Ingmar Bergman's father) who became parish minister in 1934 delivering a sermon at Hedvig Eleonora as of 1918

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Iglesia Hedvig Eleonora (Estocolmo) para niños

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