Sacred Heart Church (Berlin)

The Sacred Heart Church (German: Herz-Jesu-Kirche) 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.^[1]^[2]

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 Ávila
On the archway (left and right):
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

Irmtraud Thierse. "Katholische Kirche Herz-Jesu Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg". Förderkreis der Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg e. V. 1998.

"Herz-Jesu-Kirche", history and data about the Sacred Heart Church (Berlin) at the official website of the city of Berlin (in German)

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