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:
- 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): 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
References
- 1."Sacred Heart Church". Saint Paul Catholic Parish. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- 2."Sacred Heart Church". Fantrippers. Retrieved 6 May 2023.