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Hedvig Eleonora Church

Coordinates:59°20′07″N18°04′50″E/ 59.33528°N 18.08056°E/59.33528; 18.08056
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Hedvig Eleonora Church
Hedvig Eleonora Church in December 2012
Religion
AffiliationChurch of Sweden
RiteLutheran
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Year consecrated21 August 1737
Location
LocationStockholm,Sweden
Geographic coordinates59°20′07″N18°04′50″E/ 59.33528°N 18.08056°E/59.33528; 18.08056
Architecture
StyleBaroque

Hedvig Eleonora Church(Swedish:Hedvig Eleonora kyrka) is achurchin centralStockholm,Sweden.It is located atÖstermalmand belongs to theChurch of Swedenand isparish churchforHedvig Eleonora Parishin theDiocese of Stockholm.

The church was consecrated on 21 August 1737[1]and is named after the Swedish QueenHedvig Eleonora(1636–1715), wife ofKing Charles X of Sweden.Hedvig Eleonora Church is an octagonal church.

The church is one of Stockholm's most popular forweddings,christeningsandfunerals.On 20 November 2023,Lasse Berghagenwas buried inside the church.[2]

The building contains a 24-bellcarillon,built by theBergholtz Bellfoundry[sv]in 1968[3]

Notable interments

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  • Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1900
    Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1900
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Organ
    Organ
  • Altar
    Altar
  • Pulpit
    Pulpit
  • Erik Bergman (Ingmar Bergman's father) who became parish minister in 1934 delivering a sermon at Hedvig Eleonora as of 1918
    Erik Bergman (Ingmar Bergman's father) who became parish minister in 1934 delivering a sermon at Hedvig Eleonora as of 1918

References

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  1. ^"Välkommen till Hedvig Eleonora kyrkas vänförening"(in Swedish). Friend Association of Hedvig Eleonora Church. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2019.Retrieved22 October2019.
  2. ^"I dag begravs Lasse Berghagen"(in Swedish). SVT Kultur. 20 November 2023.Retrieved20 November2023.
  3. ^"Svenske konsertklokkespill"[Swedish carillons].Nordisk selskap for campanologi og klokkespill [Nordic Society for Campanology and Carillons](in Norwegian).Retrieved2022-07-05.
  4. ^"Turismen ökar i länet – fler besöker Skogskyrkogården".Mitt i Stockholm(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 2019-08-21.Retrieved2019-08-21.
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59°20′07″N18°04′50″E/ 59.33528°N 18.08056°E/59.33528; 18.08056

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