Hedvig Eleonora Church
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Hedvig Eleonora Church (Template:Langx) 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[1] 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.
The building contains a 24-bell carillon, built by the Template:Ill in 1968[2]
Notable interments
- Lasse Berghagen (1945–2023), singer[3]
- Tim Bergling (Avicii) (1989–2018), DJ[4]
- Matilda Widegren (1863–1938), educator and peace activist
Gallery
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Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1900
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Exterior
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Organ
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Altar
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Pulpit
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Erik Bergman (Ingmar Bergman's father) who became parish minister in 1934 delivering a sermon at Hedvig Eleonora as of 1918
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- Churches in Stockholm
- Carillons
- Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
- Octagonal churches
- Church buildings with domes
- 18th-century Lutheran churches
- Churches completed in 1737
- 18th-century Church of Sweden church buildings
- 1737 establishments in Sweden
- 18th-century establishments in Stockholm