Catholic Church of Our Lady (Aarhus)
| Catholic Church of Our Lady | |
|---|---|
Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke | |
Catholic Church of Our Lady seen from St. Knud's Square | |
| 56°09′05″N 10°12′16″E / 56.1515°N 10.2045°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Copenhagen |
Catholic Church of Our Lady (Danish: Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke) is a church in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated in the central Indre By neighbourhood on the pedestrian street Ryesgade, close to the Central Station and City Hall. It is a Catholic Church within the Diocese of Copenhagen; built between 1877 and 1880 by designs of the German architect Franz Schmitz and later renovated by the architect Carl R. Frederiksen. The church has seating for 500 people.
The congregation is the largest Catholic congregation in Denmark consisting of some 3500 members from 89 different countries. Especially Vietnam is well-represented but also Iraq, Poland, Chile and Germans.