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Church Of Our Saviour, Malmö
The Church of Our Saviour () (which means "Catholic Parish of Our Savior") is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the center of the city of Malmö in the province of Skåne in Sweden. It belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Stockholm (''Stockholms Katolska Stif''). The congregation was founded in 1870 and its first vicar was Bernhard zu Stolberg. Between 1872 and 1960 there was a parish church, where the Raoul Wallenberg park is now located at the corner of Gustav Adolfs torg. It was first called Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but because the name was perceived as a "Catholic provocation" the name was changed to "our Saviour." The church became too small, so a new one was built in Hästhagen. The new church, which was designed by Hans Westman, was inaugurated on 9 April 1960, by the Rev. Bernhard Koch. The old church at the other location was demolished the same year. See also * Roman Catholicism in Sweden *Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on the Øresund, Öresund Øresund, strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the Governors of Skåne County, gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Metropolitan Malmö, Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people. Malmö is the site of Sweden's only Fixed link, fixed direct link to continental Europe, the Öresund Bridge, completed in 2000. The bridge connects Sweden to Denmark, and carries both road and rail traffic. The Öresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to four million people. The city was one of the earliest and most-Industrial Revolution, industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skåne
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other historical provinces of Sweden, Scania still features in colloquial speech and in cultural references, and can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept. Within Scania there are 33 municipalities of Sweden, municipalities that are autonomous within the Skåne Regional Council. Scania's largest urban areas of Sweden, city, Malmö, is the third-largest city in Sweden, as well as the fifth-largest in Scandinavia. To the north, Scania borders the historical provinces of Halland and Småland, to the northeast Blekinge, to the east and south the Baltic Sea, and to the west Öresund. Since 2000, a road and railway bridge, the Öresund Bridge, bridges the Öresund, Sound and connects Scania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Adolfs Torg, Malmö
Gustav Adolfs torg is a public square located in Malmö, Sweden. It is a large park-like square (colloquially often called "Gustav") located in central Malmö between Stortorget and Triangeln. West of the square is the Old Cemetery where many prominent Malmö residents have their Grave, graves. The square is named after Gustav IV Adolf who resided in Malmö between 11 November 1806 and 11 May 1807. The city functioned during that period as Sweden's Capital city, capital. Horsecar traffic began in 1887, passing by the square. When it was Electrification, electrified in 1906–07, the center of Trams in Malmö, tram traffic in the city was moved from Stortorget to Gustav Adolfs torg, within reach of most of the tram lines. The square has served as a central point for public transit ever since and it continues serving this purpose today for the Transit bus, city bus network of Malmö. The last tram line, line 4, Gustav Adolfs torg - Limhamn/Sibbarp, Malmö, Sibbarp, was closed in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skånska Dagbladet
''Skånska Dagbladet'' is a newspaper based in Malmö, Sweden, that has been in circulation since 1888. History and profile ''Skånska Dagbladet'' was established in 1888, and its headquarters is in Malmö. The Skånska Dagbladet AB is the publisher of ''Skånska Dagbladet''. During the initial period the paper had four pages with six columns each. In the first quarter of the century the paper was acquired by the Agrarian Party. ''Skånska Dagbladet'' is close to the Centre Party. The paper is published in tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to describe compres .... Circulation At the beginning of the twentieth century its circulation expanded, being one-twentieth of the entire Swedish daily newspaper circulation. In the mid-1930s ''Skånska Dagbladet'' managed to sell m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Sweden
The Catholic Church in Sweden is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. It was established by Archbishop Ansgar in Birka in 829, and further developed by the Christianization of Sweden in the 9th century. King Olof Skötkonung (ca. 970–1021) is considered the first Christian king of Sweden. In the Middle Ages, continental culture, philosophy and science spread to Sweden through the Catholic Church, which also founded schools, Uppsala University, hospitals as well as monasteries and convents. Several church representatives also became significant actors outside the religious sphere. The Reformation in Sweden began in 1527 when King Gustav Vasa and his Riksdag of Västerås broke the full communion of the Swedish church with Rome, making it politically subservient to the kingdom. Controversies about the state of Catholicism in the Swedish church endured until the reigns of King John III (1568–1592) and the Catholic King Sigismund of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Stockholm
The Diocese of Stockholm (; ) is an Exemption (Catholic canon law), exempt Latin Church, Latin Catholic ecclesiastical bishopric in Sweden and the only Catholic Church, Catholic diocese established in Sweden since the Protestant Reformation. The diocese belongs to no ecclesiastical province but forms Nordic Bishops' Conference, an episcopal conference with its Nordic neighbours. Its territory includes 44 parishes and covers the entire country of Sweden. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm, Saint Eric's Cathedral in Sweden's capital city of Stockholm. The former Catholic cathedrals have been possessions of the Church of Sweden since the reformation, along with other ecclesiastical infrastructure of the pre-Reformation Catholic dioceses in Sweden. The aid organisation Caritas Sweden is a service of the Diocese of Stockholm. History Prior to the Reformation in Sweden, there were a number of Catholic dioceses, including the former dioceses of Dioce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Churches In Sweden
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