Saint Henry’s Cathedral

St. Henry's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in , , dedicated in honor of Bishop Henrik, a 12th-century Bishop of Turku. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Helsinki.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: catholic cathedral in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Puistokatu 1a”, “Pyhaen Henrikin katedraali”, “Pyhän Henrikin aukio 1”, “Pyhän Henrikin katedraali”, and “St. Henry’s Cathedral”
  • Address: Pyhän Henrikin aukio 1, Helsinki, 00140

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mannerheim Museum and Helsinki University Observatory.

Museum
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The is located in , . It is dedicated to preserving and displaying items related to the life and times of Marshal C. G. is situated 340 metres east of Saint Henry’s Cathedral.

Observatory
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housed the Department of Astronomy at the University of Helsinki, south until end of 2009. It is now an astronomy-themed visitor centre and museum. is situated 340 metres northwest of Saint Henry’s Cathedral.

Park
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or Tähtitorninmäki is a rocky hill about 30 meters high in , , next to the . The hill is mostly a , but there are also a few . is situated 360 metres north of Saint Henry’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Helsinki and Kaivopuisto.

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is in this guide defined as the part of south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.

Suburb
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, nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known in central , , and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.

Suburb
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is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. features a wide variety of high-quality restaurants. Korkeavuorenkatu is known for its fashion boutiques, cafés, and restaurants.

Saint Henry’s Cathedral

Latitude
60.15918° or 60° 9′ 33″ north
Longitude
24.95436° or 24° 57′ 16″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Inception
1860
Open location code
9GG65X53+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22467530
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
11612730
Wiki­data ID
Q31204
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Saint Henry’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Catedral de San Henrique”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Генрыха, Хельсінкі”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Генрыха”
  • Chinese: “聖亨利主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jindřicha v Helsinkách”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jindřicha”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Hendrikkathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت هنرى”
  • Finnish: “Puistokatu 1a”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Henrikin aukio 1”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Henrikin katedraali”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint Henri d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Cathedrale Saint-Henri d’Helsinki”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Henri d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Henri d’Helsinki”
  • German: “Henrik-Kathedrale”
  • German: “St.-Heinrichs-Kathedrale”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Helsinki”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Henry, Helsinki”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Sant’Enrico”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Sant’Enrico”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Sancti Henrici”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سینت هنری”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Henryka w Helsinkach”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Santo Henrique”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Генриха”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Henryka”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Enrique de Helsinki”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Enrique”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Henriks katedral”
  • Swedish: “St. Henriks katedral”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Henry Katedrali”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Thánh Henricus”

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