St. Ansgar’s Cathedral

Saint Ansgar's Cathedral in , , is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen, which encompasses all of Denmark, including the and . It was consecrated in 1842 and became a cathedral in 1941.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: catholic cathedral in Copenhagen
  • Also known as: “Bredgade 64”, “Catedral de San Oscar de Copenhague”, “cathédrale catholique de Copenhague”, “cathédrale latine de Copenhague”, “Katedra św. Ansgara”, “katedrala v Københavnu”, “Skt. Ansgars Kirke”, and “stolnica v Københavnu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amalienborg and Medical Museion.

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is the official residence of the Danish monarch and Danish royal family and is located in . Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. is situated 240 metres south of St. Ansgar’s Cathedral.

Museum
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is a museum and research unit in , , dedicated to the history of health and disease in a cultural perspective. Part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen, its principal area of interest is the recent history of the material and iconographic culture of biomedicine.

Church
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Frederik's Church, popularly known as The Marble Church for its rococo architecture, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in , . The church forms the focal point of the district; it is located due west of Amalienborg Palace. is situated 210 metres southwest of St. Ansgar’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Nyboder.

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is a district in , . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

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is a self-governing "free town" established in 1971, a city within the city, on the site of a military barracks as an alternative to mainstream culture. is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.

St. Ansgar’s Cathedral

Latitude
55.68611° or 55° 41′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.59227° or 12° 35′ 32″ east
Inception
1842
Named after
Ansgar
Open location code
9F7JMHPR+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133986381
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1238512
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“St. Ansgar’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Ансгара”
  • Chinese: “聖安斯加爾主教座堂”
  • Danish: “Sankt Ansgars Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sint Ansgar”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sint-Ansgar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس انسجار”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Ansgarin katedraali”
  • French: “Cathédrale catholique de Copenhague”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Anschaire de Copenhague”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Anschaire de Copenhague”
  • German: “Domkirche Sankt Ansgar”
  • German: “Domkirche St. Ansgar”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Kopenhagen”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Ansgar”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Sant’Ansgario”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Sant’Ansgario”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Sancti Anscharii (Hafnia)”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Sancti Anscharii”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Св. Ансгар”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Ansgar kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Sankt Ansgar kirke”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Ansgara w Kopenhadze”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Oskara w Kopenhadze”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Santo Ansgário”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Ансгара”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Ansgarja”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Óscar de Copenhague”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Óscar”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Ansgar Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Ansgars kyrka”
  • Turkish: “St.Ansgar Katedrali”

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