Sacred Heart Basilica (Atlanta)
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The Herz-Jesu-Basilika ( English Basilica of the Sacred Heart ) is a Roman Catholic church in Atlanta , United States . The church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta was built in neo-Romanesque style in 1898 , it was declared a Historic Monument in 1976 and a minor basilica in 2010 .
history
The parish was founded in 1880 and was originally named after the apostles St. Peter and Paul. The first wooden church stood 12 blocks from the present one. As the city grew, the construction of the new church was commissioned in 1897. The church, completed in 1898, received the new patronage of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . The church was solemnly consecrated in 1920 . At that time, the Marist Fathers took care of the parish, whose mission area covered large parts of northern Georgia.
Building
The architect Walter T. Downing designed a three-aisled basilica in the neo-Romanesque style inspired by France. The brick and terracotta church was given a double tower facade , and a rose window opens between the octagonal towers on the upper floor .
An important part of the church furnishings are the 28 glass windows that were created in 1902 at the Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt in Munich . Today's organ was created in Montreal in 2002 as Opus 3823 by Casavant Frères and consecrated for Christmas. 46 registers can be played over three 3 manuals .
Web links
- The parish website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- ^ Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at gcatholic.org
- ↑ About Sacred Heart
- ↑ Basilica of the Sacred Heart on agoatlanta.org (English)
Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′ 49.7 " N , 84 ° 23 ′ 9" W.