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Sacred Heart Church (Berlin)

The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church located in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, externally built in Neo-Romanesque style. Designed by Christoph Hehl, professor of medieval architecture, the building was completed after 16 months of constructions in 1898. The Neo-Byzantine-style murals inside the church were done by Friedrich Stummel.

Themes of the murals
The murals of the church: • Choir: • Apse: Jesus as Christ Pantocrator, above the Hand of God • Ceiling of the choir: Sacred Heart, carried by two angels • Walls of the choir: Angels carrying Instruments of the Passion • Arch of the choir: • Risen Christ with two adoring angels • Saints of the local parish: Meinrad of Einsiedeln, Aloysius Gonzaga, Elizabeth of Thuringia, Teresa of Ávila • On the archway (left and right): • Ecclesia and SynagogaJohn the Baptist and Simon PetrusJohn the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle • Dome: • Lamb of God with the Seven seals and a vexillum, adored by 24 presbyters • Spandrels (left and right): The Prophets Malachi, Isaia, Ezekiel and Jeremiah • Eastern transept: • Mary, Mother of Jesus with two angels, the saints Agnes of Rome, Gertrude of Nivelles and Saint Monica, her son Augustine of Hippo and the saint Hedwig of Silesia • Western transept: • Saint Joseph, Alphonsus Liguori, Pope Leo I, the Doctor of the Church Augustine of Hippo and Bernard of Clairvaux • Under the transept: • East side: Doubting Thomas with Jesus • West side: Simon Petrus sinking in the water, Jesus walking on water • East side of nave: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well • West side of nave: The sinner washing the feet of Jesus • Western wall of the central transept: Crucifixion of Jesus • Eastern wall does not have any murals • Nave: • West side: Jesus as a friend of the children • Ostseite: Jesus is healing and comforting the needy ==Bibliography==
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