Sacred Heart Church, Gibraltar

Sacred Heart Church

Sacred Heart Church
36°08′22″N 5°21′05″W / 36.139351°N 5.351350°W / 36.139351; -5.351350Coordinates: 36°08′22″N 5°21′05″W / 36.139351°N 5.351350°W / 36.139351; -5.351350
Country Gibraltar
Denomination Roman Catholic

Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church in Gibraltar.

Description

The church is of Gothic design, the foundation stone was laid on March 25, 1874, attended by Félix María Arrieta y Llano, Bishop of Cadiz, and John Baptist Scandella, Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar, although it was not formally blessed until July 15, 1888.[1]

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto

Amongst the parish priests of this church was Charles Caruana who went on to be the Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar between 1998 and 2010.[2]

In the garden of the church is a grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sacred Heart Church, Gibraltar.
  1. "Sacred Heart Church". Visitgibraltar.uk.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. Richard Cartwright (August 2008). "Personality profile" [Charles Caruana, Bishop of Gibraltar]. Insight. Gibraltar: 8–13.


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