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 :
- * Ecclesia and Synagoga
- * John the Baptist and Simon Petrus
- * John the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle
- Dome:
- * Lamb of God with the Seven seals and a vexillum, adored by 24 presbyters
- * Spandrels : 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
