Cecilia Church
church building in Vilhelmsro, Sweden
The Cecilia Church (Swedish: Ceciliakyrkan) a church in Vilhelmsro outside the town of Jönköping in Sweden. It was built between 1880 and 1881 as a church for the Vilhelmsro Nursing Home. It is named after Ebba Ramsay's youth friend Cecilia Willerding. The church was opened in 1903 by Diocese of Växjö bishop Herman Lindström. It later came under supervision by the Vicar of Jönköping. It was renovated in 1963. It later came under the Jönköping County Council. It was then transferred to municipal public housing in Vätterhem. Vätterhem would often rent it out for worship services, including weddings.[1]
| Cecilia Church | |
|---|---|
Ceciliakyrkan | |
| Location | Vilhelmsro |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Previous denomination | Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1903 |
In 2014 it was purchased by the Romanian Orthodox Church of Sweden.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Ceciliakyrkan" (in Swedish). Kyrkokartan. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "På svenska" (in Swedish). Romanian Orthodox Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.