Sacred Heart Church (Berlin)
# Sacred Heart Church (Berlin)

The Sacred Heart Church (German: Herz-Jesu-Kirche) 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.

* Panorama of the interior
* The altar surrounded by murals
* Jesus as Christ Pantocrator in the apse
* Mural of the Lamb of God with vexillum

## 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 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 (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
