Sacred Heart Church, Gibraltar

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Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church
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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]

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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.

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