The Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - a Catholic church in Samara , which was built in the Gothic .
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In view of the fact that the construction of the temple was made of the Polish community is also known as the Polish Roman Catholic Church . Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus belongs administratively Srednepovolzhskomu Deanery of the Diocese of St. Clement to the center in Saratov.Ministers to Salesian .
In the parish catechesis held , organized by the Salesian Oratorio for teenagers, regularly held meetings ecumenical Taize , there is a biblical circle , the Catholic Library, produced the parish newspaper .Premises of the temple is often used for concerts of sacred and classical music , is open for tours and individual visits .
In the early 1890s, the Catholic community in Samara , which consisted mostly of Poles, raised funds for the purchase of land and built a wooden church.In 1902 began construction of the stone buildings of the Moscow project architect Thomas Bogdanovich. Construction continued on in 1906 and cost about 80 thousand rubles. Building of Nizhny Novgorod were masons under the leadership of Alexander Shcherbachev .
In Saratov was built on the street the church is now carpeted floor tiles and finish the internal structure . Gorgeous body , drawn from Austria and bypassed in 5000 rubles, already installed. In early February, the church will be completely finished and February 12, assumed his consecration .
The consecration of the church took place on February 12, 1906 . The temple was valid until 20- ies of XX century. In the 30s the church was closed and looted in 1941, it housed the Samara Regional Museum . In 1991 it was transferred to the Catholic community . By 1996 the church was restored and re- dedicated in honor of the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
May 31, 2000 at the church steeples were hoisted crosses.
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