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Katarina Parish (Swedish: Katarina församling) is a parish in Södermalm's church district (kontrakt) in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. The parish is located in Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County. The parish forms its own pastorship.
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1654 Broke from Maria Magdalena The vicar had responsibility for Bromma between 1786 - 1793 although it was not officially annexed to Katarina. 1654 - 1907 known as Sankt Katarina 1887-05-01 Combined with Danviks hospital 1889 Combined with Allmänna arbetsinrättningen 1907 - known as Katarina 1. Parishes Created From 1859 Allmänna arbetsinrättninge...
The original records associated to this parish are preserved with the Stockholm City Archives. See their website at: Stockholms stadsarkiv 1. Church Records 1887 - 1910 particular church registers for Danviks hospital (books with the landsarkivet in Uppsala). 1. Court Records 1. Military Records
Sveriges Församlingar genom Tiderna, Skatteförvaltningen Riksskatteverket, Graphic Systems AB. Göteborg 1989. See Sveriges Församlingar genom Tiderna
Katarina kyrka (Church of Catherine) is one of the major churches in central Stockholm, Sweden. The original building was constructed 1656–1695. It has been rebuilt twice after being destroyed by fires, the second time during the 1990s.
Named in honor of Princess Katarina (1584–1638), mother of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (1622–1660), Katarina Church was completed in 1695. It quickly became a central point for faith and community in Stockholm.
The Katarina Church Located of Södermalm is the majestic baroque Katarina Kyrka, built in 1656 – 1695. This church is one of the most important baroque Lutheran churches in the whole of Scandinavia, even despite the fact that the present building is not the original.
Stockholm, Sweden. Katarina kyrka (Church of Catherine) was originally constructed in 1656–1695. It has been rebuilt twice after being destroyed by fires, the second time during the 1990s. The Katarina-Sofia borough is named after theparish and the neighbouring parish of Sofia.
The rebuilding of Katarina church after the fire of 1990 is a unique restoration project in Sweden. The outer design and the ruined brick dome have been reconstructed using building techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries.
