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in 1832. The Apostolic Church came to Denmark with Sir Georg Hewett in 1861; in 1879 the congregation in Aarhus was established, and in 1893 the church was completed by plans by Emanuel Edvard Christie Fleischer and Hjalmar Kjær. The first service was held on 23 April 1893.
233:. The last apostle died in 1901 and no new priests were appointed, so in 1953 the last priest left St. Nikolaj Church. The congregation did not disappear, but activities in the church were thereafter led by regular 284:, but degradation in security since the early 2000s have forced many to flee, which has caused the congregation in Denmark and Aarhus to grow. In 2010 some 400 Chaldean families resided in Denmark. 237:. Over time the membership of the congregation diminished and in the late 2000s the church was used no more than half an hour per week. In December 2010 the church was given to the 1823: 1808: 1818: 42: 1803: 368: 1223: 226: 1563: 1813: 539: 520: 1828: 510: 1264: 272:, and the Chaldean congregation in Aarhus is the largest in Denmark. Prior to 1991 most Chaldeans lived in northern Iraq, but 1269: 1233: 1675: 1011: 393: 1482: 859: 252:, was originally named St. Nikolaj Church, the street running perpendicular to the church is Skt. Nicolaus Gade, and 1556: 723: 436: 276:
forcefully relocated most of them in an attempt to turn make areas majority Muslim. Today most Chaldeans lived in
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congregation in Aarhus. The church is 700 square meters and holds 28 benches which can seat up to 300 people.
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The church was named St. Nikolaj for a number of historical reasons. The other Catholic church in Aarhus,
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and was completed in 1893 from a design by Emanuel Edvard Christie Fleischer and Hjalmar Kjær in the
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The congregation peaked in the 1940s with some 600 members, also operating a second church in
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as a saint connects the eastern and western churches and is the patron saint of port cities.
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street. The Apostolic belief system meant that priests could only be appointed by one of 12
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congregation in Denmark is composed of some 2000 Catholics primarily from
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style. Saint Nikolaj Church is today owned and operated by the
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The church originally belonged to a congregation under the
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Denmark
Denomination
Catholic Church
Church
Architect(s)
Hjalmar Kjær
Materials
Brick
Danish
Aarhus
Denmark
Indre by
City Hall Park
Neo-Romanesque
Catholic Church
Chaldean
Catholic Apostolic Church
Scotland
Thunøgade
apostles
laity
Catholic Church
Chaldean
Church of Our Lady
Saint Nicholas
Chaldean
Iraq
Saddam Hussein

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