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The House of the Holy Ghost (Danish: Helligåndshuset) in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a historic building owned and operated as an exhibition space by the adjacent Church of the Holy Ghost. One of the oldest buildings in Copenhagen, it was part of the largest medieval hospital in Denmark which King Christian I turned into an Augustinian priory 1497.
Johannes Krag's strict rule over the city had brought its population to an uprising. They attempted to storm Bishop's Palace at Slotsholmen and as part of a settlement, Krag agreed to build what was known as a House of the Holy Ghost. Such houses were facilities which cared for the sick, the poor and the old, more refuges for the weak and ...
The House of the Holy Ghost. Church of the Holy Ghost is one of the four Medieval Churches in Copenhagen. It was almost completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 but rebuilt shortly thereafter by J.Johan Cornelius Krieger. The House of the Holy Ghost (Valkendorfsgade 23= is a former hospital. [2] No. 17
Poor Clares' Priory, Copenhagen: Copenhagen: Region Hovedstaden Poor Clares: 1497–1535 Carmelite Priory, Copenhagen: Copenhagen: Region Hovedstaden Carmelite friars: 1479–1529 Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen: Copenhagen: Region Hovedstaden Holy Ghost: Order of the Holy Ghost to 1497, Augustinian canons thereafter 1296–1530
The Church of the Holy Ghost, located at the western end of the square, is the oldest surviving church in Copenhagen. The Mathias Hansen House (No. 6) was built in 1616 for Mathias Hansen, from 1622 the Mayor of Copenhagen. Typically of the Dutch Renaissance style, the house is built in red bricks with sandstone decorations, has a Dutch gable ...
1254 – Copenhagen receives city charter. 1294 – Wednesdays and Saturdays designated market days. [1] 1296 – House of the Holy Ghost founded. 1388 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt. 1417 – Eric of Pomerania takes Copenhagen Castle. 1479 City hall built at Gammeltorv. University of Copenhagen founded. 1493 - Govaert van Ghemen sets up ...
House of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen; F. ... St. Gertrude's Hospital, Copenhagen; Søkvæsthuset This page was last edited on 30 October 2009, at 11:25 (UTC). ...
This list of historic houses in metropolitan Copenhagen provides an overview of historic houses in metropolitan ... Town house: 1677: Dehn Mansion: Frederiksstaden: 1756: