Temple of the Most Holy Heart of Jesus
Russia, Samara, Frunze Street, house 157
Description:
The Church of the Most Holy Heart of Jesus is a magnificent in its architectural style working Catholic church in the historical center of Samara. It is also known as the Polish Church, as it was built and financed by the Polish community. The temple was built of red brick in the early XX century in the neo-Gothic style with the participation of Nizhny Novgorod stonemasons. The building is beautiful in its appearance: forty-seven meter high towers, stained glass windows, pinaclys.
In the thirties, the temple, like many others, was looted and closed, in the subsequent it was opened local history Museum of Samara. In 1991, the building was returned to the Catholic community.
On the altar is a fresco, which is a copy of the painting “Christ of St. John of the Cross”, painted by Salvador Dali.