The Christuskirche is a Lutheran Evangelical church in

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. It was built between 1910 and 1922 under direction of architect

Franz Heinrich Schwechten Franz Heinrich Schwechten (12 August 1841 – 11 August 1924) was one of the most famous German architects of the Wilhelmine era, and contributed to the development of historicist architecture. Life Schwechten was born in Cologne, the son of a ...

, who also responsible for the

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, but mostly just known as Gedächtniskirche ) is a Protestant church affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia, a regi ...

in Berlin. On 11 December 1983, Pope

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

visited the church and participated in an ecumenical service, the first papal visit ever to a Lutheran church. The visit took place 500 years after the birth of

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...

, the German

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monk and Protestant Reformer. On January 14, 2015, Swedish actress

Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...

's funeral Mass was held at Christuskirche.Anita Ekberg, mercoledì i funerali nella chiesa evangelica luterana
''Corriere di Roma'', January 11, 2015.

References

External links

Official website of the Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinde in Rom
Protestant churches in Rome Churches completed in 1922 Lutheran churches in Europe Romanesque Revival church buildings in Italy Churches of Rome (rione Ludovisi) {{Italy-church-stub