Helligåndskirken Frederikshavn
Uranienborgvej 5, 9900, Frederikshavn
Sct. Mariæ – a parish through 100 years
In 1898, Bishop Von Euch invited two Camillian priests, Father Vido and Father Tembories, to serve in Denmark.
They were looking for a suitable place to start a parish. They found it in Aalborg, where they settled.
On April 19, the parish of St. Mary's was established in a villa on Kastetvej.
In 1926, the new church was completed, and St. Mary's Church was consecrated on December 19 of the same year.
On December 16, 1966, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Frederikshavn was consecrated by Bishop Hans L. Martensen.
In 1971, the congregation in Thisted took over a church from the Catholic-Apostolic congregation for the symbolic amount of 1 krone. On March 28 of the same year, it was consecrated in honor of St. Thøger by Bishop Hans L. Martensen.
In 1984, Father Strebin passed away, becoming the last Camillian in Denmark.
The Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) came to St. Mary's Parish, and Father Leo Kertz became the parish priest.
In 1990, a new Catholic church center was built in Hjørring, consecrated as St. Mary, Queen of Martyrs.
In 1999, on March 19, the renovated and rebuilt Camillian Clinic was consecrated as an independent hospice and is now called KamillianerGaarden.
On May 1 and 2, 1998, the congregation at St. Mary's Parish celebrated its 100th anniversary.
On September 3, 1999, St. Mary's School celebrated its 100th anniversary.