Store Heddinge Church

{{short description|Octagonal Danish church in Store Heddinge}}{{Infobox church

| name = Store Heddinge Church

| other name = Saint Katharina Church

| image = Store Heddinge Kirke1.jpg

| location = Store Heddinge, Denmark

| denomination = Church of Denmark

| website = https://www.storeheddingekirke.dk

| architectural type = Romanesque style, gothic architecture

| years built = c. 1200

| parish = Store Heddinge Sogn

| diocese = Diocese of Roskilde

}}

Store Heddinge Church also known as Saint Katharina Church (Danish: Store Heddinge Kirke or Sankt Katharina Kirke) is an octagonal church in the town of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Thought to have been built of limestone in the late 12th century by King Valdemar I, the unusual octagonal Romanesque nave and the choir were later extended with lateral Gothic additions, including the tower.{{cite web|url=https://www.storeheddingekirke.dk/kirken-og-kirkegaarden/kirkens-historie/|title=Kirkens historie|publisher=Sankt Katharina kirke, Store Heddinge

|accessdate=22 July 2019 |language=Danish}}{{cite web|url=http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Praestoe_0053-0071.pdf|title=Store Hedinge Kirke|publisher=Natmus|date=1930|accessdate=22 July 2019 |language=Danish}}

Gallery

File:Store Heddinge Kirke2.jpg|Front view of the church entrance

File:Store Heddinge Kirke - kirkeloftets træhvælvinger.jpg|Dome of the octagonal nave

File:Sankt Katharina Kirke, St. Heddinge (1).JPG|Areal view of the church grounds

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