The Kreuzkirche is one of Dresden's many landmarks in the heart of the old town. On January 21, 1818, Caspar David Friedrich and Caroline Bommer, the daughter of a Dresden blue dyer, exchanged vows in the Dresden Kreuzkirche. Their children Emma Johanna and Agnes Adelheid as well as their son Gustav Adolf were also baptized here.

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November 18, 2021

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The nave of the Kreuzkirche, which includes the central nave and two side aisles, offers space for around 1,000 visitors.

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This central Dresden church, which is dedicated to the Holy Cross (Latin “Santa Croce”), bases its patronage on the cross on which Jesus Christ died. The veneration of the Holy …

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