Gothic Roman Catholic parish church with Lourdes grotto in Gibraltar.
Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Gibraltar, of Gothic design. Its foundation stone was laid on 25 March 1874, attended by Bishop Félix María Arrieta y Llano and Vicar Apostolic John Baptist Scandella, and it was formally blessed on 15 July 1888. The patio includes a Lourdes grotto.
Sacred Heart Church, also known as Gereja Hati Kudus, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Gibraltar. It stands in Lime Kiln Steps and is one of the Catholic churches serving the territory. The church is of Gothic design. Its foundation stone was laid on 25 March 1874, in a ceremony attended by Félix María Arrieta y Llano, Bishop of Cadiz, and John Baptist Scandella, Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar. The church was not formally blessed until 15 July 1888. Sacred Heart Church belongs to the Catholic Church in Gibraltar and is part of the Diocese of Gibraltar. Over time it has had several parish priests; among them was Charles Caruana, who later became the Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar between 1998 and 2010. The church complex includes an outdoor area or patio. In this space there is a grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, providing a devotional focus connected with the Marian apparitions of Lourdes. The church remains an active parish community and a notable Gothic-style Catholic place of worship within Gibraltar. Its coordinates are approximately 36°08′21.4″N 5°21′02.4″W, and its postal code is GX11 1AA.
