The first daughter parish of this church was founded in 1880 as Saints Peter & Paul Parish located at the southwest corner of Marietta and Alexander Streets. This parish functioned for 16 years until the Fathers of the Society of Mary came to Atlanta and established the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Get Price Sent usJesus, Christ, Sacred Heart Jesus statues are an ideal way to honor the son of God. Our selection of Jesus sculptures are heirloom quality of indoor or outdoor garden statuary and come in a wide variety of sizes depicting a number of different qualities and aspects of his life.
Get Price Sent usIn 1897, an Atlanta architect, W. T. Downing, was commissioned to design the new church. In keeping with the then popular devotion to the Sacred Heart, the name of the church was changed to “The Sacred Heart of Jesus.” The architectural style is French Romanesque, with some variations and additions.
Get Price Sent usThe Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is regarded as an important work of W. T. Downing, one of the most notable southern architects of the early 20th century. The church is a significant Romanesque Revival design in the context of American ecclesiastical architecture of the period.
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