Herz Jesu, Gothic Revival church in Cuxhaven, Germany

Herz-Jesu-Kirche is a red brick Gothic Revival church at Strichweg 5B in Döse, its square west tower rising 38 m to a slate spire with a gold finial. A pointed-arch doorway with a round window above sits at the tower base, and a two-bay louvered window higher up. The rectangular nave has stepped buttresses, two-light pointed windows crowned by round windows, and a pointed-arch frieze under the eaves; inside, a ribbed vault covers about 150 seats.

The building was constructed between 1899 and 1900 as a garrison church for the German military. Following World War I, it transferred to civilian use in 1919 and received its current name five years later.

The name Herz Jesu replaced the original patronage of St. Michael in 1924, when the Archangel's dedication had faded and the building was known simply as the garrison church. A bronze door handle by Franz Rotter shows the Holy Spirit as a dove. A small room beside the entrance serves as a Marian chapel.

The church stands at Strichweg 5B, at the corner of Batteriestraße in the Döse district, about 150 metres from the Elbdeich and just under three metres above sea level. The entrance portal was remodelled in 1965. As an active branch church of St. Marien, it is used for services, so check the parish's times before visiting.

The church's original high altar was removed in December 1966 after the Second Vatican Council's liturgical reform. When workers dismantled it, they found the foundation document naming the Archangel Michael as patron. Because the church had carried the Herz Jesu title since 1924, Michael was then named its secondary patron.