Heilig Geist, Frankfurt

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Heilig Geist, Frankfurt
50°7′45″N8°44′3″E / 50.12917°N 8.73417°E / 50.12917; 8.73417 Coordinates: 50°7′45″N8°44′3″E / 50.12917°N 8.73417°E / 50.12917; 8.73417
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Denomination Catholic
Administration
Diocese Limburg

Heilig Geist (Holy Spirit) is the name of a Catholic church in the suburb Riederwald of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. The parish church of the Riederwald congregation is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg. [1] On 1 January 2015 the parish became a Kirchort (church location), part of the parish St. Josef, Frankfurt.

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Interior

Logos

History

In 1923, the parish bought a property to build a church, designed by Martin Weber on a commissioned by minister Georg Heinrich Hörle. Groundbraking was on 13 July 1930. It was dedicated by Bishop Antonius Hilfrich on 20 September 1931.

The church was severely damaged during World War II. It was restored after the war. Wilhelm Kempf, later Bishop of Limburg, was parish priest of the congregation from 1942 to 1949. From 1991, Peter Reulein was the church musician, who moved then to the Liebfrauen in the centre of Frankfurt.

On 1 January 2015, four parishes were combined to St. Josef, with locations (Kirchort) St. Josef  [ de ], Maria Rosenkranz, Heilig Geist and Herz Jesu. [2] [3]

Building

Relief Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit" (North portal) by Arnold Hensler [de] Heilig-Geist-Kirche 7 Gaben 21092013.JPG
Relief Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit" (North portal) by Arnold Hensler  [ de ]
Relief Pentecost (South portal) by Hensler Heilig-Geist-Kirche Ausgiessung 21092013.JPG
Relief Pentecost (South portal) by Hensler

The church was designed intentionally modest, different from more monumental works by Weber such as Heilig Kreuz in Bornheim. [4] The church is connected to the minister's house.

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References

  1. ↑ Gudrun Berger, Harald Berger, Gaby Gann, Ludwig Janzen, Heinrich Kress, Walter Kropp, Dieter Muthig, Willi Thiele, Martin Weber. "75 Jahre Heilig-Geist-Kirche Frankfurt Riederwald 1931–2006" (PDF) (in German). Heilig Geist. Archived from the original (PDF 15,6 MB) on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Pfarrei – Pastoraler Raum Frankfurt-Ost". Homepage der Pfarrgemeinde (in German). Katholische Kirchengemeinde Zum Heiligen Geist Frankfurt-Riederwald. 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ↑ Katholische Pfarrei St. Josef Frankfurt am Main, ed. (2015), Durchblick – Wegweiser durch die Kath. Pfarrei St. Josef Frankfurt am Main (in German), Frankfurt am Main
  4. ↑ Diocese of Limburg, ed. (2013), "Unsere Diözese in der Geschichte", Gotteslob – Katholisches Gebet- und Gesangbuch: Ausgabe für die Diözese Limburg (in German) (1 ed.), Stuttgart / Kevelaer, p. 963, ISBN   978-3-7840-0203-3
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