Santa Rosa Church, Paramaribo

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Santa Rosa Church
Sint Rosakerk
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Santa Rosa Church, Paramaribo
5°49′21″N55°09′49″W / 5.82247°N 55.16353°W / 5.82247; -55.16353
Location Paramaribo
CountrySuriname
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
History
Dedication Rose of Lima
Consecrated 28 June 1911
Specifications
Capacityc. 300 [1]
Materials Wood [2]
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Paramaribo

The Santa Rosa Church (Dutch: Sint Rosakerk) is a Roman Catholic church located in Paramaribo, Suriname. The current church dates from 1911, and is the second largest church in Paramaribo. [3] It is located in the centre of the city and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. [4]

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History

In the middle of the 19th century there was a large increase in the number of Catholics in Suriname. [5] In 1861, the building of Loge Concordia  [ nl ] of the freemasons was purchased, and turned into a church. [6] The church was dedicated to Rose of Lima. [7]

In 1911, a larger church was built with two towers, [3] and consecrated on 28 June 1911. [8] It is a deep church with a small square in front. The building consists of a high central nave with a flat ceiling, and two side naves, and is painted in the same colour scheme as the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral. [3]

The organ of the Rosa Church was built by Jos H. Vermeulen and dates from 1929. [9] : 27  There are two bells in the left tower. [9] : 29  In 1946, the Rosa Church was hit by lightning which caused a hole of several metres in the tower. [10] In 2009, the Mary statue of the clergy house of the Anthony the Great Church  [ nl ] in The Hague was donated to the Rosa Church and placed in an artificial cave in front of the church. [11]

In 2020, a restoration of the Rosa Church started, because the building suffered from leakage and barklice. In May 2021, during the restoration, both towers were struck by lightning and damaged. [4]

The clergy house is in use by the boy scouts, [4] and the church is also used as a concert hall. [1]

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