St. Clement's Basilica, Hanover

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St Clement's Basilica
German: Propsteikirche Basilika St. Clemens
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St Clement's Basilica
52°22′23″N9°43′36″E / 52.37306°N 9.72667°E / 52.37306; 9.72667 Coordinates: 52°22′23″N9°43′36″E / 52.37306°N 9.72667°E / 52.37306; 9.72667
LocationGoethestraße 33
Hanover, Lower Saxony
Country Germany
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.st-clemens-hannover.de
History
Status Basilica
Consecrated 4 November 1718 [1]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Tommaso Giusti
Groundbreaking 6 July 1712
Specifications
Bells4 (north tower)
Administration
Parish St. Heinrich
Diocese Hildesheim
Province Hamburg
Laity
Organist/Director of music Nico Miller

St. Clement's Basilica is the main Roman Catholic church in the city of Hanover. It is dedicated to Saint Clement of Rome. It is part of the parish of St. Heinrich and belongs to the Diocese of Hildesheim.

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History

Construction started in 1712, and finished in 1718. This was the first Roman Catholic church to be built in Hanover since the Reformation, when the Kingdom of Hanover became Protestant.

The church was almost totally destroyed during the Allied bombings in 1943 during World War II, as Hanover and other major cities were major targets for strategic bombing in an effort to cripple the Nazi regime. [1] Reconstruction began in 1946, and the completed church was dedicated on 24 November 1957. On 12 March 1998, Pope John Paul II made the church a Minor Basilica.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Die Geschichte von St. Clemens (The story of St. Clement)" (in German). st-clemens-hannover.de.