Maria Rosenkranz, Frankfurt

Maria Rosenkranz (Mary Rosary) is a Catholic church in Frankfurt-Seckbach, part of Frankfurt am Main. It was completed in 1953. Since 1 January 2015, it is part of the larger parish St. Josef Frankfurt am Main, together with five other churches.

Maria Rosenkranz
Facade of the church
LocationFrankfurt-Seckbach, Hesse
CountryGermany
DenominationCatholic
Websitewww.mariarosenkranz.de
History
StatusParish church
DedicationMaria Rosenkranz
Consecrated1953 (1953)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
  • Heinrich Horvatin
  • Carl Rummel
Administration
DioceseLimburg
ProvinceCologne

After World War II, the Catholic population of Seckbach grew, and a new church was planned to meet the need. It was designed by the Frankfurt architects Heinrich Horvatin and Carl Rummel.[1] The ground-breaking was on 16 December 1951. The consecration was on 27 September 1953 by Weihbischof Walther Kampe. It became part of the "Pfarrei neuen Typs" (new type parish) St. Josef in Bornheim on 1 Januar 2015,[2] along with Heilig-Kreuz in Bornheim, Heilig Geist in Riederwald and Herz Jesu in Frankfurt-Fechenheim.

Charakteristic structure

The organ installed in 1953 was built by Kemper Orgelbau, originally for the salon of Bertha, Countess von Sierstorpff.[3] It was replaced by a new organ in 1977.

Literature
  • Folker Rochelmeyer: Seckbach und seine Umgebung., Frankfurter Sparkasse von 1822 – Polytechnische Gesellschaft (ed.). 1972, 84 p., illustrated.
  • Folker Rochelmeyer: Festschrift 1100 Jahre Seckbach, 880–1980. 1980, 151 p., illustrated (chronicle).
  • Walter Sauer: Seckbacher Geschichte(n), Ein Heimatbuch. Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach (ed.). 2000, 164 p., illustrated.
  • 50 Jahre Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach e. V. Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach (ed.). 2004, 53 p., illustrated.
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References
  1. Einladung zu einem geführten Rundgang in der Maria-Rosenkranz-Kirche im Januar 2012
  2. "Aau dem Weg zu einer neuen Pfarrei / Pastoraler Raum Frankfurt-Ost". Homepage der Pfarrgemeinde (in German). Katholische Kirchengemeinde Zum Heiligen Geist Frankfurt-Riederwald. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  3. Franz Bösken: Quellen und Forschungen zur Orgelgeschichte des Mittelrheins. Bd. 2: Das Gebiet des ehemaligen Regierungsbezirks Wiesbaden. Teil 1 (A–K) p. 329. Schott-Verlag, Mainz 1975, ISBN 3-7957-1307-2.


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