Holy Spirit (Röderhof)
Holy Spirit is the Roman Catholic Church of Heimstatt Röderhof in the community of Diekholzen .
history
On the initiative of the Hildesheim Bishop Heinrich Maria and the collection activity in the diocese of Hildesheim was in 1971 on the grounds of good Röderhof for the disabled , the home of Röderhof be established. In the same year the institution got its own house of worship, the Church of the Holy Spirit . The consecration by Bishop Heinrich Maria took place on June 30, 1971.
On Sundays and public holidays, guests from the surrounding area and from the wide area of the Hildesheim diocese often come to celebrate the Eucharist together with the disabled .
On November 1, 2006, the new parish of the Assumption of Mary - Diekholzen, based in Söhre, was founded, to which the Heilig Geist church of Heimstatt Röderhof also belongs.
Home of the Röderhof
The home of Röderhof is a facility for people with intellectual disabilities the Foundation Catholic Behindertenhilfe in the diocese of Hildesheim . It was built from 1969 to 1970 next to the episcopal estate Röderhof and was opened on January 15, 1971 as a home for mentally handicapped children. On site, the facility now includes living areas for 200 handicapped people, the St. Franziskus School (special school with a focus on “spiritual development”), a day care center for adults and a riding hall for riding therapy as well as the Church of the Holy Spirit.
architecture
Modern church building with a well-structured interior on an octagonal base. Four bench blocks surround the altar and encourage intensive participation in the worship service.
literature
- Willi Stoffers: Diocese of Hildesheim today. Bonifatiuswerk, Hildesheim 1987, ISBN 3-87065-418-X , pages 22-23
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bishop's General Vicariate Hildesheim (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Hildesheim, Part 1 - Region Hildesheim. Page 155, self-published, Hildesheim 1992
- ↑ Bischöfliches Generalvikariat Hildesheim (Ed.): Kirchlicher Anzeiger. No. 10/2006, pp. 15-17
Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 25.9 ″ N , 9 ° 58 ′ 48.7 ″ E