Holy Cross (Winsen)
Heilig Kreuz is the Catholic church in Winsen (Aller) , a municipality in the district of Celle in Lower Saxony . It belongs to the parish of Hl. Guardian Angel with its seat in Hambühren , in the deanery of Celle of the diocese Hildesheim . The church named after the cross of Jesus is located at Stechinellistraße 41/43 (corner of Meißendorfer Kirchweg).
history
As a result of the Second World War , the number of Catholics in the area around Winsen, which has been Protestant since the Reformation, increased considerably due to the influx of refugees and displaced persons from the eastern regions of the German Empire . Initially, the Catholics in Winsen belonged to the parish of Maria Hilfe der Christisten in Wietze .
1971 was built in Winsen the Holy Cross Church, on 4 December 1971 their benediction by Bishop Heinrich Maria Janssen . Since 1984/85 the church belongs to the parish Hl. Guardian Angel in Hambühren. In June 2010 the church got a new interior painting, which was carried out by volunteers from the community.
Architecture and equipment
The church was built by the diocesan building department according to plans by Josef Fehlig , designed as a precast concrete church with a free-standing bell tower. A number of other churches of this type were built in the Diocese of Hildesheim, for example in 1969 in Altenwalde and Sudmerberg , 1970 in Dungelbeck , Meckelfeld and Poggenhagen , 1971 in Afferde , Hohegeiß , Luthe , Meine and Schwanewede , 1972 in Gifhorn , Ronnenberg , Stederdorf and Wittingen , 1974 in Vorwerk , 1975 in Dransfeld , Münchehof and Rodenberg , and 1976 in Rhüden .
See also
literature
- My church. Festschrift for the 40th anniversary of the parish fair. Winsen 2011.
- Willi Stoffers: Diocese of Hildesheim today. Hildesheim 1987, ISBN 3-87065-418-X , p. 124
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Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 58.6 " N , 9 ° 54 ′ 5.7" E