Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Bernau)
The Herz-Jesu-Kirche is the Catholic parish church in the city of Bernau near Berlin ( Brandenburg ). It was built in 1907/1908 according to plans by the architect Paul Ueberholz as a single-nave hall church near the train station . The church belongs to the deanery Eberswalde and this in turn belongs to the archbishopric of Berlin .
Building history
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The church building on the south-eastern edge of the old town of Bernau, on the corner of Börnicker Straße and Ulitzkastraße, replaced the St. Bonifatius Chapel built in 1853 in Tuchmacherstraße . The new building goes back to the instigation of the Bernau parish priest Carl Ulitzka . He had acquired a piece of land and won over the Charlottenburg architect to design the church and a parish and rectory.
The foundation stone for the Herz-Jesu-Kirche was laid by the prince-bishop's delegate and provost Carl Kleineidam to St. Hedwig, Berlin, on May 26th, 1907. The church was consecrated by the Breslau prince-bishop, Cardinal Kopp, on September 1st, 1908. In addition, the church received a parish and community center.
Construction details
It is a single-nave hall church in the style of North German brick Gothic . The tower is 66 meters high.
Under Pastor Alfons Schneider, the interior of the church was redesigned in 1965/1966 according to designs by the Kamenz architect Gottfried Zawadski. The new main altar was consecrated on April 24, 1966 by the Berlin auxiliary bishop Heinrich Theissing .
The Sacred Heart Church is since October 18, 1977 under monument protection .
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the church, the interior was renovated. A generous donation from Sparkasse Barnim contributed to the equipping with new lamps.
Church work
The Catholic Herz-Jesu-Gemeinde comprises the members of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche Bernau, the St.-Marien-Kirche in Biesenthal, the St.-Konrad-Kirche in Wandlitz and the St.-Josef-Gemeinde in Werneuchen . They all belong to the Niederbarnim church district.
In the 1990s, parishioners and friends of the church formed the non-profit association Förderkreis Herz-Jesu-Kirche .
The following special groups are active in the urban area of Bernau, among others: the Bernau family, Kolping Bernau, the Bernau children's music group, the Bernau young family and a senior group. Some community members are also involved in the Bläsern Biesenthal and the Freundeskreis Conradiunum eV
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Homepage of the Sacred Heart Congregation in Bernau , accessed on September 20, 2018.
- List of monuments of the State of Brandenburg: District Barnim (PDF) Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum
References and footnotes
- ↑ an information board in the entrance area
- ↑ Homepage of the sponsorship group ; accessed on September 20, 2018
- ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Pfarrblätter 2010 )
Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 39.6 " N , 13 ° 35 ′ 36.7" E