Marienwinkel Chapel
Marienwinkel Chapel | |
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Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
Consecration year : | Year of construction 1955 |
Parish : | Randerath |
Address: | 52525 Heinsberg,
Feldstrasse 70 |
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 '57 " N , 6 ° 10' 30" E The Marienwinkel chapel is located in the Randerath district ofthe city of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .
location
The chapel is at Feldstrasse 70, about 200 m from the parish church of St. Lambertus.
history
The St. Cornelius Chapel, built in the 18th century as a votive chapel by Franz Josef Meyer, was transferred to the church in 1880. The rococo altar was adorned with a small Pietà from 1704. The chapel was totally destroyed in the Second World War . The current Marienwinkel chapel was built in its place in 1955 . The place of prayer was built by a local family in honor of Our Lady according to a plan by Franz-Josef Klother . In 2003 the chapel was renovated and given a new entrance.
architecture
The building is a small, rectangular brick building with a flat roof . The ends of the side wall are two tapered buttresses that form a bell tower . The inside of the chapel is painted white.
Furnishing
- A small bell hangs in the bell tower .
- There are two information boards at the entrance.
- Inside there is a Madonna , a crucifix and floral decorations.
literature
- Episcopal General Vicariate Aachen (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach, 3rd edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New entrance area of the Marienwinkel (AZ of May 14, 2003)