Maria Meeresstern (Borkum)
Maria Meeresstern is the Roman Catholic Church on the East Frisian island of Borkum .
history
Borkum, whose population has been Protestant since the Reformation , has experienced a structural change since the middle of the 19th century as a result of spa tourism. On the initiative of the Münster priest Carl Böddinghaus , to whom a bronze plaque on the church has been commemorating since 2003, the Catholic chapel with the patronage of Maria Meeresstern was built in 1880/1882 . It was built in neo-Gothic forms as geostete small brick - hall church with transept and lanterns - roof skylights . As early as 1905 it was extended to the west by a yoke . In 1954 a multi-purpose church hall was added to the east.
The church got its present appearance in 1987/1988 with the addition of a modern enlargement in the west with the lines of the neo-Gothic building with a spacious gallery and the new bronze portal. At the same time it received a tall and slender octagonal bell tower with a four-part bell. Two years later, the modern parish hall and the redesign of the church square followed.
organ
Orgelbau Kreienbrink created the organ in 1970 with ten stops on two manuals and pedal with the following disposition :
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
See also
literature
- Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Menno Smid : Frisian churches in Emden, Leer, Borkum, Mormerland, Uplengen, Overledingen and Reiderland , volume 3. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever 1980, p. 44.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 53 ° 35 ′ 19 ″ N , 6 ° 39 ′ 58.8 ″ E