Maria Trost (Hanover)
The Maria Trost Church is the Roman Catholic church in Ahlem , a district on the western edge of Hanover ( Lower Saxony ). The church is a branch church of the parish " St. Godehard " with seat in the district Linden-Süd , in the deanery of Hanover of the diocese of Hildesheim . The church, named after the Marian title " Comforter of the Afflicted ", is located at Parkstrasse 2 (corner of Richard-Lattorf-Strasse).
history
In the 16th century, the population in the Hanover area became Evangelical-Lutheran through the introduction of the Reformation . In the decades before the Second World War , only a few Catholics lived in Ahlem, they belonged to the parish " St. Benno " in Linden-Nord . In the post-war period, the number of Catholics in Ahlem rose sharply due to the influx of refugees and displaced persons from the eastern regions of the German Reich , so that Catholic services have been held in Ahlem since 1946. The first service took place on May 1, 1946 in a refugee camp that had previously housed the Hanover-Ahlem satellite camp. From 1955 onwards, the Protestant emergency church also served the Catholics for their services, later the community hall of the Protestant Martin Luther congregation.
In May 1963, the foundation stone was laid for the Maria-Trost Church, and followed on July 4 in 1964 by Bishop Heinrich Maria Janssen her consecration . The catchment area of the new church included Ahlem and the north of Davenstedt . On July 1, 1965, the church "Maria Trost" was set up, it belonged until 1973 as Kuratiegemeinde the parish "St. Benno ”.
In 1995, the professional association of parish secretaries in the Diocese of Hildesheim was founded at “Maria Trost” ; today it has its seat at “ St. Raphael ” in Garbsen .
Since May 1, 2007, the church has belonged to the then newly established dean's office in Hanover, previously it belonged to the dean's office in Hanover-West. Since 2009 there has been a food distribution to the needy in the parish hall, called "Ahlemer MAHLzeit". Since September 1st 2010 the church belongs to the parish “St. Godehard ”, the parish“ Maria Trost ”was canceled in this context. Since July 2015, the former rectory has been rented to the LebensTraum Leinemasch eV association , which has set up a shared apartment for adults with disabilities there.
Architecture and equipment
The church was built according to plans by Josef Fehlig , designed as an octagonal central structure , and is around 66 meters above sea level . Their organ was built in 1968 by the Hillebrand Orgelbau company .
Next to the church is the parish hall and a Catholic public library (KÖB).
See also
- List of sacred buildings in Hanover
- List of churches in the Diocese of Hildesheim
- Maria-Trost-Kirche
literature
- KirchenZeitung No. 27/2014 of 6 July 2014, p. 12 (article on the 50th anniversary of the church)
- Willi Stoffers: Diocese of Hildesheim today. Hildesheim 1987, ISBN 3-87065-418-X , p. 34
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bvps-hildesheim.de/bho/dcms/sites/bistum/pfarrei/pfarrsekretaerinnen/gruendungbvps.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.lebenstraum-leinemasch.de/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 42.3 " N , 9 ° 39 ′ 47.9" E