Mor Afrem Church
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The Syrian Orthodox Mor-Afrem Church , the former Catholic, Alfons 1964-1966 Boklage built Grade II listed Church of the Assumption stands on the corner lot Minden Road 1 corner Mierendorffplatz in Berlin district of Charlottenburg the district Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf .
history
The Assumption Church was the youngest daughter of the mother parish Herz Jesu . Since 1950 it was an independent parish . Even before the church was built, the Maria Regina Martyrum parish was spun off in 1963 as a subsidiary of the Assumption of Mary .
Originally, the Gustav-Adolf-Kirche should have been built at today's Mierendorffplatz at the beginning of the 1920s , but it was finally established in the neighborhood. August Kaufhold planned a traditional basilica for the Catholic faithful, but for financial reasons only a temporary arrangement with a small chapel and apartment for the clergyman on the upper floor could be built in 1926 , which remained until 1964. Then it was demolished in favor of a large new church building. During the construction period, the Catholic community enjoyed hospitality in the Gustav-Adolf-Kirche, which resulted in many ecumenical contacts.
Since 1988, the Assumption of Mary has also been the place of worship for the Italian Catholic Mission (Missione Cattolica Italiana). In 2005 the Catholic Church sold the church to the Syrian Orthodox community Mor Afrem e. V., the Mor Afrem Church was officially opened on May 4th, 2008.
Building description
The building complex , with a reddish-brown Dutch hand bar bricks and concrete blinded masonry construction , is an four wings in closed development by a courtyard . It consists of the hall church between the confluence of Mindener Straße and the neighboring residential building on Mierendorffplatz, a building wing of a residential and community center built parallel to it in Mindener Straße and two building wings that connect the two structures , one on Mindener Straße, the others on the fire wall of the neighboring house on Mierendorffplatz. The church and the two connecting tracts rest on an open base , which was built as a reinforced concrete structure, the pillars are clad with bricks. The pent roof of the nave slopes down towards the courtyard. The 34 meter wide facade facing Mierendorffplatz is made of reinforced glass concrete . The 33 meter high bell tower on a semicircular floor plan emerges as a cone in the middle . In his belfry hangs a bell made of four bronze bells , which was made in 1965 by Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock .
| Chime | Weight (kg) |
Diameter ( cm) |
Height (cm) |
inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c ' | 2605 | 156 | 125 | JESUS CHRIST, WAY, TRUTH, LIFE. |
| it' | 1570 | 133 | 112 | MARY, TAKEN INTO HEAVEN, PRAY FOR US. |
| f ' | 1058 | 117 | 97 | JOHANNES - PREPARES THE WAY OF THE LORD. |
| as' | 597 | 98 | 79 | ST. GEORGE - HELP IN FAITH VICTORY. |
The church interior has an apse in the semicircle of the tower body . The floor consists of natural stone slabs, the ceiling is made of wood. Hardly any daylight penetrates through the facade, only the large glass window facing the courtyard provides natural light.
See also
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments, Volume Berlin , Munich / Berlin 2006.
- Christine Goetz and Matthias Hoffmann-Tauschwitz: Churches Berlin Potsdam. Berlin 2003.
- Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin: Berlin and its buildings. Part VI. Sacred buildings. Berlin 1997.
- Klaus-Dieter Wille: The bells of Berlin (West). History and inventory. Berlin 1987.
- Gerhard Streicher and Erika Drave: Berlin - city and church. Berlin 1980.
- Hilde Herrmann: Development and expansion in the diocese of Berlin. Berlin 1968.
Web links
- Entry in the Berlin State Monument List with further information
- Syrian Orthodox Church Mor Afrem in the official capital city portal
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '28.9 " N , 13 ° 18' 10.4" E