Niels Stensen Church (Grevesmühlen)
The Niels-Stensen-Kirche is the Catholic parish church of Grevesmühlen , the former district town of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg . It is one of the new church buildings that were approved and started during the GDR era and is the first church in the world to bear the name of the scientist and bishop Niels Stensen , who was beatified in 1988 .
The foundation of the church put Bishop Norbert Werbs on 28 May 1989. On 27 April 1991, it was by Bishop Theodor Hubrich ordained .
This was preceded by the increase in the number of Catholics in the region due to the influx of displaced persons after the Second World War, the elevation of the Catholic community Grevesmühlen to a parish in 1972 and a long phase of planning and applications.
The design of the church comes from Rolf Meyer (Grevesmühlen). With the means possible for a diaspora church, he created a spiritual and welcoming space. The roof, which is drawn down low, and the struts that continue it to the earth and anchor it there, symbolize the tent of God on earth . High windows in the roof area and in the altar wall give the room brightness.
Michael Vogler (Mühlen Eichsen) created the image of Our Lady with the baby Jesus, who turns to other children, at the preparation table and the image of the Good Shepherd at the ambo and the altar triptych . This shows the Whitsun event on the middle panel , on the left scenes and aspects of the life of Blessed Niels Stensen and on the right the holy deacon Laurentius , the original parish patron of the Grevesmühlen Catholic community. Other pieces of equipment, such as the carrying cross, the baptismal font and the 14 stations of the cross are made by the craftsman Rudolf Fleischer (Erfurt).
See also
Web links
- Parish Seliger Niels Stensen on the website of the Catholic Parish St. Laurentius Wismar
Coordinates: 53 ° 51 ′ 40 " N , 11 ° 10 ′ 43" E