St. Bernward (Gestorf)
The St. Bernward Chapel was the Catholic chapel in Gestorf , a district of the town of Springe in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony . Most recently she belonged to the parish of Maria von der Immerwahreenden Hilfe with its seat in Bennigsen , in the dean's office in Hanover-South / West of the Diocese of Hildesheim . The chapel was named after St. Bernward von Hildesheim and was located in the street In der Welle 9 . Today the nearest Catholic church is four kilometers away in Bennigsen.
history
Catholic services were held on the Gut in Gestorf as early as 1940, initially in the rooms of the manor house. On August 19, 1975, Bishop Heinrich Maria Janssen inaugurated the St. Bernward Chapel, which was set up in the estate's former farm workers' house, it was around 93 meters above sea level and was used for church services until 1991. In 1994 the chapel was given up and the building is now used for residential purposes.
See also
literature
- Episcopal Vicariate General Hildesheim (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Hildesheim. Part 2 - Region Hannover, Hildesheim 1995, pp. 249/250
- Willi Stoffers: Diocese of Hildesheim today. Hildesheim 1987, ISBN 3-87065-418-X , p. 42
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Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 55.3 " N , 9 ° 42 ′ 13.6" E