St. Birgitta (Weiberg)

The St. Birgitta church is located in Weiberg , a district of Büren in the Paderborn district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). It was built in the Baroque / Rococo style. The Catholic Church and Community is part of the Büren-Süd pastoral network in the Büren-Delbrück Dean's Office of the Archdiocese of Paderborn .

history

High altar of the Sankt-Birgitta-Kirche in Weiberg

Moritz von Büren decreed in his will that a church should be built near the villages of Weiberg or Ringelstein with his inheritance . The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1747 . It was completed and consecrated on September 26, 1751 .

literature

• Wolfgang Feige: We at Alme and Afte - the Bürener Land , p. 78

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 43.4 "  N , 8 ° 35 ′ 28.6"  E