St. Boniface (Bernburg)
The parish church of St. Bonifatius is a Catholic church in Bernburg in Saxony-Anhalt . It dates from the 19th century and is located in Bergstadt, Theaterstrasse 5, not far from the palace complex and above the right bank of the Saale .
history
With the introduction of the Reformation in the Anhalt principalities, Catholic life in Bernburg ended. As a result of industrialization, in particular the establishment of sugar factories , numerous immigrants came to the region around the middle of the 19th century, including many Catholic Eichsfelder .
In 1859, as administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate Anhalt , Nuncio Flavio Chigi signed the founding charter of the new parish, which received the patronage of St. Boniface . Construction of the church was 1864. On September 2, 1867, the Church by Bishop Boniface was Konrad Martin of Paderborn consecrated . The interior of the church underwent several changes in the following years. Today's simple interior design was created after the Second Vatican Council . Next to the church is the parish center of the community.
The church is a listed building.
organ
The organ of the St. Bonifatius Church was built by the Jehmlich brothers (Dresden) in 1960. It has two manuals and a pedal . The action is mechanical . The disposition is:
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Coupling : I / II, I / P, II / P
Web links
- Homepage of the catholic parish St. Bonifatius Bernburg
- Entry at the city of Bernburg
- Faith through two dictatorships. 130 years of St. Bonifatius Bernburg ( Lord's Day , September 21, 1997)
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 43.5 " N , 11 ° 44 ′ 16.6" E