St. Clemens (Berlin)
The Catholic Church of St. Clement in Stresemannstrasse 66 in Berlin district of Kreuzberg the district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg was designed by architect Albert Weber designed and the construction company Hermann Bunning executed.
history
Cardinal Clemens August Graf von Galen donated the church with the attached Kolping House. The foundation stone of the church was laid on September 18, 1910, the consecration took place on June 15, 1911. It was dedicated to Klemens Maria Hofbauer . The building complex was managed by the Gray Sisters . In the First World War one was a military hospital set up. In 1919 the Jesuits took over the curate . The property was confiscated in 1942 by the GeStaPo in favor of the Main Economic Administration Office. The church was damaged in World War II and restored in 1957. In 1973 the Croatian community moved in. In spring 2005 a youth hostel opened that still exists (as of 2019). The religious house of the Lazarists has been using the area since 2006 . In May 2007 the building complex was sold to financial investors. In the meantime, the St. Clemens Association has leased the building complex back from the financial investors. On March 15, 2008, the Divine Mercy Center for Re- evangelization was re-established here.
Building description
The building complex was not visible from the street and was covered by the front building, which was destroyed in the war. The church was incorporated as a side wing in the 2nd courtyard of the spacious former Kreuzberg Kolping House. The St. Clemens Church is a three-aisled, neo-Romanesque basilica in the arched style . The north aisle has no windows because it bordered the fire wall of the side wing of the neighboring property. Obergaden are located on both sides of the central nave. The brickwork is faced with red bricks on the outside. The windows and portals are simple. The flat-roofed nave has five bays . There are arcades between the central nave and both side aisles . The transept is short. The barrel-vaulted choir is opened by a high round arch . At its straight end there is a mosaic by Paul Plontke depicting Christ as the Good Shepherd . An organ by the Dinse brothers stands on the western gallery .
literature
- Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin: Berlin and its buildings. Part VI. Sacred buildings. Berlin 1997.
- Gerhard Streicher, Erika Drave: Berlin - city and church. Berlin 1980.
- Christine Goetz , Matthias Hoffmann-Tauschwitz: Churches Berlin Potsdam. Berlin 2003.
- Marina Wesner: Kreuzberg and its places of worship: churches-mosques-synagogues-temples. Berlin 2007.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 11.5 ″ N , 13 ° 23 ′ 7.5 ″ E