St. Maria Angelica
The parish church of St. Maria Angelica in Hanover-Kirchrode is the parish church of the old Catholic community in Hanover / Lower Saxony-Süd. The church, which has been in use since 2010 and was consecrated on September 3, 2011, stands on a plot of land that was previously connected to the neighboring Evangelical Lutheran Church . Jacobi community belonged. It was acquired by the old Catholic community in 2003.
history
Prehistory and construction
Until 2007 the congregation was a guest in the churches of other congregations and in the chapel of the Annastift ; Between 2007 and 2010, the congregation celebrated services in the community center. Construction began with the laying of the foundation stone on August 30, 2009; the first service in the church was celebrated on Easter Vigil 2010. Since then, the congregation has been celebrating its regular services there. The church was designed, planned and executed by the architects Amberge und Schwartze Architekten GmbH . The cost of the construction, an extension of the existing community center with a parish apartment, was originally estimated at 500,000 euros; In the end, it cost around one million euros and was financed by the equity of the community and the old Catholic diocese , by other old Catholic communities and donations.
Name and consecration
On May 23, 2011 the congregation discussed a name ( patronage ) for the congregation and the church. During the vote, Angélique Arnauld was chosen as the namesake. The consecration took place on September 3, 2011. On January 30, 2013 the church council decided to change the final form of the parish and church name to “St. Maria Angelica ”, that is, according to the Latin form.
building
architecture
The church is modern and simple in design, but with a clear reference to the traditional architecture of churches in Western Europe. It is a hall church in the form of a tent. She owns the first full-body baptismal font in the old Catholic church in Germany, which is located at the western end of the church. According to tradition, the church is east . Since the east side faces the street, the entrance is via the community center. The chancel, which looks east towards the rising sun, is indirectly flooded with light from the sides. The roof has windows at the top that face the sky. The church can hold up to 100 visitors.
The interior is mainly characterized by the staggered windows in the chancel , but also by the ceiling, which is decorated like an abstract starry sky with stars made of gold leaf in the shape of a cross. In traditional church architecture, this way of painting the ceiling is reminiscent of God's promise to Abraham that his people will be as numerous as the stars ( Gen 15: 1-6 EU ).
Bells
The church has a roof turret with two bells. One of the bells, striking e2, was used by the neighboring ev.-luth. Jacobi community donated from its inventory; the second, strike tone g2, was cast by Perner in Passau on behalf of the municipality. In May 2011, the community collected around 7,000 euros for the second bell and the installation from donations so that they could place the order. On November 18, 2011, the bells were consecrated by the old Catholic bishop Matthias Ring . They rang for the first time during Christmas mass on Christmas Eve 2011.
altar
The original version of the altar was completed in Holy Week 2005, and was used for the celebration of the Eucharist in the community center until the church was built . It was designed by parish and church council member John Grantham and built by him together with Pastor Oliver Kaiser. A second version of the altar with the same design was built for the church consecration in 2011 and consecrated by Bishop Matthias Ring .
The altar is filled with numerical symbolism : the five legs represent the wounds of Christ and are arranged in the shape of a Greek cross . The external proportions form a cube or cube ( i.e. the trinity and the unity of God ). When viewed from each side, a so-called tau cross (T-cross) is formed. The cafeteria consists of four three-part squared timber groups: Three stands for the Trinity and thus God himself; four stands for the earth and the earthly (the four compass directions, the four winds, etc.). Three times four - the connection between the earthly (four) and the heavenly (three), i.e. Christ himself - results in 12, the number of the apostles , the twelve tribes of Israel and the gates of the New Jerusalem. In the middle of the cafeteria there is a cross made of three pieces, which in turn is surrounded by four squared timbers; a cross is formed. Here you have three and four together again, but in this case three plus four equals seven - the number of the Messiah.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, “Bezirkanzeiger Süd”, October 15, 2009, p. 3
- ↑ a b c d “Believers build their church”, website of the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, October 15, 2009
- ↑ Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the community, 2005
- ↑ a b c d Article from the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, April 6, 2010, p. 13
- ↑ a b c "Renovation: Jakobikirche throws itself in shell", website of the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, April 3, 2010
- ^ A b c d “Old Catholics are building a new church”, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, April 15, 2009
- ↑ Article from the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, part “Südstadt-Anzeiger”, April 1, 2010, p. 6
- ^ Website of the community , as of May 31, 2011 12:52
- ↑ a b Community letter of the ak-community Hannover, edition 03/2011 (PDF; 950 kB)
- ↑ Photos of the consecration on the parish website , as of September 28, 2011 10:34 am
- ↑ Current announcement from the website of the municipality , as of February 8, 2013 3:03 pm
- ↑ a b c d Community letter "Contacts", issue 06/2011 (PDF file; 1.5 MB)
- ↑ Article from the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, 23 Dec 2010, p. 17
- ^ Website of the municipality, as of December 21, 2011
- ↑ a b Community letter "Contacts", 03/2005 edition ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 27.8 " N , 9 ° 49 ′ 37" E