St. Maria Immaculata (Siegen)

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Church of Saint Maria Immaculata, Siegen-Geisweid (Wenscht)
Tower (free-standing) of the church Sankt Maria Immaculata, Siegen-Geisweid (Wenscht)
Choir room Sankt Maria Immaculata, Siegen-Geisweid (Wenscht)

St. Maria Immaculata is a Catholic church in the Geisweid district of Siegen . It is located in the Wenscht residential area belonging to Geisweid on Hans-Böckler-Platz.

The church with the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God was established in 1959 by the architect Aloys Sunday built and on 25 October 1959 by the then Archbishop of Paderborn Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger ordained . The building has a hexagonal floor plan with an elliptical inserted choir . It offers space for 350 people. Above the altar there is a mosaic of the triumphant Christ. The over 30 meter high church tower made of four tapered concrete pillars is separated from the nave.

The church was last renovated in 2004. It was entered in the list of monuments of the city of Siegen.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 41.5 ″  N , 7 ° 59 ′ 43.7 ″  E