Immaculate Conception of Mary (Grasdorf)
The Immaculate Conception Church , also known colloquially as St. Mary for short , is the Catholic church in Grasdorf , a district of the municipality of Holle in the Hildesheim district in Lower Saxony . The church, named after the Marian title " Immaculate Conception ", is located at Hildesheimer Straße 10 and belongs to the parish of St. Hubertus with its seat at Burg Wohldenberg , in the Alfeld-Detfurth dean's office of the Hildesheim diocese . In addition to Grasdorf, the catchment area of the church also includes the villages of Binder , Heersum , Luttrum and Wartjenstedt . In addition to being used by the parish, the church, together with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Grasdorf, also serves as a motorway church .
history
The Nikolaikirche in Grasdorf, built in the 12th century, became Evangelical-Lutheran in 1568. In 1330 another church was built in Grasdorf, it was built as an expiatory chapel by Bishop Otto II from the Wohldenberg family and bore the patronage of "Beatae Mariae". After the introduction of the Reformation , the chapel was no longer used and weathered.
From 1701 the chapel was rebuilt as the Catholic parish church of Grasdorf. In 1789, the rectory next to the church was built. In 1936 the foundation stone was laid for the west tower with its striking corner blocks.
From 1977 the pastor from Sottrum took care of the church . Since December 1, 2002, the church has belonged to the then newly established Deanery Alfeld-Detfurth, previously it belonged to the Deanery Bockenem-Detfurth. Since August 1st, 2004 the church belongs to the parish “St. Hubertus Wohldenberg ”, the parish“ Immaculate Conception Maria ”in Holle-Grasdorf was canceled in this context.
Architecture and equipment
The east-facing church is 98 meters above sea level . Your church stalls leave a central aisle free and offer visitors around 88 seats. The tabernacle is framed by two small angel statues. Next to the chancel there is a statue of St. Lawrence of Rome , the baptismal font and a crescent moon Madonna , in front of which sacrificial candles can be placed. 14 stations of the cross hang on the side walls . Under the organ loft of having confessional and a plaque commemorating the eight fallen of the First World War from the Catholic parish Grasdorf their place.
In December 2001 the church received ten new stained glass windows designed by the Düsseldorf artist Thomas Jessen, eight of which show different scenes from the life of Mary. Two further windows are dedicated to the martyr Johannes Nepomuk , who can often be seen as a “bridge saint” on representations in the Hildesheim region, and to the copatron Laurentius of Rome. The middle of the three windows in the choir shows Jesus teaching with a book in his hand. The two letters visible in the book, Alpha and Omega (Α and Ω), are the first and the last letter of the classical Greek alphabet and a symbol for the beginning and the end, thus for the comprehensive, for God .
Autobahn Church
In March 2011, the church, together with the Evangelical Lutheran Nikolaikirche, which is just under 300 meters away, was named a motorway church. It was handed over for this purpose on October 9, 2011. It can be reached via junction 63 (Derneburg / Salzgitter) of federal highway 7 and junction 22 (Baddeckestedt) of federal highway 39 . The federal highway 6 also leads past Grasdorf. There is a parking lot in front of the former parsonage, in the house, among other things, the toilets for church visitors.
See also
- List of churches in the Diocese of Hildesheim
- List of motorway churches and chapels in Germany
- Church of the Conception of Mary
literature
- Leaflet: Two resting places for the soul on the A7 and A39 motorways are a warm invitation. Ev.-luth. Nikolaikirche Grasdorf, Kath. St. Marienkirche Grasdorf. Grasdorf 2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hartmut Kemmerer u. a .: Hildesheimer Land travel guide , p. 126. Hildesheim 2003.
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 '26.2 " N , 10 ° 9' 48.32" O