Maria, Königin des Friedens
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Brutalist | |
Completed | 1968 |
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Maria, Königin des Friedens (
Inspired by the
History of the pilgrimage
The place of the pilgrimage to Neviges was an apparition of Mary to the
Neviges was home to a
Church
The archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Josef Frings, had attended the Second Vatican Council, which developed concepts about a congregation participating in the liturgy. He tried to introduce the ideas in his diocese, and saw the chance for a radically different church realising the new approach and large enough to hold the many pilgrims.[3]
Gottfried Böhm, an architect of many churches, designed a church for the Neviges site in 1963[2][5] and entered an international competition as one of 17 architects. He failed to win in a first round. Cardinal Frings was disappointed by the result of the competition.[2] Böhm presented a revised model to the cardinal, who was then almost blind but could experience the model by touch and ultimately favoured it.[3] Böhm won the commission in June 1964,[2] and construction began in 1966.[8] The church was consecrated on 22 May 1968.[5] It is, after the Cologne Cathedral, the second-largest church in the diocese, with room for 6,000 visitors.[8]
The church is a concrete building in
Features
Böhm also designed the large windows, such as the green Schlangenfenster (Snake Window)[3] and the red Rosenfenster (Rose Window), the rose being a repeated motif throughout the building.[8] The Mariensäule (Mary's Column) holding the image of Mary, the altar and a high tabernacle housing the Eucharist were designed by Elmar Hillebrand, a sculptor from Cologne.[8]
The church first had an electronic organ. A pipe organ was consecrated in May 2010. It was first built in 1976 by Stockmann organ builders from Werl, Germany, for the Antoniuskirche in Hildesheim. It was transferred to Neviges in 2010 by Orgelbau Seifert from Kevelaer and expanded to include an additional six stops.[10]
Reception
The architect became internationally known by the building of the Neviges church, which was discussed already during the building phase,
References
- ^ Goldmann, A.J. "Gottfried Böhm, Master Architect in Concrete, Dies at 101". NY Times.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kien, Karl. "The Many-layered Concrete Rock: The Pilgrimage Church in Neviges". karl-kiem.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dittrich, Monika (2 May 2018). "50 Jahre Mariendom in Neviges / Beten im Beton". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Diebstahl in Neviges: Diebe stehlen Gnadenbild und geben es wieder zurück". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Brutalist buildings: Pilgrimage Church, Neviges by Gottfried Böhm". dezeen.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Federbusch, Stefan (12 January 2020). "Neviges sagt Danke / Abschied der Franziskaner von Neviges". franziskaner.net (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Die Zukunft des Franziskanerklosters in Neviges / Umfassende Strukturveränderungen der Ordensprovinz". franziskaner.net (in German). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mariendom "Maria, Königin des Friedens"". wallfahrt-neviges.de (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Velbert-Neviges / Maria, Königin des Friedens / Forum unter Felsen". strasse-der-moderne.de (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Schilling, Daniel (23 May 2017). "Seit dem Hochfest Christi Himmelfahrt 2010 hat der Wallfahrtsdom in Neviges eine echte Pfeifenorgel". pastor-daniel-schilling.de (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2020.