St. Mary's Church, Bad Homburg
St. Mary's Church (German: Marienkirche) (also St. Marien) is the principal Roman Catholic parish church in Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany. It lies within Hochtaunus church district, and like many other houses on Dorotheenstrasse, it is under monument protection.
History
Homburg has been a
In 1866 the male line of the Landgrafen family died out and Hesse-Homburg fell to
The Catholic community in Homburg grew strongly during this time. In 1866, 1,350 of Homburg's 7,400 residents professed the Catholic faith. In 1869, Bishop Ketteler made Homburg its own parish. The growing community resulted in the desire for a larger church. In 1863 a building site was acquired. These were the properties at Dorotheenstrasse 15 and 17. However, due to the Kulturkampf, construction could only begin 20 years later under the Mainz Cathedral builder, Ludwig Becker. He used the plans he originally created for St. Josef in Krefeld. In 1892 the foundation stone was laid. The inauguration took place in the presence of Queen Victoria of Great Britain on August 14, 1895. In 1915, the Marienkirche became the seat of the newly founded deanery of Homburg vor der Höhe.[3]
In 1981 the parish celebrated the Feast of the Cross together with the Kirdorfer community.[4]
Pastors
The parish priests of Kirdorf were responsible for Bad Homburg until 1869:
- Johann Jakob Reusch (1816–1838)
- Jakob Eder (1838–1843)
- Christian Huether (1843–1862)
- Friedrich Werner, parish administrator (1862–1864)
- Heinrich Philipp Werner (1864–1869)
The independent parish of Bad Homburg existed from 1869:
- Alexander Menzel (1870–1914)
- Heinrich Fendel (1914–1916)
- Johannes Herr (1916–1918)[5]
- Wilhelm Burggraf (1918–1958)
- Hans Willig (1971–1991)
- Werner Meuer (since 2003)
References
- ^ Klaus Schatz: Geschichte des Bistums Limburg. Mainz 1983, p. 21.
- ^ Klaus Schatz: Geschichte des Bistums Limburg. Mainz 1983, p. 188.
- ^ Klaus Schatz: Geschichte des Bistums Limburg. Mainz 1983, p. 226.
- ^ Klaus Schatz: Geschichte des Bistums Limburg. Mainz 1983, p. 320.
- ^ Handbuch des Bistums Limburg, 1 January 1958, pages 42–45