Maria Königin, Niedernhausen

Maria Königin (Mary Queen [of Heaven]) is the name of a Catholic church in Niedernhausen, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. The Wörsdorf parish belongs to St. Martin Idsteiner Land. The church, the second Catholic church in Niedernhausen, was consecrated in 1960.

Maria Königin
LocationNiedernhausen, Hesse, Germany
DenominationCatholic
Websitekatholisch-idsteinerland.de/beitrag/zentrales-pfarrbuero-kirchorte-und-unsere-kirchen/
History
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus
Consecrated1960 (1960)
Administration
DioceseLimburg

History

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Niedernhausen had only few Catholic inhabitants until the end of World War II. They had a small church, built from 1881 and dedicated on 20 September 1885 to Maria Geburt (Birth of Mary).[1] When many people arrived as refugees, the church was too small, and a new church, Maria Königin, was built. When it was opened in 1960, the old church became a culture centre, Zentrum Alte Kirche.[1]

In 1976, the parish St. Michael, Oberjosbach, was joined to Maria Königin.[2] In 2017, both church locations became part of the parish St. Martin, Idsteiner Land.[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Zentrum Alte Kirche / Satzung". Zentrum Alte Kirche (in German). 1996. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Historische Orte und Personen". Diocese of Limburg (in German). 1996. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Kirche darf nicht um sich selbst kreisen / Sechs Gemeinden bilden Pfarrei St. Martin Idsteiner Land / Kirche darf nicht um sich selbst kreisen". Diocese of Limburg (in German). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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