Maria Rosenkranz ( Mary

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church in

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- Seckbach, part of

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. It was completed in 1953. On 1 January 2015 the parish became a ''Kirchort'' (church location), part of the parish ''St. Josef Frankfurt am Main''. The parish church of the Seckbach congregation is part of the

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Logos

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History

After World War II, the Catholic population of Seckbach grew, and a new church was planned to meet the need. It was designed by the Frankfurt architects and Carl Rummel. The ground-breaking was on 16 December 1951. The consecration was on 27 September 1953 by Weihbischof . It became part of the "Pfarrei neuen Typs" (new type parish) St. Josef in Bornheim on 1 Januar 2015, along with Heilig-Kreuz in Bornheim, Heilig Geist in Riederwald and Herz Jesu in Frankfurt-Fechenheim. Maria-Rosenkranz-Fassade

The organ installed in 1953 was built by , originally for the salon of Bertha, Countess von Sierstorpff. It was replaced by a new organ in 1977. On 1 January 2015, four parishes were combined to St. Josef, with locations (''Kirchort'') , Maria Rosenkranz, Heilig Geist and Herz Jesu.

Literature

* Folker Rochelmeyer: ''Seckbach und seine Umgebung.'', Frankfurter Sparkasse von 1822 – Polytechnische Gesellschaft (ed.). 1972, 84 p., illustrated. * Folker Rochelmeyer: ''Festschrift 1100 Jahre Seckbach, 880–1980.'' 1980, 151 p., illustrated (chronicle). * Walter Sauer: ''Seckbacher Geschichte(n), Ein Heimatbuch.'' Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach (ed.). 2000, 164 p., illustrated. * ''50 Jahre Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach e. V.'' Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach (ed.). 2004, 53 p., illustrated.

References

External links

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Homepage der Pfarrei St. Josef Frankfurt am Main

Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach e. V.
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