St. Wendel is the name of a Catholic parish and church in Frankfurt- Sachsenhausen, Hesse, Germany, dedicated to Wendelin of Trier. The official name of the church is Kath. St. Wendelskirche. It was built from 1955 to 1957, designed by architect Johannes Krahn.

History

Sachsenhausen had from 1369 a chapel dedicated to Wendelin of Trier, the patron saint of shepherds. In 1938, the architect Martin Weber built a provisionary church for the parish. It survived the war with little damage. The building of the present church began in 1955, and was completed in 1957. From 1962 to 1995,

Lothar Zenetti Lothar Zenetti (6 February 1926 – 24 February 2019) was a German Catholic theologian, priest, and author of books and poetry. In Frankfurt, he was both a minister for young people and a parish priest. He was also active on radio and television. ...

was the parish priest. Since 2014, the parish St. Wendel is part of the larger .

Architecture

Johannes Krahn, who built several churches and early skyscrapers such as the Beehive House in Frankfurt am Main, designed a space recalling elements of an early Romanesque Basilica. In a simple shape, a single long nave is concluded by a semicircle choir around the altar. The outer walls are sandstone, visible both inside and outside. Light flows in from bands of windows. The combination of materials has been compared to

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. The building recalls the austere style of sacred architecture of the 1950s. The stained glass window to the south was created by Georg Meistermann. The bronze crucifix on the altar was made by

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. Golden features were created by

Fritz Schwerdt Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a ...

and Friedrich Gebhart. The organ, on a balcony above the main entrance, was built by

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in 1966, with 31 stops.

References

Literature

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: ''Nachkriegskirchen in Frankfurt am Main (1945-76)'' (Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen), Theiss-Verlag, , Stuttgart 2013 issertation, Neuendettelsau, 2012* Deutscher Werkbund Hessen, Wilhelm E. Opatz (ed.): ''Einst gelobt und fast vergessen, moderne Kirchen in Frankfurt a. M. 1948–1973,'' Niggli-Verlag, Sulgen 2012, *

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: ''100 Bauwerke in Frankfurt am Main, Ein Wegweiser zu Bauwerken von historischem und baukünstlerischem Rang'', Verlag Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 1988, * Hugo Schnell: ''Der Kirchenbau des 20. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland'', Regensburg 1973

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wendel, Frankfurt Roman Catholic churches completed in 1957 Roman Catholic churches in Hesse Churches in the Diocese of Limburg Churches in Frankfurt 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Germany