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St. Sebastian (Neuss)
St. Sebastian is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic aisleless church in the City Center (Neuss), city centre of Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia, Nordrhein-Westfalen. It belongs to the Neuss parish Quirinus of Neuss, St. Quirinus. History The Sebastianuskirche was built between 1718 and 1720 by Superior ''Bernhard Schluns'' in Neuss's Altstadt. Until 1802 it belonged to an immediately neighboring Franciscans, Franciscan monastery. It served as a monastery church for the convent of the Third Order of Franciscans until it functioned as an auxiliary church to the Quirinus-Münster, Neuss, Quirinus-Münster after secularisation. The adjacent monastery initially served as a factory in 1803. From 1852, it became the Archbishop, Archiepiscopal Convict (''Seminarium Marianum'') and functioned as a municipal infirmary from 1873 to 1942. During World War II, the former convent buildings were completely destroyed. Only the outer walls of St. Sebastian's Church remained intact. As a result, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuss St Sebastian Niederstrasse
Neuss (; written ''Neuß'' until 1968; ; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is primarily known for its historic Roman sites, as well as the annual Neuss Schützenfest, Neusser Bürger-Schützenfest. Neuss and Trier share the title of "Germany's oldest city", and in 1984 Neuss celebrated the 2000th anniversary of its founding in 16 BCE. History Roman period Neuss was founded by the Ancient Rome, Romans in 16 BC as a military fortification (''castrum'') with the current city to the north of the castrum, at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Erft, with the name of Novaesium. Legio XVI Gallica ("Gallic 16th Legion") of the Roman army was stationed here in 43–70 AD. It was disbanded after surrendering during the Batavian rebellion (AD 70). Later a civil settlement was founded in the area of today's centre of the town during the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
