Holy Cross Church, Frankfurt-Bornheim
The Holy Cross Church (German: Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche) is a Catholic church in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main (Germany). It is similar in design to the Frauenfriedenskirche (Church of Our Lady of Peace) in Frankfurt-Bockenheim. It was built by Martin Weber from 1928 to 1929, on a rise then known as Bornheimer Hang. The church is an unusual example of interwar modernism as sacred Bauhaus architecture.
| Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Holy Cross Church | |
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Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Holy Cross Church | |
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| Location | Frankfurt-Bornheim, Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Language(s) | German, English |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | https://meditationszentrum.bistumlimburg.de/ |
| History | |
| Status | Meditation church Church location of the English speaking parish in Frankfurt |
| Founder(s) | Josef Höhler |
| Dedication | Holy Cross |
| Consecrated | 25 August 1928 |
| Relics held | Splinter of the Holy Cross |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen Cultural monuments in Hesse |
| Architect(s) | Martin Weber |
| Style | Bauhaus |
| Years built | 1928-1929 |
| Groundbreaking | 19 February 1928 |
| Completed | 25 August 1928 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 53.20 metres (174.5 ft) |
| Width | 18.52 metres (60.8 ft) |
| Height | 15.50 metres (50.9 ft) |
| Spire height | 25.00 metres (82.02 ft) |
| Materials | Steel frame |
| Bells | 3 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg |
| Parish | St. Josef Frankfurt am Main |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Olaf Lindenberg |
| Minister(s) | Samuel Stricker |
| Assistant | Kristina Wolf MMS |
The church was finally completed on 25 August 1929 and handed to the Catholic congregation of Bornheim. It was damaged in the Second World War, and afterwards rebuilt with money donated for this purpose.
It is a branch church of the parish of St. Josef and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg. The diocese dedicated it from 1 August 2007 as the location of a Holy Cross - Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality. The centre was directed from August 2007 until July 2018 by the Franciscan Helmut Schlegel OFM, who worked there until June 2019 as a retreat and meditation leader and priestly co-worker. Since November 2018 the centre is directed by the theologian Samuel Stricker, who works with a team of contributors, for example from the order of Medical Mission Sisters.
Since the beginning of the restoration of the interior of St. Leonhard in Frankfurt-Altstadt, the services of the local St. Leonhard's International English-Speaking Catholic Parish have been held in the Holy Cross Church since 7 May 2011. This remains the home of the Holy Cross Church even after the end of the work in St. Leonhard.