St. Peter und Paul, Schierstein

St. Peter und Paul
St. Peter und Paul
	50°02′49″N 8°11′53″E / 50.04706°N 8.19814°E
Location	Schierstein, Wiesbaden
Country	Germany
Denomination	Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Peter, Saint Paul
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Completed	1968

St. Peter und Paul is a Catholic church and parish in the borough of Schierstein, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany.

History

The Catholic church in Schierstein, part of Wiesbaden, was designed by Johannes Traut, completed in 1967^[1] and consecrated in 1968, dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul.^[2] The parish is part of the Diocese of Limburg.^[1]

Building

The church is built on a parabolic floorplan, with a separate bell tower. It features a pentaptychon by Helga Hein-Guardian, and a pipe organ built by Klais^[1] in 1970, with 27 stops on two manuals and pedal.^[3]

A garden behind the church, Bibelgarten, features plants mentioned in the Bible, with explanations.^[4]

Parish

As of 1 January 2013, St. Peter und Paul became a merged parish with eight former parishes, also including St. Klara in Klarenthal, St. Josef and Mariä Heimsuchung in Dotzheim, St. Georg und Katharina [de] in Frauenstein, and four parishes in Biebrich: St. Hedwig, St. Kilian [de], Herz Jesu [de] and St. Marien [de].^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Wiesbaden-Schierstein: kath. Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul (1967)". kirchbau.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "St. Peter und Paul Schierstein" (in German). Wiesbaden. 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "Wiesbaden/Schierstein, St. Peter und Paul". organindex.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "Mystische Orte neu entdecken: Wiesbadener Nacht der Kirchen am 2. September / Neue Schauplätze". sensor-wiesbaden.de (in German). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "Wiesbaden-Schierstein: kath. Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul (1967)". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

External links

[Kirchbau-1] "Wiesbaden-Schierstein: kath. Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul (1967)". kirchbau.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[Wiesbaden-2] "St. Peter und Paul Schierstein" (in German). Wiesbaden. 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[Organ-3] "Wiesbaden/Schierstein, St. Peter und Paul". organindex.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[Sensor-4] "Mystische Orte neu entdecken: Wiesbadener Nacht der Kirchen am 2. September / Neue Schauplätze". sensor-wiesbaden.de (in German). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[FR-5] "Wiesbaden-Schierstein: kath. Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul (1967)". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

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