Überwasserkirche
Church in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Überwasserkirche (German pronunciation: [yːbɐˈvasɐˌkɪʁçə]) is the common name of a Gothic hall church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Dear Lady), dedicated to St. Mary. Officially St. Marien Überwasser, it is also called Liebfrauen-Überwasser.[2] The name literally means "church beyond the water" and describes the location as on the other side of the Aa river, looking from the Münster Cathedral.[3] It was inaugurated as part of an educational Stift in 1040, which later became the University of Münster.
Überwasserkirche | |
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St. Marien Überwasser | |
51°57′51″N 7°37′21″E | |
Location | Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
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Dedication | Mary |
Consecrated | 1340 (1340) |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic hall church |
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Tower height | 64.50 m (211 ft 7 in)[1] |
Administration | |
Diocese | Münster |
On 20 July 1941, Clemens August Graf von Galen delivered a famous sermon against the Nazi regime at the Überwasserkirche. The church was destroyed in World War II. It underwent a restoration that was completed in 1968 and another in 2016. It features two organs built in 1972 and 1985. It now serves as the parish church of a larger merged parish.