Collegium Marianum

The Collegium Marianum stands as a two-story neobaroque structure built between 1908-1909 by architect Josef Kleesattel, featuring a Mansard roof, plaster and quarry stone facade with fifteen axes and a central three-axis risalit topped by a high Mansard gable.

Originally constructed as the Notburgahaus charitable institution for girls, the building served as a military hospital during World War II, was destroyed by fire in 1942 following an air raid, and was later acquired by the Archbishopric of Cologne in 1962 to become the Collegium Marianum.

The building houses a chapel redesigned and consecrated in 1988 by renowned artist Heinz Mack, featuring light-themed artwork including stained glass windows illustrating creation themes and a dominant light cross symbolizing the transition from suffering to resurrection within Marian devotion.

Located at Preußenstraße 66 in Neuss at coordinates 51.19° N and 6.68° E, the building has been recognized as a protected historic monument since 2008 and was acquired by the Neuss Building Association in 2007 for preservation purposes.

The chapel contains sgraffiti murals that blend immaterial and material worlds opposite symbolic windows, creating a total artwork environment where regular Eucharist celebrations occur on the fourth Sunday of each month alongside guided art tours and concerts tailored to the intimate chapel setting.

Location: Neuss

GPS coordinates: 51.19068,6.67525

Latest update: July 25, 2025 19:49