Antoniuskirche, Catholic church in Rödelheim, Germany
The Antoniuskirche is a neo-Gothic church in Frankfurt's Rödelheim district. Its interior has tall red-brown stone columns with pointed arches and a ribbed vault, a raised altar area with a wooden lectern, and a tall apse window with blue, red, and yellow stained glass. The exterior tower is built of tan and brown brick with lighter stone trim, slender stone pinnacles, and a steep grey slate roof.
The building was constructed between 1892 and 1894 and sustained severe damage during Frankfurt's air raids in 1944. It was reconstructed and restored to use after World War II ended.
The church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and its interior is decorated with wall paintings on iron panels in the Nazarene style. The parish's first Catholic priest after the Reformation was Anton Hungari, a writer and poet from Mainz who served from 1842 to 1881. Since 1 January 2017 the church has belonged to the parish of Sankt Marien Frankfurt am Main.
The church stands in Rödelheim, in western Frankfurt am Main, and has belonged to the Sankt Marien parish since 1 January 2017. Enter through the main portal and the central aisle leads straight to the raised altar area; the pews line both sides. The organ, built by Hugo Mayer Orgelbau in 1985, has 28 registers on two manuals and pedal.
Before the current building opened, the Catholic congregation worshipped in a converted tannery that was purchased in 1819, marking the return of Catholic services to the neighborhood. This earlier space was an important step in establishing the community's presence.
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