Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Modern Catholic church in Hagen-Mitte, Germany.
The Heilig-Geist-Kirche is a red clinker-brick church designed by Dominikus Böhm, built in 15 months and consecrated in 1955. Its round, 47-metre bell tower with a slate-clad conical roof is topped by a finial and nicknamed "Bleistift" (pencil). The tall, plain hall has a stucco ceiling with tongues of fire, and the apse is lit by two bands of six tall windows; the planned coloured glazing was never installed.
The parish formed from the Emst, Bissingheim and Eppenhausen settlements from 1924 under vicar Heinrich König, later a martyr; a temporary church followed in 1926. Pastor Liborius Valpertz contacted Dominikus Böhm in 1946, and the foundation stone was laid on 9 May 1954. The church was built in 15 months and consecrated on 12 June 1955 by Paderborn auxiliary bishop Franz Hengsbach.
The parish takes its name from the feast of Pentecost, whose fire tongues appear in the stucco ceiling of the hall, the building's only decorative element. The six window bands flanking the apse were planned by Dominikus Böhm with coloured glazing, but this was postponed for cost reasons and never carried out, so the tall openings stay clear.
The church stands in the Emst district on elevated ground, which persuaded Dominikus Böhm of the site in 1946. The 47-metre bell tower is visible from afar and serves as a landmark for finding the building. The interior is entered from the lower-lying surroundings, with the view directed toward the altar and the apse.
The 47-metre bell tower is clad in reddish clinker brick and topped by a slate-covered conical spire, which earned it the local nickname "Bleistift" (pencil). The tower stands round and visible from afar, while the church body below is a plain hall over 15 metres high.
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