Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, Parish church in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Church is a parish church in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf featuring red brick construction with geometric forms that exemplify New Objectivity design. The hall church layout creates spacious interior volumes that reflect the functional approach of early modern architecture.
The parish was founded in 1923 with a chapel on Schlüterstraße under Bernhard Lichtenberg, later declared blessed. The church on Schillerstraße was designed by the office of Heilmann & Littmann, with Paul Linder as the architect, completed and blessed in 1932 and consecrated in 1934 by Bishop Nikolaus Bares. The brick expressionist building was erected for 203,000 marks.
The church serves the local Catholic community as a place for worship and gatherings, with regular services shaping the rhythm of parish life.
The church is located in a quiet residential area and is best reached on foot or by Berlin's public transport. Visitors should note that interior space may be restricted during services, and the best time to view the architecture is when no worship is taking place.
The large Spanish crucifix above the choir mosaic dates from the 17th century and was donated by chaplain M. Fahsel in the 1930s; it once hung across the side entrance. The choir wall mosaic, added in the early 1940s, carries the inscription "o crux, ave, spes unica".
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