St. Konrad, Catholic parish church in Neuhof, Hof, Germany
St. Konrad is a Roman Catholic parish church on Ernst-Reuter-Straße in the Neuhof district of Hof. The church has a tall choir wall behind the altar covered by a nearly full-height stone mosaic by Hubert Weber, with a bronze altar cross, ambo, candlestick and tabernacle in matching style. A life-size bronze figure of St. Brother Konrad stands before the tabernacle, and two bronze portals, the Easter Door and Christmas Door, show paired Old and New Testament scenes.
Construction of the church began in 1953 under architect Franz Raith and was consecrated in 1954 by Archbishop Josef Otto Kolb. The building emerged during the post-war period and has served the local religious community since then.
The church's name honours Saint Conrad of Parzham, and its portals carry names: the Christmas Door on the west facade was installed in 1980, the Easter Door on the north facade in 1983. Both were made by Hubert Weber, whose bronze panels pair Old Testament scenes with their New Testament counterparts.
St. Konrad stands on Ernst-Reuter-Straße in the Neuhof district, west of Hof's centre. The main entrance is on the west facade, where Hubert Weber's bronze Christmas Door (1980) is set; the Easter Door (1983) faces north. The church holds about seventy worshippers in its filial chapel in Untertiefengrün, so seating in the main nave is limited. Look for the Stations of the Cross by Elisabeth Schindler-Rutzika along both long walls.
The building houses a Steinmeyer organ installed in 1958 and maintained by Orgelbau Eisenbarth. This instrument is central to the musical experience of liturgical services and attracts organ enthusiasts.
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