St. Laurentius, Church building in Leipzig-Reudnitz, Germany.
St. Laurentius is a yellow brick Catholic church at Stötteritzer Straße 47 in Reudnitz. Its left section has a lower hall with tall pointed-arch windows with tracery and a steep slate roof with dormers; from behind rises a slender copper-green steeple. The right section is a taller tower-like block with two tiers of narrow round-arched windows, a stepped gable and a recessed arched entry portal.
Construction completed in 1893 to handle the city's rapid growth and provide relief to the existing Propstei church. The project was a response to increasing population numbers in this district during the Industrial era.
The interior holds colorful stained glass windows created between 1973 and 1981 by artist Gottfried Zawadzki from Kamenz. These windows shape the light and mood you experience when visiting.
The church is located at Stotteritzer Strasse 47 in Leipzig and is easily reached by public transport. Visitors should check opening hours in advance, as the building is open mainly during services and special occasions.
St. Laurentius is the oldest surviving Catholic church building in Leipzig since the Reformation: the Trinitatiskirche of 1847 was demolished in 1954. The parish also ran an orphan asylum and a soup kitchen in which a queen of Saxony is said to have been involved.
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