Seven Sorrows of Mary, Catholic church building in Uckendorf, Niederkassel, Germany

The Seven Sorrows of Mary in Uckendorf is a church building in the Gothic Revival style, constructed between 1908 and 1909. It displays characteristic Gothic features such as tall pointed windows, steeply pitched roofs, and detailed stonework, while its interior contains stained glass windows depicting scenes related to Mary.

Construction of the church began in 1908 and was completed in 1909, with the opening and blessing taking place in 1910. Architect Bernhard Hertel designed it in the Gothic Revival style to honor the tradition of older Gothic churches and establish a connection to the past through historic elements.

The village built its first chapel in 1719, and a document records it held three altars, two bells and the necessary vestments. From 1720 to 1730 a daily early Mass was read there, until the lack of a permanent endowment ended it. The parish later gained a benefice funded by Pastor Peter Geilen of Menden, who left 906 Reichstaler on 10 March 1773.

The church stands on Eschmarer Straße, the old military road that cuts across the Rhine bend and along which Uckendorf's day labourers' cottages were built. The present building replaced an earlier chapel of 1719, so look for it among the small houses lining this historic route rather than in a separate church square.

The church's predecessor was a small chapel built around 1712, after Capuchin monks fled Bonn following the destruction of their monastery in 1689. A surviving foundation deed records that the chapel held three altars and two bells, and from 1720 to 1730 a daily early Mass was celebrated there.