St.-Markus-Kirche, Church building in Bredeney, Germany

St.-Markus-Kirche is a Roman Catholic church on Frankenstraße in Bredeney, east of the Bredeneyer Kreuz. Its neo-Gothic core of 1880, a central nave with two low side aisles, was extended in 1932 by a modern hall church with a large central nave and a southern side aisle, raising capacity from 180 to 400 seats. A bell tower stands at the north-east corner.

A chapel dedicated to St. Mark stood on this site from between 1036 and 1136 until it was demolished in 1803 during secularization. A donation of land and capital in 1873 enabled the parish to build the present church, whose foundation stone was laid on 29 August 1880. The neo-Gothic church was blessed in 1883 and consecrated in 1894; in 1932 it was extended into a modern hall church seating 400, and the neo-Gothic part was largely destroyed in the air raid of 11 March 1945 and rebuilt in modern form by 1952.

The parish of St. Markus existed from 1891 to 2008, first under the Archdiocese of Cologne and from 1957 under the Diocese of Essen. Since about 1900 the Klusenkapelle in Bredeney has belonged to the community. The bronze side portal by Helge Kühnapfel shows six reliefs outside and inside illustrating the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, with five women holding oil lamps and an olive tree.

The building sits at the eastern side of Bredeneyer Cross and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors can explore the church building at their own pace and may encounter the organ during services or musical performances.

The boulder commemorating the medieval chapel was set up in 1962 with a bronze plaque and inscription, on the site where a Markuskapelle stood from between 1036 and 1136 until its demolition in 1803. The parish also took over the Klusenkapelle in Bredeney around 1900.