Church of St Hippolytus, Catholic church in Troisdorf-Mitte, Germany.
The Church of St Hippolytus is a red brick church in Troisdorf-Mitte whose square tower carries two gold clock dials and a steep grey pyramidal roof above a lighter stone section with recessed rectangular openings. The long lower body has narrow arched windows with dark glass and a small pointed spire. The neo-Gothic three-nave building of 1863/1864 was extended in 1898; in 1963/1964 Karl Band kept the choir and encased the tower while rebuilding the nave with a saddle roof.
Archbishop Anno II of Cologne granted the church and its revenues to Siegburg Abbey in 1064, establishing a monastic connection. This religious link shaped the community for nearly a thousand years.
The church maintains a Romanesque baptismal font from the 12th century and displays the Troisdorf Madonna in its left side chapel.
The church welcomes visitors during regular services and is generally accessible to explore its interior. Check opening hours in advance and be respectful of worship activities when visiting.
The 1964 windows by Cologne glass painter Hans Lünenborg carry symbols rather than scenes: among them the Light of Salvation, the Sun of Grace with a thorn branch, the Tree of Life, the Heavenly Jerusalem, and for Mary the Ivory Tower, the Mysterious Rose and the Shell-Pearl. The four bells named Christus, Hippolytus and Maria were cast in 1949 by Albert Junker in Brilon; the Engel bell followed in 1925 from Otto in Hemelingen.
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