Maria Rosenkranz, Frankfurt
# Maria Rosenkranz, Frankfurt

Maria Rosenkranz (Mary Rosary) is a Catholic church in Frankfurt-Seckbach, part of Frankfurt am Main. It was completed in 1953. On 1 January 2015 the parish became a Kirchort (church location), part of the parish St. Josef Frankfurt am Main. The parish church of the Seckbach congregation is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg.

## Logos

* Logo of the Parish of St. Josef Frankfurt am Main
* Logo of the church location
* Logo of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg

## History

After World War II, the Catholic population of Seckbach grew, and a new church was planned to meet the need. It was designed by the Frankfurt architects Heinrich Horvatin [de] and Carl Rummel. The ground-breaking was on 16 December 1951. The consecration was on 27 September 1953 by Weihbischof Walther Kampe [de]. It became part of the "Pfarrei neuen Typs" (new type parish) St. Josef in Bornheim on 1 Januar 2015, along with Heilig-Kreuz in Bornheim, Heilig Geist in Riederwald and Herz Jesu in Frankfurt-Fechenheim.

The organ installed in 1953 was built by Kemper Orgelbau [de], originally for the salon of Bertha, Countess von Sierstorpff. It was replaced by a new organ in 1977.

On 1 January 2015, four parishes were combined to St. Josef, with locations (Kirchort) St. Josef [de], Maria Rosenkranz, Heilig Geist and Herz Jesu.

## Literature

* Folker Rochelmeyer: Seckbach und seine Umgebung., Frankfurter Sparkasse von 1822 – Polytechnische Gesellschaft (ed.). 1972, 84 p., illustrated.
* Folker Rochelmeyer: Festschrift 1100 Jahre Seckbach, 880–1980. 1980, 151 p., illustrated (chronicle).
* Walter Sauer: Seckbacher Geschichte(n), Ein Heimatbuch. Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach (ed.). 2000, 164 p., illustrated.
* 50 Jahre Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach e. V. Kultur- und Geschichtsverein 1954 Frankfurt a. M.-Seckbach (ed.). 2004, 53 p., illustrated.
