Maria Regina Martyrum
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Fritz Koenig's sculpture the Apocalyptic Woman on the façade of Maria Regina Martyrum
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Charlottenburg-Nord, a locality of Berlin |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°32′25″N 13°17′55″E / 52.540317°N 13.2985°ECoordinates: 52°32′25″N 13°17′55″E / 52.540317°N 13.2985°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Archdiocese of Berlin, Deanery of Spandau, St. Joseph parish |
| Province | (in German) |
| Country | Germany |
| Year consecrated | 5 May 1963 |
| Website | St. Joseph parish (in German) |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Friedrich Ebert, Hermann Jünemann and Hans Schädel |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Materials | concrete |
Maria Regina Martyrum (German: Gedenkkirche Maria Regina Martyrum (actually Gedächtniskirche Maria Regina Martyrum der deutschen Katholiken zu Ehren der Blutzeugen für Glaubens- und Gewissensfreiheit in den Jahren 1933–1945) literally in English Commemorative church Mary Queen of Martyrs of the German catholics in honor of the martyrs for freedom of religion and conscience in the years 1933-1945) is a Roman Catholic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin in Berlin, borough Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, in the locality of Charlottenburg-Nord. The church was built on behalf of the German Catholics to honour the Martyrs of Freedom of Belief and Conscience from the years 1933–1945. It is located 20 min of walk from the place of execution of Nazi resistants and opponents within the Plötzensee Prison, now the memorial Gedenkstätte Plötzensee.
The episcopal ordinariate of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Berlin commissioned Friedrich Ebert, Hermann Jünemann and Hans Schädel to build the church. In 1960 Cardinal Julius Döpfner laid the cornerstone, and in 1963 he – together with Alfred Bengsch, then Catholic bishop of Berlin, and Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire, then Archbishop of Chambéry in France – consecrated the church. The church also serves as a parochial church for the Catholic St. Joseph parish (Berlin-Spandau).
The campanile of the church is a landmark at the entrance to the ceremonial courtyard, paved with cobblestone and surrounded by walls covered with slabs of black and grey basalt. The sober interior of the upper church, covered by an even ceiling, impresses with its indirect illumination. The building is regarded an outstanding example of combining church architecture and sculpture.
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