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| Deutschordenskirche | |
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| Deutschordenskirche in Frankfurt | |
German:Deutschordenskirche | |
 Deutschordenskirche | |
| 50°6′23″N8°41′18″E / 50.10639°N 8.68833°E /50.10639; 8.68833 | |
| Location | Brückenstraße 7 Frankfurt am Main |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Convent church |
| Dedication | Mary |
| Relics held | Splinters of the True Cross |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Gothic,Baroque |
| Years built | c. 13th century (original building) |
| Completed | 1309 1960s (restoration) |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cologne |
| Diocese | Limburg |
| Parish | Dompfarrei St. Bartholomäus Frankfurt |
TheDeutschordenskirche (often shortened toDeutschorden) inFrankfurt am Main is aRoman-Catholic church in the district ofSachsenhausen.Unlike most historical churches in Frankfurt's city-center which are owned by the city of Frankfurt,[1] Deutschorden is property of theTeutonic Order which maintains it as part of itsconvent at Frankfurt.Next to the Deutschordenskirche is theDeutschordenshaus, an attached former convent-building.
In 1221 EmperorFrederick II gifted several estates in Frankfurt to the Teutonic Order, including a church. In 1307 the Order began construction of a new church, dedicated to theVirgin Mary in 1309.[2]
In the wake of theReformation, Catholic Masses were suppressed in Frankfurt. Despite Catholicism being reallowed in the city after theAugsburg Interim the convent did not recover as the vast majority of the city's population had becomeProtestant.
During theThirty Years' War the building complex was occupied bySwedish forces between 1631 and 1635.
In 1707 the oldDeutschordenshaus was torn down and replaced with abaroque reconstruction. The church itself was renovated in the baroque style in 1751.
During the Secularization of 1803 Frankfurt's churches, except for Deutschorden, were claimed by theFree City of Frankfurt.Deutschorden instead became the property ofFrederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau. At theCongress of Vienna theDeutschordenshaus and the church were handed over to theHouse of Habsburg that restituted them to the Teutonic Order in 1836. However, in 1886 the church was transferred to the Catholic community of Frankfurt for pastoral tasks. Following the transfer, the church was renovated in theGothic style.
On October 4, 1943 Deutschorden was hit during abombing raid. The church was badly damaged and theDeutschordenshaus burned down almost completely, including the studio of the artistKarl Friedrich Lippmann. The convent's ruins were bought by the Teutonic Order in 1958 and reconstruction began in 1963. In 1965 theGrand Master of the Teutonic OrderMarian Tumler rededicated the repairedDeutschordenskirche andDeutschordenshaus.[3]
Between 2012 and 2020 the convent was the center of thenovice-formation of the Teutonic Order.
Due to a parish-restructuring Deutschorden ceased to be an independent parish in 2014 and become part of the general Frankfurt-city-parish.[4] In addition to the German congregation, Deutschorden also hosts a Croatian congregation and offersTridentine Masses.
Part of theDeutschordenshaus also hosts Frankfurt'sMuseum of Icons, which holds a collection ofOrthodoxicons. The museum forms the eastern end-point of Frankfurt'sMuseumsufer.
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