KirchePB

The Franciscan Church in Paderborn was built between 1668 and 1671 and is dedicated to Saint Joseph. The church and monastery were destroyed in a bomb attack on March 27, 1945. Only the outer walls remained standing. The rich interior of the church burned down. The baroque cross - vaulted hall was later restored. The interior was initially very simple. It was not until the 1950s that a baroque statue of the Jesus Mother and a statue of St. Anthony by the Munich artist Hermann Rösner were placed where the side altars used to be. During the penultimate renovation in 1985/1986, an attempt was made to re-paint the church and add more scul...

Niels Stensen: Scientist and bishop Born in Copenhagen in 1538 as the son of a goldsmith, formed in the Evangelical Lutheran faith, he successfully embarked on a career as a natural scientist, which brought him to prestige all over Europe. As a doctor, anatomist, geologist, palaeontologist and rock researcher, he made groundbreaking discoveries. For him, science and belief were not mutually exclusive. The more he explored, the more he marveled at the Creator. After an intense struggle to follow his path of faith, he was accepted into the Catholic Church in Florence in 1667. In 1675 he was ordained a priest, in 1677 a bishop and sent to H...

Abschied und neubeginn 1803 Säkularisaton des abdinghofklosters 200 Jahre Evangelischer Gottesdienst in Paderborn

Die Gründung eines evangelischen Posaunenchores im Paderborn wurde bereits am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts geplant. Nachdem die ersten sechs Instrumente gekauft worden waren, konnte Anfang Sommer 1903 die erste Übungsstunde unter Leitung von Herrn Kabelitz stattfinden. Übungsraum war sowohl die „Herberge zur Heimat“ als auch der Keller des St. Johannisstiftes. Der Posaunenchor entstand wie in vielen Gemeinden Minden-Ravensbergs als Nebenabteilung des Männer- und Jünglingsvereins. Zu den ersten Bläsern gehörten Heinrich Westphal, Wilhelm vom Heede, Paul Häschel, Karl Raabe, Eduard Calmus und H. Pligge. Die Chorleitung übernahm 1905 Vikar Joha...