St. Sturmius Church Leitmar

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The St. Sturmius Chapel is a place of worship in Leitmar, a district of the town of Marsberg.





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St. Sturmius Church Leitmar

Am Stadtberger Weg 2

34431 Marsberg

Telephone: 02992-2430

Fax: 02992-5372

pr-buero@katholische-kirche-marsberg.de

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St. Sturmius was not the first church in the village. As early as 1732, the Elector of Cologne gave instructions to support the construction of a chapel in Leitmar to prevent a change of religion.

The first chapel stood on the site of today's memorial, directly on the old church road to Heddinghausen. It was only a small building, but was the center of the village for more than a century until it was demolished in 1852.

The end of the chapel was not accepted without complaint. One indication is the purchase of a new bell in 1869 "for a new chapel to be built".

In 1904, the current site came into view, in 1912 the new building site was purchased, in 1914 the chapel board approved the construction and in October 1915 the "St. Sturmius" chapel was consecrated.

Due to its location in the new village center and its elevated position, the church became the defining building of the village.

Finally, two comments on the first 100 years of St. Sturmius Chapel:

  • The parish of course remained Heddinghausen and the parish priest was also chairman of the chapel board.
  • The end of the Second World War brought an important turning point for our parish. The wave of refugees brought many Protestants to Leitmar. The question soon arose as to whether Protestants could also find a place under the roof of St. Sturmius. Of course, there was resistance, but fortunately, or thank God, early ecumenism prevailed.

(according to Theo B. Schulte-Coerne)

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