Heiliggeistkirche

Thiersteinerallee 51

Heiliggeistkirche
Basel, Switzerland

"The Heiliggeistkirche is a Built in 1912, Roman Catholic Church in the Swiss city of Basel . It is located in the district Gundeldingen and the Holy Spirit ordained.

"The church, together with the outbuildings a Baublockecke the street grid of the neighborhood . A church- rectory lying arched portico leads into a large courtyard .

"1897 acquired the Roman Catholic Church land at today Thier steinerallee. 1907 architect was Gustav Doppler commissioned to build the church. The original plans were in the following years from Freiburg diocesan builder Max Meckel slightly amended before 1911, the groundbreaking ceremony took place. On 26 October 1912, finally the Holy Spirit Church of was Bishop Jakob Stammler inaugurated, where 600 young people the confirmation received.

"The church is in spätneugotischen style of South German origin as three-aisled  basilica with lateral front tower designed.

"Inside the church has a neo-Gothic features with three from Freiburg Joseph Dettlinger carved winged altars , floral stained glass , murals with the Stations of the Cross , church benches and confessionals .

"The cellular vaulting is typical of pre-Reformation urban parishes in southern Germany. The designs for the architectural sculpture came from both Freiburgs culptors Ludwig Kubanek and his colleague Hans Weißenburger. The painting got Franz Schilling , who also came from Freiburg.

View of the Organ
 (Link 1.)

"The organ was founded in 1921 by the company Späth Orgelbau ( Rapperswil built).The instrument was predisposed romantic. 1982-1984, the instrument has been extensively renovated, while the interim changes undone. The instrument has now again 41 registers on three manuals and pedal." (Link 1.)

^{"The Heiligekirche has a huge white ceiling with arched sides. There are wooden benches for the congregation, marble and wood floors.}

^{"Behind the main and side altars, there are gold figurines encased in a box that can be closed off. I really like the multiple arched white ceilings." (Link 2.)}

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Photo: Taken by RW with i Phone while living and working in 
               Basel, Switzerland.

Link 1: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiliggeistkirche_(Basel) (translation)

Link 2: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g188049-d592936-Reviews-Heiliggeistkirche-Basel.html

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

Zürcherstrasse 61 

Evangelical Reform Church, Uitikon
Basel, Switzerland

"Uitikon lies on the northern end of the Albis hills that include the Üetliberg mountain and form the western bound of the city of Zürich.... The municipality is some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of, and 150 metres (490 ft) higher than, Zürich city centre, and straddles the main road west from Zürich toBirmensdorf. The village of Uitikon lies to the north of the road, 

"Uitikon has an area of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)...Uitikon has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 3,944."  As of 2008 there were 1055 Catholics and 1607 Protestants in Uitikon." (Link 1.)

                                                       1874  (Link 2.)

"The Swiss Reformed Church  refers to the Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland started in Zürich... by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel,...  Bern... Haller and Niklaus , St. Gallen,... to cities in southern Germany and via.... to France.

"Since 1920, the Swiss Reformed Churches have been organized in 26 member churches of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. According to a 2012 Swiss census, 26.9% of Swiss population were reported as registered members of a Reformed cantonal church.

"The Reformation spread primarily in the cities of Switzerland, which was then composed of loosely connected cantons. 

"A distinctive feature of the Swiss Reformed churches in the Zwinglian tradition is their historically almost symbiotic link to the state..." (Link 3.)

                                                Rebuilding Steeple 1961 (Link 2.)

                                                         Sanctuary 1961 (Link 2.)

Pulpit (Link 2.)

Top Photo: Taken by RW with i Phone while living and working in Basel, 

               Switzerland.

Link 1: http://www.gutenberg.us/article/WHEBN0006860870/Uitikon

Link 2:

 http://www.refkirche-uitikon.ch/content/index_ger.html
Link 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Reformed_Church

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

Gelterkinden Roman Catholic Church

Brulegasse 7

Gelterkinden Roman Catholic Church
Gelterkinden, Basel, Switzerland

"Gelterkinden is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland...From the 2000 census, 1,248 or 22.8% were Roman Catholic,...(Link 2.)

"The Roman Catholic church of Gelterkinden is located south of the old town center. The white church has a square steeple at the left side. The main side is oriented towards north. Above the main entrance there is a large stained glass window.

"The church does not seem to have any well known name. It is just called the catholic church, even on their own web site. I could not find any documentation about this building; all I know is that it is from the 20th century." (Link 3.)

Sanctuary

Stained Glass Window Above Nave

Sanctuary Windows

Sanctuary Organ


Baptismal Font

Madonna and Child Sculpture

Saint Antoine with Infant Jesus

"Stations of the Cross refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and also to the prayers Christians say when contemplating those images. Often a series of 14 images will be arranged in numbered order around a church nave or along a path, and the faithful travel from image to image, in order, stopping at each "station" to say the selected prayers and reflections. This will be done individually or in groups. Occasionally the faithful might say the Stations of the Cross without there being any image, such as when the Pope leads the Stations of the Cross around the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday. This practice is common in Roman Catholic, as well as in a number of Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist churches.

Metal Sculptures of Stations of the Cross

1. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane,
2. Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested,
3. Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin,
4. Jesus is denied by Peter,
5. Jesus is judged by Pilate
6. Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns,
7. Jesus takes up his cross,
8. Jesus is helped by Simon to carry his cross,
9. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem,
10. Jesus is crucified,
11. Jesus promises his kingdom to the repentant thief,
12. Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other,
13. Jesus dies on the cross,
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb " (Link 5.)

Side View of Gelterkinden Church

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Photo: Taken by RW with i Phone while living and working in

               Basel,  Switzerland.

Link 1: http://www.kathbl.ch/index.php/kirchgemeinden/151-gelterkinden 
              (translation)
Link 2:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelterkinden
Link 3: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMN0MD_Katholische_Kirche_Gelterkinden_BL_Switzerland
Link 4: http://www.katholische-kirche-gelterkinden.ch/
Link 5: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stations_of_the_Cross

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

St. Clara's in Claraplatz

St. Clara's Church
Basel, Switzerland

Sanctuary of St. Clara's

The parish of St. Clara includes quite Kleinbasel. Here live 6,700 Catholics from over 100 nations. Every weekend meet more than 1,000 in 7 different religious services in the churches of the parish. More than 300 meet regularly in different groups: Small Christian Communities, altar servers, neighborhood groups, choirs, clubs, worship groups, prayer groups, youth associations, groups of visitors, English-language community .... Since 2007, there are in our parish territory a small monastery with four priests from India (link: Homepage Karmelitenkloster Prophet Elias).

For parish includes four churches:

• Parish: St. Joseph
• City Church St. Clara
• Quartier churches: St. Michael and St. Christopher" (Link 1.)

Sanctuary Doors and

Stained Glass Windows Above

Sanctuary Stained Glass Windows

Candles with Holy Family

Christ Mosaic

Wreath of Life

Christmas Nativity in the 

Sanctuary Chancel

Photos: Taken by RW with his i Phone while living and working in Basel 
                Switzerland.

Link 1: http://www.st-clara.ch/kleinbasel/?ueberuns  (translation)
Link 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

     Peterskirsch

(Link)

Peterskirsch
Basel, Switzerland

"The St. Peter's Church is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel. She is the St. Peter consecrated and used by conversions and renovations since 1529 as a Reformed Church.

Church Plaque

"The aligned in east-west direction church is located on a rock in the Gross Basel's Old Town, where the Petersgasse and Kellergässlein meet.

"At this point there was already a church predecessor, who probably came from the 9th century. Until 1233 the former church was a parish church and Chorherrenstift expanded and renewed. The Basel earthquake of 1356 added to the building to serious damage, it had to be rebuilt. This was the choir reformed.

Church Silhouette

"The main section, called "Leutkirche", was after before the guidelines of the mendicant planned and completed before 1388th The choir is dated to the year 1494th

"A spacious nave with turned issten walls is of two aisles by light sandstone arches separated. The walls are decorated with images rich cycles and murals. In the south aisle is located around 1830 created work Entombment the mural and well-preserved in the "Keppenbachkapelle" the Annunciation (1400). The pulpit was built around 1620 and is Franz Pergoattributed. ^[1]

Organ Pipes
(Link)

"The organ, which on Johann Andreas Silbermann back is also used for public concerts. ^[2] has the grinding shop-Instrument 32 registers on three manuals and pedal. The tracker action are mechanically. ^[3]

"The choir stalls of Ulrich brother contains religious and secular carvings with figures. Under the vaults are stone representations of the twelve apostles with their symbols.

"The choir is from the Virgin Mary and the Eberlerkapelle flanked. They contain both murals.

Side of Church

"Off the west side of the church there is a memorial stele with a bronze portrait bust of the Basel-born German poet Johann Peter Hebel." (Link)

Photos: Taken with his iPhone  in May 2014 by Richard Wilson while living
                 and working in Basel, Switzerland.

Link 1: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterskirche_(Basel)

Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)