--- title: "St. Josefkirche Verden" url: "https://www.mittelweser-tourism.com/poi/st-josefkirche-verden" description: "The design came from the state building inspector Richard Herzig. It is a three-aisled, neo-Romanesque basilica made of brick with a square choir and semicircular apse. The tower on the west façade is 35 meters high. Above the portal are three bronze figures from 1983: from left: Saint Suitbert (one of the first messengers of the faith in Saxony), Joseph with Jesus (patron saint of the church), Jesuit Father Johannes Arnoldi (was killed for his faith during the Counter-Reformation). Remarkable is the elaborate painting of the building in the Nazarene style by Franz Müller and Eduard Goldkuhle, who came from the Düsseldorf School of Painting . The organ from 2004 was built by the organ builder Lothar Simon from Borgentreich. It has 22 stops on " language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/1247879/c9fff79bd44f0fa8ae602adc426b5b9fe203558c1d46938869361fb22a284ef8/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Mittelweser > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share St. Josefkirche Verden ====================== - Church A brick church with a green roof, a bell tower, and a bright blue sky, surrounded by trees. Interior view of St. Josef Church in Verden, featuring Romanesque arches, an organ, and wooden pews in the nave. A view inside St. Josef Church in Verden, showing rows of pews and an ornate altar fresco. The light-filled nave of St. Josef Church, with pews and an impressive organ in the gallery. A historic brick church with a tall tower and a cross, surrounded by trees and a blue sky. After a year of construction (foundation stone laid on July 9, 1893), the Roman Catholic parish church of St. Joseph was consecrated by Bishop Wilhelm Sommerwerck on August 5, 1894; The design came from the state building inspector Richard Herzig. It is a three-aisled, neo-Romanesque basilica made of brick with a square choir and semicircular apse. The tower on the west façade is 35 meters high. Above the portal are three bronze figures from 1983: from left: Saint Suitbert (one of the first messengers of the faith in Saxony), Joseph with Jesus (patron saint of the church), Jesuit Father Johannes Arnoldi (was killed for his faith during the Counter-Reformation). Remarkable is the elaborate painting of the building in the Nazarene style by Franz Müller and Eduard Goldkuhle, who came from the Düsseldorf School of Painting . The organ from 2004 was built by the organ builder Lothar Simon from Borgentreich. It has 22 stops on Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Read more Author Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18 31582 Nienburg/Weser Organization Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH License (master data) Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Church - Cathedral - Church - Tours 56.56 km - Bicycle 55.30 km - Bicycle 38.70 km - Bicycle Contact Andreaswall 15 27283 Verden (Aller)