For the village in Cimişlia district, Moldova, see Ialpujeni. For the village in Timiș County, Romania that bears this name in German, see Teremia Mare. For the former village in Georgia bearing this name that was absorbed into Sartichala, see Sartichala.
Marienfeld with "Pope hill", October 2017.Marienfeld at dusk after the vigil with the Pope - Final Saturday night of World Youth Day 2005
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Preparations for the World Youth Day began in September 2004. A 10-m (33-ft) Pope Hill (German: Papsthügel) was constructed since April 2005, so Pope Benedict XVI could be visible amidst an estimated 1 to 2 million visitors when he presided over the festival's concluding Sunday Mass on August 21, 2005. An altar was built at the top of the hill, which was christened the Mountain of the 70 Nations by Cardinal Meisner, because little pieces of earth were brought from church delegates of 70 different countries. The hill was built by Bilfinger Berger AG, which poured over 80,000 m3 (2.8 million cu. ft) of earth carried in around 200 trucks per day.
The name Marienfeld is derived from a Pietà sculpted in 1420 from French limestone that has been a destination for pilgrims seeking to venerate the Virgin Mary for centuries. The sculpture has moved numerous times. It was first placed in a chapel at a location around 1 km from the present Marienfeld, then near the town of Grefrath. It was moved in 1730 by the nuns from the nearby convent of Bottenbroich to the parish church of Bottenbroich, the Church of the Assumption of Mary (St. Maria Himmelfahrt), an old church (built between 1479 and 1484) located in part of what is now Marienfeld. In 1948, the church was demolished, partly due to heavy damage sustained during World War II and partly as part of the resettlement of the town of Bottenbroich to make way for an open-pit lignite mine being opened on the site. The parishes of Bottenbroich and Grefrath were combined, and the Pietà was moved to a new parish church in Grefrath, built in 1949. However, Grefrath itself was gradually resettled between 1952 and 1965 to make way for the expansion of the lignite mine, so the Pietà was moved again in 1963 to its present location at the parish church of Frechen-Grefrath (2 km from Marienfeld), where it remains on display.
The area used for the World Youth day celebrations should not be confused with the town of Marienfeld in the Gutersloh district of Germany, where the Portugal national football team stayed and which was used as a training area for the team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chosen again by it as its base for the UEFA Euro 2024.[1]
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^Roseiro, Bruno. "De três, sobrou um: Portugal ganha "luta" por quartel-general e volta a Marienfeld 18 anos depois para o Europeu de 2024". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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marienfeld, village, cimişlia, district, moldova, ialpujeni, village, timiș, county, romania, that, bears, this, name, german, teremia, mare, former, village, georgia, bearing, this, name, that, absorbed, into, sartichala, sartichala, confused, with, large, ac. For the village in Cimislia district Moldova see Ialpujeni For the village in Timiș County Romania that bears this name in German see Teremia Mare For the former village in Georgia bearing this name that was absorbed into Sartichala see Sartichala Not to be confused with Marienfelde Marienfeld is a large 2 6 km2 640 acres grassy field on the reclaimed site of a former open pit lignite mine about 20 km 12 mi south west of Cologne Cathedral in the city of Cologne Germany straddling the towns of Frechen and Kerpen The mine area was named Marienfeld German Mary s Field and landscaped in order to serve as the site of the Catholic Church s 20th World Youth Day in 2005 Marienfeld with Pope hill October 2017 Marienfeld at dusk after the vigil with the Pope Final Saturday night of World Youth Day 2005Overview editPreparations for the World Youth Day began in September 2004 A 10 m 33 ft Pope Hill German Papsthugel was constructed since April 2005 so Pope Benedict XVI could be visible amidst an estimated 1 to 2 million visitors when he presided over the festival s concluding Sunday Mass on August 21 2005 An altar was built at the top of the hill which was christened the Mountain of the 70 Nations by Cardinal Meisner because little pieces of earth were brought from church delegates of 70 different countries The hill was built by Bilfinger Berger AG which poured over 80 000 m3 2 8 million cu ft of earth carried in around 200 trucks per day The name Marienfeld is derived from a Pieta sculpted in 1420 from French limestone that has been a destination for pilgrims seeking to venerate the Virgin Mary for centuries The sculpture has moved numerous times It was first placed in a chapel at a location around 1 km from the present Marienfeld then near the town of Grefrath It was moved in 1730 by the nuns from the nearby convent of Bottenbroich to the parish church of Bottenbroich the Church of the Assumption of Mary St Maria Himmelfahrt an old church built between 1479 and 1484 located in part of what is now Marienfeld In 1948 the church was demolished partly due to heavy damage sustained during World War II and partly as part of the resettlement of the town of Bottenbroich to make way for an open pit lignite mine being opened on the site The parishes of Bottenbroich and Grefrath were combined and the Pieta was moved to a new parish church in Grefrath built in 1949 However Grefrath itself was gradually resettled between 1952 and 1965 to make way for the expansion of the lignite mine so the Pieta was moved again in 1963 to its present location at the parish church of Frechen Grefrath 2 km from Marienfeld where it remains on display The area used for the World Youth day celebrations should not be confused with the town of Marienfeld in the Gutersloh district of Germany where the Portugal national football team stayed and which was used as a training area for the team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chosen again by it as its base for the UEFA Euro 2024 1 References edit Roseiro Bruno De tres sobrou um Portugal ganha luta por quartel general e volta a Marienfeld 18 anos depois para o Europeu de 2024 Observador in European Portuguese Retrieved 2024 01 23 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marienfeld World Youth Day 50 53 N 6 44 E 50 883 N 6 733 E 50 883 6 733 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marienfeld amp oldid 1207047360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
