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St. John's Chapel, Gerkerath

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St. John's Chapel, Gerkerath

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St. John's Chapel, Gerkerath

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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November 12, 2025

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In 2025, the listed chapel in the center of the village of Gerkerath (Rheindahlen-Land) celebrated its 175th anniversary.

St. John's Chapel was built in the 19th century through the efforts of the villagers themselves, as they desired a place of worship and, with considerable craftsmanship and their own financial resources, were able to lay the foundation for the chapel as it stands today. In 1920, the chapel was expanded with the addition of the chancel, sacristy, and gallery, and the first Holy Mass was celebrated there.

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Franz Josef Klingen

August 28, 2023

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In 851, the residents of the Honschaft built a chapel so that they could pray the rosary together. After the First World War, it was desired that the school mass could be celebrated for the children of the school district in the village. Therefore, in 1920, a church building association was founded and a building plot was purchased to enlarge the chapel. In 1922, the chapel board transferred the land to the parish of St. Helena. The chapel was expanded. In 1964 and 1973, it was repaired and renovated.

Source and further information: limburg-bernd.de/Kirchen%20und%20Kapellen%20in%20Moenchengladbach/Kirchen%20u.%20Kapellen/Gerkerath,%20Kapelle%20St.%20Johannes.htm

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