Santa Rosa Church, Paramaribo

Santa Rosa Church
Sint Rosakerk
Map
5°49′21″N 55°09′49″W / 5.82247°N 55.16353°W / 5.82247; -55.16353
LocationParamaribo
CountrySuriname
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
DedicationRose of Lima
Consecrated28 June 1911
Specifications
Capacityc. 300[2]
MaterialsWood[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Paramaribo

The Santa Rosa Church (Dutch: Sint Rosakerk) is a Roman Catholic church located in Paramaribo, Suriname. The current church dates from 1911, and is the second largest church in Paramaribo.[3] It is located in the centre of the city and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

History

In the middle of the 19th century there was a large increase in the number of Catholics in Suriname.[5] In 1861, the building of Loge Concordia [nl] of the freemasons was purchased, and turned into a church.[6] The church was dedicated to Rose of Lima.[7]

In 1911, a larger church was built with two towers,[3] and consecrated on 28 June 1911.[8] It is a deep church with a small square in front. The building consists of a high central nave with a flat ceiling, and two side naves, and is painted in the same colour scheme as the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral.[3]

The organ of the Rosa Church was built by Jos H. Vermeulen and dates from 1929.[9]: 27  There are two bells in the left tower.[9]: 29  In 1946, the Rosa Church was hit by lightning which caused a hole of several metres in the tower.[10] In 2009, the Mary statue of the clergy house of the Anthony the Great Church [nl] in The Hague was donated to the Rosa Church and placed in an artificial cave in front of the church.[11]

In 2020, a restoration of the Rosa Church started, because the building suffered from leakage and barklice. In May 2021, during the restoration, both towers were struck by lightning and damaged.[4]

The clergy house is in use by the boy scouts,[4] and the church is also used as a concert hall.[2]

  • 1861 church
    1861 church
  • Mary statue in the cave
    Mary statue in the cave
  • West wing
    West wing

See also

References

  1. ^ "De houten Rosakerk aan de Prinsenstraat in Paramaribo". Dutch National Archive (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Mavis Noordwijk (2000). "De ontwikkeling van de koorzang in Suriname". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch). p. 91. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Rosakerk, Prinsenstraat". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Restauratie Sint Rosakerk vordert langzaam". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ Benjamins, Herman Daniël; Snelleman, Johannes (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (in Dutch). Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 474. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Digital Library for Dutch Literature.
  6. ^ "Loge Concordia". Suriname (in Dutch). 20 November 1923. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Houten kruizen Sint Rosakerk worden vervangen door aluminium exemplaren". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ "De Surinamer" (in Dutch). 29 June 1911. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b Rudi van Straten (2014). "Inventarisatie Klinkend Erfgoed Paramaribo" (PDF). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (in Dutch).
  10. ^ "Bliksem ingeslagen". Het nieuws (in Dutch). 12 October 1946. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Mariabeeld in Paramaribo". Parochie Antonius Abtkerk (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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