Santa Rosa Church, Paramaribo
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| native_name = Sint Rosakerk
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| location = Paramaribo
| country = Suriname
| denomination = Roman Catholic Church
| diocese = Diocese of Paramaribo
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| dedication = Rose of Lima
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| consecrated date = 28 June 1911
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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.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913164232/http://www.cityofparamaribo.nl/read/rosakerk |url=http://www.cityofparamaribo.nl/read/rosakerk |archive-date=13 September 2018|title=Rosakerk, Prinsenstraat|website=City of Paramaribo|access-date=15 January 2022|language=nl}} It is located in the centre of the city and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2021/07/23/restauratie-sint-rosakerk-vordert-langzaam/ |title=Restauratie Sint Rosakerk vordert langzaam|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=15 January 2022|language=nl}}
History
In the middle of the 19th century there was a large increase in the number of Catholics in Suriname.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/ |last1=Benjamins |first1=Herman Daniël|last2=Snelleman |first2=Johannes |title=Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië|year=1917|via=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|language=nl|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|location=Leiden|page=474|access-date=15 January 2022}} In 1861, the building of {{ill|Loge Concordia|nl|Loge Concordia (Paramaribo)}} of the freemasons was purchased, and turned into a church.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Loge+Concordia+Rosakerk&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010344180:mpeg21:a0036&resultsidentifier=ddd:010344180:mpeg21:a0036&rowid=1 |title=Loge Concordia|website=Suriname|date=20 November 1923|language=nl|access-date=15 January 2022}} The church was dedicated to Rose of Lima.{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2021/08/30/houten-kruizen-sint-rosakerk-worden-vervangen-door-aluminium-exemplaren/ |title=Houten kruizen Sint Rosakerk worden vervangen door aluminium exemplaren|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=15 January 2022|language=nl}}
In 1911, a larger church was built with two towers, and consecrated on 28 June 1911.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Rosakerk&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011216133:mpeg21:a0042&resultsidentifier=ddd:011216133:mpeg21:a0042&rowid=1 |title=De Surinamer|date=29 June 1911|language=nl|access-date=15 January 2022}} 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.
The organ of the Rosa Church was built by Jos H. Vermeulen and dates from 1929.{{cite web|url=https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/binaries/cultureelerfgoed/documenten/publicaties/2014/01/01/inventarisatie-klinkend-erfgoed-paramaribo/straten_2014_inventarisatie_klinkend_erfgoed_paramaribo.pdf |title=Inventarisatie Klinkend Erfgoed Paramaribo |website=Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|author=Rudi van Straten|year=2014|language=nl}}{{rp|27}} There are two bells in the left tower.{{rp|29}} In 1946, the Rosa Church was hit by lightning which caused a hole of several metres in the tower.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Rosakerk&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1940-1949%7C&page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010480209:mpeg21:a0051&resultsidentifier=ddd:010480209:mpeg21:a0051&rowid=4 |title=Bliksem ingeslagen|website=Het nieuws|date=12 October 1946|language=nl|access-date=15 January 2022}} In 2009, the Mary statue of the clergy house of the {{ill|Anthony the Great Church|nl|Antonius Abtkerk (Den Haag)}} in The Hague was donated to the Rosa Church and placed in an artificial cave in front of the church.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915231201/http://www.parochie-antonius-abt.nl/mariabeeld-in-paramaribo/ |url=http://www.parochie-antonius-abt.nl/mariabeeld-in-paramaribo/ |archive-date=15 September 2018|title=Mariabeeld in Paramaribo|language=nl|access-date=15 January 2022|website=Parochie Antonius Abtkerk}}
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.
The clergy house is in use by the boy scouts, and the church is also used as a concert hall.{{cite magazine|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/_oso001200001_01/_oso001200001_01_0007.php?q=Rosakerk#hl1 |title=De ontwikkeling van de koorzang in Suriname |author=Mavis Noordwijk |page=91 |magazine=OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis|year=2000|access-date=15 January 2022|language=nl}}
Gallery
Gezicht op de Saramaccastraat met brug en kerk Paramaribo. Saramaccastraat. (titel op object), RP-F-F00938-12.jpg |1861 church
Paramaribo St Rosakerk - Prinsenstraat 10 20161001 grot met Mariabeeld.jpg |Mary statue in the cave
Overzicht westgevel - Paramaribo - 20417647 - RCE.jpg |West wing
See also
References
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Category:Churches in Paramaribo
Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1911