After the only church at the time, St. Martin, was assigned to the Reformed during the church division, the Catholics initially had to retreat to a chapel in honor of All Saints at Bornstraße 14. There, the Catholic cemetery had already been located since 1610.
The Catholic Church of the Sorrows of Mary was built in 1733. Its construction was made possible by a donation from the Mainz patrician family Gedult von Jungenfeld, who provided the land. The interior furnishings partly consist of furniture from other Christian places of worship. The church features a four-column high altar from the 17th century. In contrast, wooden figures and a crucifix in peasant Baroque style were likely created specifically for the new building.
To the north of the church building lies the cemetery, which was used by the Catholics from 1750 to 1880. In the neighboring house (Neustraße 5), the Catholic school teacher lived and taught until 1833.
By the way: Until before World War II, the church was the final stop of a procession from the surrounding villages. On Good Friday (the Friday before Palm Sunday), believers would pilgrimage to Wackernheim to honor the relic, a piece of the cross.
