Room of silence
Come to rest
Sometimes you want to withdraw, think, pray.
You can find this peace and quiet in our Room of Silence.
The ecumenical inauguration and opening of the chapel – and the Focolare Centre – took place on 6 September 1978 with the Bishop of Basel, Dr. Anton Hänggi, Pastor Jakob Frei from Kappel and the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Emilianos from the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
In 2008, the chapel was redesigned in terms of color and then presented itself in a plain and simple way.
A complete renovation was necessary at the beginning of 2020. With a contemporary concept, the chapel became a “space of silence”, accessible at all times for people in need of peace and contemplation before God.
At the same time, the Room of Silence remains committed to ecumenism. Services of the various denominations will continue to be
different denominations will continue to be celebrated here. Equipped with state-of-the-art AV technology, this allows for a variety of different uses.
The four gold dots on the front represent the four Gospels. They take up the squaring of the ceiling and thus appear as a symbol of the connection between heaven and earth.
Based on the Franciscan cross of San Damiano, the “Openwork Cross” by Josua Bösch symbolizes not the crucified, but the risen Christ. Bösch writes: “Triangle – bowl – circle, figure of the upright man, when God and man are one again. Purely simple, unambiguous and clear. This is how we are meant from the beginning. Upright, not bent and bowed. Not crucified, not victimized. Risen from the dead.”
The tabernacle was designed by Silvia Magnin-D’Altri.
The Orthodox icon was given to the Dialoghotel Eckstein as a gift.
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