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24-676: Pasing is located west of the Munich city centre, at the north-western edge of the city's innermost traffic zone. The district is mainly residential; there is a large concentration of shops, hotels and restaurant at the Pasinger Marienplatz ( Pasing St. Mary Square ), the quarter's main square. The quarter's railway station, Pasing Station , is served by the S-Bahn suburban trains 3, 4, 6, 8 and 20 as well as national and international trains services. Tram line 19 and several local bus lines terminate at

48-586: A cloister and would be free to meet the various needs of the people they served as needed. This, however, quickly met criticism and opposition from church authorities. The Council of Trent had forbidden new religious congregations and confined religious women to enclosure. Ward's response was, "There is no such difference between men and women... as we have seen by example of many saints who have done great things." She founded houses and schools in Liège, Cologne, Rome, Naples, Munich, Vienna, Pressburg and other places, often at

72-617: A religious institute by the Holy See in 1877. The different autonomous branches which had developed around the world commonly adopted the name of Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1900. Frances Bedingfeld (who would go by the alias of "Mrs. Long", due to the continued persecution), was the leader of the community Ward had founded in London , which had been leading a discrete community life since their establishment. In 1686 she received

96-524: A request by a leader of the Catholic community in York, Sir Thomas Gascoigne to provide education for the daughters of their community there. A group of sisters went there in 1686 and opened Bar Convent , where they operated a boarding school for girls. The Congregation of Jesus is an international congregation of just under 2,000 sisters in twenty-four countries spread over four continents. The international centre

120-459: A result of the increasing traffic, an elongated traffic island was built on Marienplatz, where cars could initially be parked. Later, taxi only parking was placed around the traffic island. After the association, Pasinger Mariensäule e.V. , began to rebuild the Mariensäule in 1977, the square was redesigned in 1980. A triangular traffic island was created with the Mariensäule in the middle. On

144-674: Is in Rome. The community of the Bar Convent continued to operate the school which they had founded when they became established in York until 1985, at which time they transferred its administration to the local diocese . In 2002 this congregation was allowed to adopt the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus, as had been envisaged by Mary Ward. At that time they adopted the name which she had intended for them. At present there are some 2,000 members of

168-530: Is now surveyed together with Obermenzing . Pasing is characterized by a balanced economic structure. The distribution of the 21,000 jobs in the manufacturing industry, trade, transport and other sectors of the economy is uniform. An emphasis on a commercial area does not exist. In addition to the wide variety in the village shopping center Pasing Arcaden exists. 48°09′N 11°27′E  /  48.150°N 11.450°E  / 48.150; 11.450 Pasinger Marienplatz The Pasinger Marienplatz

192-562: Is one of two congregations of religious sisters founded during the 17th century through the work of the nun Mary Ward , who was dedicated to female education . The other congregation is the Sisters of Loreto , a name they shared until recently, which is also spread widely around the world. In England their primary house is the Bar Convent in York , the oldest such community in the country. Members of

216-602: Is the central square of the formerly independent city of Pasing . Pasing has been a district of Munich since 1938. In order to distinguish the square from the Munich Marienplatz , it bares the name Pasinger Marienplatz ever since. Modeled after the Munich Marienplatzes, the intersection of the historic river-accompanying main street, (now: Planegger Straße), with the east–west direction extending, former ducal salt road (now: Landsbergerstraße and Bodenseestraße),

240-473: Is the enormous decline of former traffic loads and the idea of creating a pedestrian zone. Critics complain however, that the place is not a welcome meeting place due to the lack of greenery (flowers or trees) and the lack of seating, making it feel drab and empty. Even the subsequently erected metal chairs could possibly provide a temporary solution. Likewise, the pattern of the pavement stones can only be seen from an aerial perspective and appear unstructured from

264-543: The Institute of the English Miss . On the west side is the so-called Pappschachtel (cardboard box), a makeshift building with shops and restaurants from the period between the two world wars, the 1921 created little Marienbrunnen and the historically protected Confetti-Haus . The center of Pasing was burdened in recent decades by heavy traffic, because of which the attractiveness of the district suffered and also restricted

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288-511: The East leading Landsberger Straße . This is the only way for cars to drive on the Pasinger Marienplatz, in addition to the turn-off from the west running Bodenseestraße into the south leading Planegger Straße (and vice versa). Only buses and taxis are allowed to cross the square from Planegger Straße. The redesign of the Pasinger Marienplatz was accepted differently. Often a positive feature

312-521: The Pasinger center through the construction of the Nordumgehung Pasing (northern bypass), Pasing Marienplatz was rebuilt in 2013 and the Mariensäule was moved a bit to the north. According to plans by landscape architects Burger und Kühn , the old pillar was placed on a circular base, consisting of groups of rings of light granite and dark basalt . The direction that the statue faces was turned to

336-572: The best way for women to further their own gifts and was joined in this vision by a small band of other English women. Under her leadership, they established a religious community in Saint-Omer in 1609 which soon opened a school to educate the daughters of English Catholic families. The community was founded in the spirit of the Society of Jesus , envisioning a life in which the Sisters would not be confined to

360-521: The congregation add the postnominal initials of C.J. or CJ after their names. Mary Ward was a member of a Roman Catholic family during the period of persecution of Catholics in Tudor England . Originally attempting a life of contemplation in the Spanish Netherlands , she became convinced that she was called to serve in a more active way, especially in her native country. She saw education as

384-509: The congregation. The English sisters of the congregation have communities in York, London and Cambridge . The congregation is also present in Argentina , Austria , Brazil , Chile , China , Cuba , the Czech Republic , Germany , Hungary , Israel , India , Italy , Korea , Moldova , Nepal , Romania , Russia , Slovakia , Spain , Ukraine and Zimbabwe . The current Superior General

408-521: The development opportunities for retail. The formerly running over the Marienplatz, B 2 , was relocated to the Pasinger station north running the Nordumgehung Pasing , at the end of 2012, and the Marienplatz was freed from the east–west transit traffic. The tram has been extended to the Pasinger station and now only touches the Marienplatz marginally when it turns off from the north coming Gleichmannstraße to

432-667: The east (in the direction of Munich). The Marienplatz is bordered to the north by the Gasthof zu Post and the Kopfmiller-Haus . On the east side are the so-called Kring-Haus and the Röder-Haus , where retail stores are located. This is followed by the Apothekerhaus with the St. Jakobs Apotheke , founded in 1880; one of the former owners was Fritz Dürrfeld. The south side of Marienplatz borders

456-640: The end of the 17th century the institute was well established in Bavaria in Munich, Augsburg, Burghausen. It also had a foothold in England in London and York. The congregation had no formal name for many years. The sisters had been commonly called the "English Ladies" in Europe, or the "Jesuitesses" or the "Galloping Girls" in England. By the start of the 18th they had begun to use the name Institute of Mary . They received approval as

480-422: The ground. In addition, some critics say that it lacks an enclosure around the base of the Mariensäule , so that prayers could be spoken in a separate area, or the repeated damage to the lights on the base by users of the road could be prevented. 48°08′48″N 11°27′34″E  /  48.14676°N 11.45940°E  / 48.14676; 11.45940 Congregation of Jesus The Congregation of Jesus

504-464: The new rectangular pedestal was also a square pillar, upon which a canopy was placed, in which the Madonna statue stood. The statue faced the north, as it did before, towards the so-called Kopfmiller House. The edge of the traffic island was fenced by pillars and chains to the north side and around the pillars were several wide, barrel-like flower tubs. As part of the redevelopment and traffic reduction of

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528-469: The request of the local rulers and bishops, but papal approval eluded her. In 1631 Mary Ward’s institute was suppressed by Pope Urban VIII . Summoned to Rome in 1632 Mary was forbidden to leave the city Rome or to live in community. In 1637 for reasons of health Mary was allowed to travel to Spa and then on to England. She died just outside York, during the English Civil War, on 30 January 1645. By

552-552: The station The Pasinger Stadtpark ( Pasing City Park ) is the quarter's main recreational park. It is located south of Pasing Marienplatz, straddling the river Würm . Nearby, a branch of the Munich University of Applied Sciences is located. On December 31, 1991, Pasing had a population of 39,723 residents across an area of 4.15 square miles (1,074 hectares). By December 31, 1999, the population had decreased to 35,752. Since then, no independent survey has been conducted as Pasing

576-482: Was named Marienplatz. For this purpose, the Pasinger Mariensäule was inaugurated on 31 October 1880, which at that time consisted of a slender, cast-iron pillar and Madonna statue still used today. Already in 1908, the Mariensäule was dismantled, since the new Tram train line (line 19 and at times also 29) had its end point there and the area was needed for alignment tracks, or a train turning point. As

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