, ▁have ▁received ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁Rhein - Main ▁Region . ▁The ▁parish ▁is ▁in ▁long - term ▁ec umen ical ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁ ▁the ▁, ▁which ▁includes ▁two ▁regular ▁ec umen ical ▁services ▁and ▁concert s ▁performed ▁by ▁joint ▁groups ▁of ▁both ▁churches . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁St . ▁Martin ▁ ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁Id stein ▁is ▁not ▁documented . ▁When ▁the ▁Id stein ▁Castle ▁was ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 1 0 2 , ▁the ▁area ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁T rier . ▁Id stein ▁possibly ▁had ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Roman es que ▁style ▁which ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 0 ▁by ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁church ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Martin , ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁Id stein . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 3 ▁for ▁six ▁can ons , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁with ▁the ▁Re formation , ▁named ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Re formation , ▁Id stein ▁became ▁Luther an ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 ▁under ▁. ▁The ▁last ▁Catholic ▁canon ▁left ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁which ▁then ▁had ▁no ▁Catholic ▁con greg ation ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁Frederick ▁August us , ▁Duke ▁of ▁N ass au , ▁permitted ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic