St. Martin (Trier)
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| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Patronage : | Martin of Tours |
| Rank: | Parish church |
| Parish : | St. Martin |
| Address: | Maarstraße 72 / Kloschinskystraße 1 54292 Trier (right on the picture) |
Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 51.5 " N , 6 ° 38 ′ 38.5" E
The Church of St. Martin is a Roman Catholic parish church in Trier ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).
history
Since the early 19th century, the Trier suburbs, Zurlauben, and the so-called Maarviertel, mainly inhabited by boatmen and day laborers, belonged to the parish of St. Paulin . Since the population of these areas had been growing since the end of the 19th century and it was expected that the area, which was largely still used as gardens, would be built on, it was decided to build a separate parish church for both places. The building, built between 1912 and 1915 according to plans by the Trier architect Peter Marx , was designed as a three-aisled basilica in neo-Romanesque forms. The building ensemble also includes the adjacent rectory, parish hall and library.
The legacy of the Pauline pastor Friedrich von Kloschinsky (1827–1908) made considerable financial resources available, so that the church could be furnished with high-quality architectural sculptures by Willy Meller from Cologne and Gustav Sobry from Trier. The furnishings and the windows of the church were also produced as elaborate one-offs based on designs by the architect and his colleague Peter Gracher .
Due to the First World War , the planned painting was no longer possible. In 1925 a new four-part bell was procured from the Mabilon foundry in Saarburg; it is considered a rarity today, as only this one and another from the time between the two world wars remained in the area of the Trier diocese. In 1931 an organ made by the Klais company, which has also been preserved to this day, completed the equipment. In 1970 the altar area was redesigned in line with the liturgical reform, the plans for this came from the Trier architect Günther Kleinjohann. The new celebration altar was created by the sculptor Theo Heiermann from Sürth , the consecration of the altar took place on November 15, 1970. On some pieces of the original equipment (floor coverings, windows, communion bench) there are swastika ("swastikas"), which could be misunderstood today. At the time the church was built, however, they had no political connotations and were used here as decorative early Christian ornaments .
Due to the high-quality equipment and the good state of preservation, the church is an important example of late historical architecture.
Web links
- Information with exterior and interior photos (parish website)
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Martin, In: trierer-orgelpunkt.de
- ^ Jens Fachbach, Stefan Heinz, Georg Schelbert, Andreas Tacke (eds.): Trier architecture guide . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2015, ISBN 978-3-86568-728-9 , p. 126.