Überwasserkirche
The Überwasserkirche , also known as Liebfrauenkirche or Liebfrauen-Überwasser ( masem. Trans pani murmelbeis), is a Gothic hall church in the western inner city of Münster in Westphalia . Its name is derived from "Above the Water", as it lies west of St. Paulus Cathedral on the opposite side of the Aa . The establishment of the Kanonissenstifts goes to the Münster bishop Hermann I return. Its inauguration took place in 1040 in the presence of Emperor Heinrich III. as well as a large number of clergymen (including the future Pope Clement II ) and nobles. The monastery connected to the Überwasserkirche served as an education and supply center for aristocratic women; the abbess had to be of noble origin until 1460. The first abbess was the sister of Bishop Hermann I, Bertheid († December 22, 1042 in Münster (Westphalia)). She died in a reputation for holiness . Until its abolition in 1773, the monastery was headed by women from the Westphalian nobility.
In the Überwasserkirche there were graves and a. of the Droste zu Hülshoff family and the baroque master builder Johann Conrad Schlaun , whose exact locations are not known, and of the priest and pedagogue Bernhard Overberg .
Since March 9, 2014, the Überwasserkirche has been the parish church of the parish of Liebfrauen-Überwasser in the west of Münster, which was formed from the parishes of St. Theresia, Sentruper Höhe, St. Sebastian, Nienberge and Liebfrauen-Überwasser (with St. Michael, Gievenbeck).
history
The first overwater church was consecrated on December 29, 1040 to the title of the Birth of Mary - ad Beatam Mariam Virginem sub Titulo Nativitatis . King Heinrich III was present. , as well as numerous imperial princes and twelve bishops. According to traditional notes, this first building had three aisles. However, there are no images of this, as the church fell victim to the fire in 1071.
When exactly the new building was built is also not recorded. It is certain, however, that between 1085 and 1088 eight consecrations of chapels and altars took place. The church therefore had to be rebuilt during this period. Not much is known about this new building either, only that it is said to have suffered greatly when Lothar von Süpplingenburg captured Münster in 1121 .
The Überwasserstift had considerable property in the Münsterland, the Emperor Heinrich III. had donated. In the 11th century, for example, the later Hülshoff Castle near Roxel was part of it. For example, according to a document , the ceiling brook in Everswinkel paid its tithe there in the 12th century; In 1301 he owned the Lütkedeckebrock farm. Engelbert vondeckebrock , who also held the post of Drosten of the cathedral chapter of the bishopric of Münster , acted as treasurer of the monastery in the 13th century . In 1570 this family still had a crypt in the Überwasserkirche, in which Heinrich I von Droste zu Hülshoff and his wife, née. von Steveninck zu Möllenbeck, and the pews belonging to it until 1631.
The current church has been built since 1340, as evidenced by an inscription above the west portal. The tower was built from 1363 to probably the beginning of the 15th century.
During the time of the Baptist in the years 1534/1535 were the spire thrown down and cannons stationed on the platform of the tower, to increase the defense capability of the city. For the same purpose, the valuable Gothic stone figures were torn from the west portal and rammed into the city walls. Although the helmet was rebuilt after the Anabaptists were driven out, it was destroyed again by a hurricane in 1704 and not rebuilt.
In 1773 the restored Überwasserstift was abolished with papal approval. The seminary was founded from the foundation's assets and was located right next to the Überwasserkirche until 2005. The University of Münster emerged from the seminary, the seal of which still shows Our Lady, the "dear lady of Überwasser".
On July 20, 1941, the then Bishop of Münster, Clemens August Graf von Galen , gave one of his now famous sermons against National Socialism in the Überwasserkirche.
Like the entire city of Münster, the Überwasserkirche was badly hit in the air raids on Münster in World War II , but rebuilding was still possible. In 1968 the interior of the church was restored; since 1972 the church has had an organ again.
The exterior of the tower was restored between 1976 and 1983. A thorough renovation of the tower was necessary from the beginning of November 1998 to the spring of 2001, as numerous stones and pillars were only hanging loosely in the masonry and threatened to fall.
The glass painter Valentin Peter Feuerstein redesigned the windows of the Überwasserkirche .
The church was last renovated from January to November 2016.
organ
The Überwasserkirche has two organs . In the choir there is a small instrument that was built in 1985 by the Oberlinger organ building company . The main organ in front of the west wall was built in 1972 by the organ construction company Seifert (Kevelaer). The slider chests -instrument has 39 registers on three manuals and pedal . The playing and stop actions are electric.
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- Coupling : I / II, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
Bells
There were seven bells in the tower of the Überwasserkirche until secularization and the First World War ; five for the parish and two for the pen. After the Second World War also destroyed the bells purchased in 1926 except for the Marienglocke from 1415 and the clock bell from 1613, two smaller bells were added in 1969. The large Marienglocke has an exceptionally beautiful and neatly cast bell ornament. The scene of the Annunciation on the flank is dominant . The bell's musical historical value was destroyed in the course of a sound correction in 1926.
The clock bell was given to the Dreifaltigkeitskirche in 1939 and replaced by a bell from St. Anna zu Mecklenbeck that was cast in 1846 . After the Trinity Church was profaned, the clock bell returned to the Überwasserkirche on June 2, 2012 and has since been exhibited as a memorial in the tower hall.
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No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Caster |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg) |
Percussive ( HT - 1 / 16 ) |
annotation |
| 1 | Marienbell | 1415 | unknown | 1300 | ~ 1500 | e 1 -3 | |
| 2 | Bishop Hermann bell | 1969 | Eifeler bell foundry Mark | 1055 | 744 | g 1 −1 | |
| 3 | Collegiate bell | 1969 | Eifeler bell foundry Mark | 940 | 490 | a 1 ± 0 | |
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Clock chime | 1846 | |||||
II |
Clock chime | ||||||
| Clock bell | 1613 | c 2 | Stored in the tower room |
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Holsenbürger: The gentlemen v. Eckenbrock (by Droste-Hülshoff) and their possessions. Münster iW 1869. p. 86
- ↑ Gabriele Hillmoth: The new overwater church. Open, wide and lots of light. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. November 18, 2016, accessed December 19, 2016 .
- ↑ The Seifert organ of the cath. Liebfrauen Überwasserkirche Münster ( Memento from May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Bell concert. (PDF; 90.25 kB) cuba-cultur, May 9, 1998, accessed on August 13, 2019 .
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 51 ″ N , 7 ° 37 ′ 21 ″ E