Old pilgrimage church (Werl)

Front view

The old pilgrimage church (also former Capuchin and Franciscan church) of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary is a listed church building in Werl , a town in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). It borders directly on the pilgrimage basilica in the historic old town , from which it is dominated in its effect.

History and architecture

Side view with the coats of arms of former popes

View of the altar

Around 1661 began the pilgrimage to the miraculous image of Mary and fast the previous church, one was monastery church of the Capuchins of 1662, dilapidated and was demolished. The plans for the previous building were made by the Capuchin brother Bonitus from Trier.

The old pilgrimage church was built in its place from 1786 to 1789 . The builder was Franz Arnold Matthias Boner. The church is a plastered hall with five bays that closes on five sides. The ceiling consists of ridge vaults that rest on pillars with flat templates and strongly profiled fighters . the furnishings date from the 18th century. The roof turret is polygonal. In 1861 the building was expanded again to include the east yoke and the choir . The stepped buttresses were also added or shaped. The curved west gable is structured by a high arched window and a figure niche. In the niche there is a statue of Mary by the sculptor Joseph Wäscher . The uniform carved furnishings come from the time it was built. The version was amended in 1953 based on findings.

Furnishing

View of the organ

• The figures are from the fourth quarter of the 20th century.
• The altar painting is from 1982.
• The bells were cast in 1680 (tone g ") and 1679 (tone as")

After this church had become too small again, the pilgrimage basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Werl) was built right next to it .

literature

• Anton Henze u. a .: Reclam's Art Guide Germany, Vol. 3: Rhineland and Westphalia. Architectural monuments . 5th edition Reclam, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6 , p. 730.
• Georg Dehio (greeting), Ursula Quednau (edit.): Handbook of German art monuments , North Rhine-Westphalia, Volume 2: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , p. 1168 f.
• Amalie Rohrer , Hans Jürgen Zacher (Ed.): Werl. History of a Westphalian City, Vol. 1 (Studies and sources on Westphalian history; Vol. 31 Part 1). Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 1994, ISBN 3-87088-844-X .

Web links

• Archdiocese of Paderborn (PDF; 1.6 MB)
• Description on Baukunst NRW
• 360 ° panorama picture of the old pilgrimage church (Werl) in the Westphalia cultural atlas (requires Flash player )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilfried Hansmann , Dorothea Kluge (arrangement): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Volume 2: Westphalia , 1969, p. 589.
2. ↑ Ursula Quednau (arrangement): Dehio-Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Volume 2: Westphalia , 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , p. 1168 f.
3. ↑ Anto Henze et al. a .: Reclam's Art Guide Germany, Vol. 3 , 1975, p. 730.

Coordinates: 51 ° 33 '12.4 "  N , 7 ° 54' 52.8"  E