Antonius Paris

Anthony Paris (* 1614 / 1615 ; † 31 July 1669 in Schwerte ) was a Lorraine bell founder who has but worked mostly in Westphalia and Hesse.

Life

Antonius Paris was born in Lorraine and worked in Westphalia from 1639, often together with other colleagues. In contrast to Wolter Westerhues and other late medieval foundries, these so-called "Lorraine traveling founders" often had no permanent casting location for a long time. Antonius Paris settled in Schwerte in 1660 , where he died in 1669.

Bells

Beckum, St. Stephanus:
Marienglocke from 1647

1639: Andernach, St. Marien , des ¹
1640: Lippstadt, Große Marienkirche , h ⁰ –d ¹ (together with Claude Lamiralle)
1646: Freckenhorst, St. Bonifatius , des ¹ –es ¹ –f ¹
1647: Beckum, St. Stephanus , Marienglocke , c ¹
1647: Siegburg, St. Servatius , des ¹ - [es ¹ v. Chr. 1656] –f ¹ (with Claude Lamiralle)
1648: Fulda, Dom , Osanna (approx. 4 tons) (destroyed in a tower fire in 1905)
1651: Grüningen (Pohlheim) , ev. Church, three bells d ¹ e ¹ f ¹ (e ¹ cast in 1737)
1652: Dortmund-Brechte, St.-Johann-Baptist , it ¹
1652: Deilinghofen, Stephanuskirche , Christ bell , g ¹
1652: Liesborn
1653: Reichelsheim (Wetterau) , St. Laurentius, f ¹

literature

Bernhard Hemmerle : Antonius Paris. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 23, Bautz, Nordhausen 2004, ISBN 3-88309-155-3 , Sp. 1058-1060. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Bernhard Hemmerle: The bells of the Lorraine master Antonius Paris in the Taunus and Westerwald, In: Jahrbuch 1999 Kreis Limburg-Weilburg, p. 226-232, Limburg-Weilburg 1998

Individual evidence

↑ Claus Peter: Great Marienkirche in Lippstadt: Bell stalls and historical bells ( memento from July 23, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), in: Denkmalpflege in Westfalen-Lippe , 1997.
^ Bells of the collegiate church St. Bonifatius in Freckenhorst
↑ Church leaders of the Grüninger Church.
^ Walbe, Heinrich: The art monuments in Hessen.
↑ The picture shows the bell of the church at Dortmund-Brechte, cast by Antonius Paris in 1652
^ Dortmund-Brechte, St. Johann Baptist; October 22, 2010: Bell 1, it '(3:10) on YouTube .
↑ Werner Hoffmann: The Primer. Volume 6: Churches, bells, organs in the Hemer urban area. Zimmermann-Verlag, Balve 2001. pp. 130-133.
^ Reichelsheim in the Wetterau; Laurentius Church: The church bells ( Memento from March 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Paris, Antonius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lorraine bell founder
DATE OF BIRTH	1614 or 1615
DATE OF DEATH	July 31, 1669
Place of death	Swords

[1] Claus Peter: Great Marienkirche in Lippstadt: Bell stalls and historical bells ( memento from July 23, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), in: Denkmalpflege in Westfalen-Lippe , 1997.

[2] Bells of the collegiate church St. Bonifatius in Freckenhorst

[3] Church leaders of the Grüninger Church.

[4] Walbe, Heinrich: The art monuments in Hessen.

[5] The picture shows the bell of the church at Dortmund-Brechte, cast by Antonius Paris in 1652

[6] Dortmund-Brechte, St. Johann Baptist; October 22, 2010: Bell 1, it '(3:10) on YouTube .

[7] Werner Hoffmann: The Primer. Volume 6: Churches, bells, organs in the Hemer urban area. Zimmermann-Verlag, Balve 2001. pp. 130-133.

[8] Reichelsheim in the Wetterau; Laurentius Church: The church bells ( Memento from March 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )