Christ the King Church (Güdesweiler)

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The Christ the King Church in Güdesweiler
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The Christkönig Church is a Catholic parish church in Güdesweiler in the Saarland , a district of the Oberthal community , St. Wendel district . The church, which characterizes the town, bears the patronage of Jesus as Christ the King (Rex Christ) .

history

Parish history

The oldest known testimony to Güdesweiler's church history is provided by a file from the "Kellerey" St. Wendel from 1603, which speaks of a wayside shrine at the site of today's church. In the Middle Ages, Güdesweiler belonged to the parish of Bliesen in the Wadrill deanery of the Archdiocese of Trier , then came to the parish of Namborn in 1803 as part of a reorganization and, together with it, to the diocese of Metz until 1825 . Since 1825 Güdesweiler has been part of the Trier diocese again.

On November 25, 1941, Güdesweiler became a vicarie . On May 20, 1947 the elevation to the parish took place. As branch belongs Steinberg Deckenhardt since 1949 to the parish Güdesweiler. Before that, the place belonged to the parish Wolfersweiler .

Building history

On December 3, 1905, a church building association was founded in Güdesweiler, which belonged to the parish of Namborn , with the aim of collecting funds for the construction of their own church. When these funds were finally available, the Chapel Board of Güdesweiler, which had emerged from the church building association, took the decision on February 17, 1924 to build a parish church with an associated parsonage and utility building. The architects Ludwig Becker and Anton Falkowski ( Mainz ) were responsible for the design of the church . The groundbreaking ceremony took place on September 15, 1924. The construction plans were carried out by Maar ( Dirmingen ). In the winter of 1924/25 the construction work was stopped and only resumed in July 1926, so that the solemn laying of the foundation stone by Pastor Opp from Heusweiler could be carried out on October 10, 1926 . On Trinity Sunday 1928, the Namborn pastor Girst performed the solemn benediction of the church. The construction costs , including ancillary costs and interest, amounted to FRF 1 630 254.56 .

In 1946 a warm air heating system was installed , in 1949 a new rectory was built, and in 1956 the first external plaster was applied . The solemn consecration of the parish church was carried out on February 2, 1969 by the Trier auxiliary bishop Carl Schmidt .

Due to the risk of the roof and tower collapsing , the church had to be closed in December 1985. The reopening after renovation took place on May 23, 1986.

Church building

View inside the church

The nave has a length of 32.25 m, a width of 15.15 m and a height of 13.45 m. Two semicircular transept arms with a diameter of 10.36 m each and a height of 11.23 m are attached to the nave . A semicircular choir with a diameter of 8.56 m and a height of 9.93 m closes the nave. The octagonal church tower has a height of 46 meters.

Furnishing

The furnishings of the church include a crucifixion group in the choir, created around 1760 , which was transferred from the crucifixion to the church in 1952, and an Anna-Selbdritt group from approx. 1486 made of wood, showing the holy mother Anna with Mary and the baby Jesus on her lap . Both items of equipment are listed as individual monuments in the Saarland monuments list.

Further pieces of equipment are the baptismal font donated in 1952 in the baptistery and a wrought iron gate at the baptistery by J. Nonninger.

In the tower of the church there is a chime consisting of three bells made by A. Mark (Borscheid) in pitches f, a and c from 1954. They are named Josef , Matthias and Angelusglocke .

organ

View to the organ gallery

The organ of the church with a total of 1192 pipes was built as Opus 599 by the company Gebr. Späth ( Mengen ) and was inaugurated on November 28, 1954. The instrument has 16 registers , divided into two manuals and pedal .

The game and stop action is electro-pneumatic. The disposition is as follows:

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Dumped 8th'
3. octave 4 ′
4th Flageolet 2 ′
5. Mixture IV-VI
6th Trumpet 8th'
II Positive C-g 3
7th Coupling flute 8th'
8th. Suavial 8th'
9. Singing principal 4 ′
10. Gemshorn 4 ′
11. recorder 2 ′
12. Quint 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Cymbel III
tremolo
Pedal C – f 1
14th Sub-bass 16 ′
15th Octave bass 8th'
Gedacktbaß 8 ′ (Ext. Sub-bass 16 ′)
Choral bass 4 ′ (external octave bass 8 ′)
16. Nursing trombone 16 ′
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: I / I, I / P, II / P
    • Sub-octave coupling: II / I
    • Super octave coupling: II / I
  • Playing aids : 1 free combination, piano, forte, tutti, crescendo roller

Web links

Commons : Christ the King Church  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Christkönig, Güdesweiler On: www.oberthal-namborn.de, accessed on April 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list of the district of St. Wendel ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF), accessed April 6, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.saarland.de
  3. ^ Organ of the parish church Christkönig Güdesweiler On: www.organindex.de, accessed on April 7, 2014

Coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′ 16.5 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 21.2 ″  E