Christ the King (Bischofsheim)
| Christ the King Church in Bischofsheim
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| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Patronage : | Christ King (Rex Christ) |
| Consecration date : | November 22, 1926 |
| Pastor : | Karl Zirmer |
| Parish : | Christ the King |
| Address: | Hochheimer Strasse 3 65474 Bischofsheim |
Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′ 29.7 ″ N , 8 ° 21 ′ 25.3 ″ E
The Christkönig Church is the Catholic church in Bischofsheim in the Groß-Gerau district in Hesse .
overview
The church belongs to the parish group Mainspitze with the parishes Herz Jesu Gustavsburg, St. Marien Ginsheim and just Christkönig in Bischofsheim in the deanery Rüsselsheim, belonging to the diocese of Mainz . The church bears the patronage of Christ the King (Rex Christ) and is located at Hochheimer Strasse 3 in Bischofsheim.
After the demolition of the old church (built in 1902), which was consecrated to St. Joseph, the new building was built in just three months according to a design by the architect Dominikus Böhm . Since the introduction of the Feast of Christ the King by Pope Pius XI. In 1925, the Christkönigkirche in Bischofsheim was the first church in Germany to be consecrated to Christ the King on November 22nd, 1926 by Bishop Ludwig Maria Hugo . The church is one of the first raw concrete structures in Germany and for this reason alone caused a sensation at the time of construction.
Böhm had prevailed as the winner in an architectural competition announced in 1926 with a six-story cubic building with the adjoining seven-story tower on the northwest corner. The facade shows a combination of brickwork and articulating concrete elements, the west portal is inserted in a niche that is almost as high as the building and has a stepped reveal . In contrast to the exterior, the rather dark, simple interior with a rectangular floor plan has a parabolic barrel vault made of raw concrete , into which parabolic niches are cut to the side aisle-like passages. There is no spatial separation between the chancel and the congregation.
"The interior of the Christkönigkirche is based on an emotionally charged spatial concept that corresponds to Böhm's deeply religious attitude and eccentricity."
In 1928, the then nuncio Eugenio Pacelli (and later Pope Pius XII ) visited the Opel works in Rüsselsheim and the then innovative and provocative church building made of concrete.
In 1962, the interior, which was completely made of exposed concrete, was painted brightly and in 1966, as part of the liturgical reform, the concrete pulpit in front of the sanctuary was removed.
Furnishing
The monumental, six meters high, made of brass -driven crucifix on the altar screen, not the suffering, but a royal Christ shows comes from the Cologne sculptor Hans Wissel . From 1925 to 1933 he was a professor of sculpture and figurative metal work at the Cologne factory schools. The ornamental lead glazing based on the architect's designs was installed in 1934.
organ
The organ was built in 2009 by the organ building company Reichenstein (Windesheim). The special thing about this instrument is that a large part of the registers of the main work are on alternating loops and can therefore also be registered in the positive (II. Manual) and pedal ; its own pedal mechanism is missing. The instrument has 24 sounding registers (including a deduction).
The instrument replaces a previous instrument made by the organ builder Gerhardt from Boppard in 1939, which over the years had become unusable due to unsuitable materials and the largely free-standing and therefore poorly protected organ pipes. Before the new organ was put into operation, a two-manual cabinet organ was in use in the chancel from 1997 to 2009 .
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- Pairing : I / P, II / P.
Bells
After the existing bell of the church had been largely confiscated in 1942, the wish that arose after the Second World War for a new bell was fulfilled in 1950: the bell foundry Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock , which had already cast the first bell in 1926, manufactured four more bells made of bronze . All bear the inscription: "Cast in the jubilee year 1950 for the Catholic parish in Bischofsheim near Mainz". The following table gives details:
| No. | Surname | Weight | Chime | inscription |
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| 1 | Christ the King bell | 1132 kg | e | I proclaim the kingship of Christ. |
| 2 | Marienbell | 652 kg | G | I sing the praises of the Queen of Heaven, Mary. |
| 3 | Joseph Bell | 462 kg | a | I implore the protection of St. Joseph. |
| 4th | Catherine Bell | 299 kg | H | I appeal to the intercession of St. Catherine. |
See also
Web links
- Christ-König on the website of the parish group Mainspitze with the parish of Christkönig (Bischofsheim)
- Strasse der Moderne - Christkönigkirche (Bischofsheim)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Voigt , Ingeborg Flagge (Ed.): Dominikus Böhm 1880–1955. Tübingen 2005, ISBN 3-8030-0646-5 ; P. 131
- ↑ a b Markus Juraschek-Eckstein: Christkönigkirche (Bischofsheim) , Straße der Moderne, accessed on January 20, 2016
- ↑ Information about the organ (as of November 21, 2018)