Christ the King (Kloten)
Christ the King is the Roman Catholic parish church of Kloten in the Zurich Unterland .
history
prehistory
A church in Kloten was first mentioned in a document in 1188. It was a Liebfrauenkirche , whose parish also included the villages of Bassersdorf , Dietlikon and Wallisellen . Later on, St. Martin mentioned as patronage . The collation was initially held by the Barons of Tengen , in 1303 and 1311 it then went to Austria . In 1389 the Liebfrauenkirche Kloten was given to the Wettingen Monastery and incorporated into this monastery in 1406 . In 1838, four years after the property of the monastery was placed under the supervision of the canton of Aargau , the canton of Aargau transferred the church in Kloten to the canton of Zurich .
After the Reformation in Zurich in 1523, the last Catholic pastor of Kloten, Ulrich Kern (1500–1530), was forced to give up pastoral care in 1527 by Zurich. In the following centuries, Catholic services were banned in the canton of Zurich. When the daily statute was held in Zurich in 1807 , the so-called Edict of Tolerance came about , which allowed Catholic services for the first time, albeit with a local restriction. From 1833, Catholic services could be celebrated in Fraumünster Zurich. In 1842 the Augustinian Church was made available to the Catholics living in Zurich . When the Catholics living in Zurich protested against the infallibility dogma on June 8, 1873, the majority of them converted to the newly founded Christian Catholic Church , which is why those who remained in the Roman Catholic Church had to build a new church. Thus, in 1874, the St. Peter and Paul Church in Zurich-Aussersihl was built, which became the mother parish of the city and region of Zurich, to which Kloten is included. The parish Herz Jesu Zürich-Oerlikon emerged from St. Peter and Paul Zürich-Aussersihl in 1894 and from this again in 1935 Maria Lourdes Zürich-Seebach , from which the parish Christkönig in Kloten emerged.
Development and construction history
On October 11, 1942, a mission station was set up in Kloten and on the same day the “garage emergency chapel” in the “Breiti” on Spitzweg was blessed and moved into. On September 22, 1942, the Zahne property in “Spitz” was acquired as a building site for the future church. On June 8, 1947, construction began on the first Christ the King's Church in Kloten, which was designated on August 28, 1948. In the years 1969–1972 this church was replaced by the new building of today's Christkönig Church, including the rectory and parish center. The ensemble was built by the architects Willi Egli and Ewald Viquerat. On April 9, 1972, the Bishop of Chur , Johannes Vonderach , inaugurated the church.
The parish of Christkönig belongs to the Catholic parish of Kloten, which also includes the political parishes of Nürensdorf and Bassersdorf. The last two political communities are looked after by the parish of St. Franziskus in Bassersdorf. With its 5'431 members (as of 2017), the parish of Christkönig is one of the medium-sized Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich.
Building description
Paradigm shift in church building
Over a hundred Catholic churches have been built in the canton of Zurich in a good 150 years. This brisk construction activity was necessary because since the Reformation the Catholics had to build new churches in Zurich as “immigrants”. Based on the Catholic churches in the Zürcher Unterland, a double paradigm shift in Catholic church building can be seen within 30 years, which can also be demonstrated using other churches that were built in the canton of Zurich during this period. Against the background of the situation in the diaspora and the culture war , the Catholics in the canton of Zurich built monumental churches from the 1890s as soon as the finances allowed it. This strengthened self-confidence of the Catholics in the canton of Zurich can be demonstrated by the early Trinity Church in Bülach (built 1901–1902) or by the church of St. Paulus Dielsdorf (built 1960–1962) , which was built in the 1960s and shaped the townscape .
From the 1960s, however, the churches came under increasing pressure. This gave rise to the idea of exercising design restraint in new buildings. Newly built church buildings from the 1970s onwards prove this. B. the church of St. Mauritius Regensdorf (built 1973–1974), but also the Christ the King's Church in Kloten. Despite their size, both churches were designed in a noticeably restrained manner and dispense with a steeple that characterizes the townscape. The parish of Kloten also writes about the external appearance of the Christ the King's Church in Kloten: “Many churches are impressive because of their external appearance and majestically claim their place in the village or town. Not so with the Christ the King's Church: It nestles almost inconspicuously on the slope and forest and has rather strange contours on the outside. These resulted, as it were, as the outer boundary of the interior. "
A second paradigm shift in the design of Catholic churches can be seen from the 1990s on in the newly built churches of the Resurrection Church of St. Maria Magdalena in Rafz (built 1993–1994) and St. Catherine of Siena in Fällanden (built 1990–1992). The most recent church buildings are being designed more self-confidently, so that these places of worship again shape the respective district with their appearance.
Cornerstone
Concrete cross
Pavement church square
Church portal
Light shaft over the chancel
Church tower and exterior
The appearance of the church and the parish center of the Christ the King Parish in Kloten follows the principles of the first paradigm shift outlined above. That is why the church tower of Christ the King's Church is by no means prominent in the cityscape, although it harbors a powerful peal. Three of the four bells come from the previous church. On May 13, 1956, these first three bells were cast in the H. Rüetschi bell foundry , Aarau. They are:
| number | Weight | volume | dedication | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 722 kg | G | Christ the King | "Victory and song is mine, the king is forever" (Ex 15) |
| 2 | 517 kg | a | Fatima | "In honor of Mary in the anniversary year 1954" |
| 3 | 303 kg | c | Charles Borromeo | "Dedicated to Charles Borromeo, the Apostle of the Helvetii" |
In 1971 the 4th bell was added as part of the new church building:
| number | Weight | volume | dedication | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1030 kg | f | "Joining the three of me, I proclaim fellowship" |
The bells are coordinated with the peal of the Reformed Church in Kloten .
Interior and artistic equipment
The path from the church square into the church leads the visitor in a spiral to the innermost part, to the altar . The doors of the three church entrances are designed in a cross shape. Whoever wants to enter will push open the cross in the middle and only reach the interior through the cross. The church doors are made of glass and thus make it clear that the church does not see itself as a space where you can comfortably set yourself up, unmolested by the problems of the world “outside”. Conversely, the Church understands her prayer and her actions as actions that should have an impact on society.
The Christ the King's Church has a concise number symbolism: the interior has five pillars that support the church roof. The symbol number five is reminiscent of the five human fingers, toes and senses. From the pillars, five beams protrude towards the center of the church, where three beams press against them, which in their threefold remind of the Trinity , the trinity of God. Together, the ceiling beams make the number eight. The only direct daylight flows through the octagonal skylight of the church through two displaced, overlapping crosses into the church. Under this skylight is the altar, the center of the liturgical event, to which the spiral-shaped entrance to the church leads the visitor and the cross of the skylight is reflected.
The altar is designed as a communion table and thus takes up the requirements of the liturgy constitution of the Second Vatican Council . The faithful gather on benches arranged in a semicircle around the altar. The unity of believers and pastors thus find spatial expression. The daylight falls through the skylight between eight beams, which together form two crosses, onto the altar table. The altar takes up the number eight by being designed as an octagon and reduces the number eight to the cross in its four number. The cross marks the table top of the altar and indicates the theological connection between the Eucharist and the Passion of Jesus . Under the altar, the paving stones of the church floor symbolize waves of water, which form rings like when a stone is thrown into the water and carry the events at the altar of the church back into the world through the spiral entrance of the church. The tabernacle was designed together with the other liturgical objects in the church by Josef Caminada, Zurich and Br. Xaver Ruckstuhl, Engelberg Abbey . The tabernacle is made of clear glass and shiny metal and mirrors the cross shape of the church skylight. The Easter candlestick and the ambo take up the design of the tabernacle and form a unit with the altar. The baptismal font of the church is designed as a real fountain and is located on the left side of the chancel. The words of Jesus about the design of the baptismal fountain can be read: “The water that I give will become a bubbling spring, the water of which gives eternal life.” (Jn 4:14) These words from Jesus to the Samaritan woman at the fountain make it clear why the baptismal fountain has running water and invites the churchgoer to watch the water at the edge of the fountain and to think about the symbolism of the baptismal font.
Under the three skylights in the church there are nine cross-shaped signs on the wall. The vertically arranged crosses are to be understood as the 12 apostle crosses of the church, the crosses rotated by 45 degrees form the crossroads in their number of 14. The 27th sign on the wall leaves the interpretation open. The church leader wrote: “Is it the 15th station after the burial: Resurrection? Is it the thirteenth person among the apostles: Mary? "In the middle of the sanctuary there is finally the parish signet: circle and cross" connect in a never-ending line to form a constantly new, challenging symbol of limitation and infinity. "
Baptismal fountain with Easter candle
Lecture cross
Relief in the chancel
Relief in the church interior
organ
In 1972 Mathis Orgelbau created the instrument for today's church. It is a two-manual organ with a mechanical action.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
Prayer niche
In the prayer niche of the church there is an image of Mary , which allows her son Jesus Christ to grow out of Mary's womb. Both figures become a single figure. The candle carrier got its appearance from the idea of the tree of life . Candles can be placed on 27 leaves, one of which has been made larger. On this sheet there is a larger candle that refers to Jesus Christ, the light of the world. The votive candles of the faithful are lit at this larger candle.
See also
literature
- Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
- Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. Kloten oAdJ
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bischöfliches Ordinariat Chur (Hrsg.): Schematismus. P. 219.
- ↑ Bischöfliches Ordinariat Chur (Hrsg.): Schematismus. P. 219.
- ↑ Josef Hürlimann: Chilebuech Wangen-Brüttisellen. P. 169.
- ↑ Bischöfliches Ordinariat Chur (Hrsg.): Schematismus. P. 219.
- ^ Website of the parish of Bassersdorf, section history.
- ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich (Ed.): Annual Report 2017, p. 83
- ↑ Brentini: The Catholic Church of St. Martin in Zurich-Fluntern. Bern 2013, p. 36.
- ^ Website of the parish of Kloten, section history. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Website of the parish of Kloten, section history. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. P. 3.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. P. 4.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. Pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. P. 3.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. P. 7 and 11.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. P. 6.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. P. 17.
- ↑ Andreas Burch, René Aebischer and Erich Jermann: Parish Christkönig Kloten. Pp. 18-19.
Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '47.7 " N , 8 ° 35' 2.2" E ; CH1903: 686381 / 255719