Christ the King Church (Ravensburg)

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View from the west
Christ the King Church, view of the west facade

The Christkönigkirche is a church building in Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg . The church is located in the Ravensburg Südstadt. The parish belongs to the pastoral care unit Ravensburg Mitte in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart .

History and architecture

The hall church with a side aisle was built in 1952 according to plans by the master builder Franz Hepp. The tower is 33 meters high. The church was consecrated on October 26, 1952 by Bishop Carl Joseph Leiprecht . The choir was renovated in 2001 and redesigned by Hubert Elsässer . It was important to him that, in contrast to the rectangular nave, round shapes dominate. The upper choir level was connected to the floor of the ship by a round arrangement of the steps. The altar, with its square shape on the outside and round on the inside, became the center of the church. The idea of ​​connecting table and sacrificial stone is to be realized in it. The play of colors with dark and light marble is intentional. The wall frescoes are works by Elsässer's daughter Julia Elsässer-Eckert. The glass windows were made from 1952 to 1966 according to designs by the glass artist Wilhelm Geyer .

Furnishing

View of the organ

Maria Elisabeth Stapp was responsible for the artistic equipment.

  • The extraordinary crucifixion group was created in 1956 on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Pope Pius XII. set up.
  • The Pietà, the statue of the Virgin Mary, the tabernacle, the pulpit and the baptismal font with biblical representations were made until 1962.

The Reiser organ (op. 246) with 9 registers that was initially used was replaced in 1962 by an organ with 32 + 1 registers (III / P) from the organ building company EF Walcker & Cie. replaced. The pipes stand on slider chests, the action mechanism is mechanical, the stop action mechanism is electrical. 1998–1999 the organ was completely overhauled.

Web links

Commons : Parish Church of Christ King (Ravensburg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pastoral care unit
  2. ↑ Construction and renovation
  3. ↑ stained glass window
  4. ↑ Equipment
  5. ^ Wolfgang Manecke, Johannes Mayr, Mark Vogl: Historical organs in Oberschwaben. The district of Ravensburg . Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2006, ISBN 3-89870-250-2 , p. 226

Coordinates: 47 ° 46 ′ 24.8 "  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 25.1"  E