Christ Epheta
| Christ Ephetha, Homberg (Efze) | |
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| Christ Epheta Church with campanile and nave | |
| place | Homberg (Efze) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| diocese | Fulda |
| Patronage | Christ Epheta (Mark 7: 31-37) |
| Construction year | 1956-1957 |
| Construction type | Hall church |
| function | Parish church |
Christ Epheta is a Roman Catholic parish church in Homberg (Efze) in northern Hesse . The community belongs to the diocese of Fulda . Epheta comes from the Aramaic Jesus word Effata for open yourself!
The church building with the parsonage and parish center adjoining to the west is on the property at Kasseler Strasse 4-6 between Adolph-Kolping-Weg and Parkstrasse by the old cemetery.
history
After the Reformation there was no Catholic parish in Homberg for 375 years. It was not until 1899 that the mission house with a chapel was built on the property at Ziegenhainer Straße 20 for the Catholics who had moved there. With the influx of many expellees and refugees in the post-war period of World War II , the Catholic community in Homberg grew again and the chapel was enlarged, and a new church was planned to be built in the 1950s. A plot of land on the west side of the old cemetery on Kasseler Strasse was acquired for them. The previous mission house was converted into the St. Marien Catholic old people's home in 1958.
Church building
The church was built in 1956 and 1957 according to the plans of the Kassel architect Josef Bieling . The groundbreaking ceremony took place on August 15, 1956. The foundation stone was laid on September 23, 1956 by Dean Heinrich Becker from Fritzlar. The consecration of church and altar took place on August 25, 1957 by the Fulda auxiliary bishop Adolf Bolte .
The building is located on a high hillside near the old town by the Stadtpark, an abandoned cemetery . The entire architectural complex of the church is a listed building . A wide flight of stairs leads from the street to the free-standing bell tower with a cross; Laying out broadly, the church facade steps back from the street. A curved arcade with iron pillars and a flat roof connects the tower and church. A crowning trumpet angel made of steel on the choir dome above the altar adorns the church and is only visible from a distance.
The ground plan of the church is a narrow sector of a circle with the raised apse in the northern center, which is dominated by a stone altar under a bronze cross. A statue of the Virgin Mary stands near the likewise stone ambo . A three-tier dome above the apse provides light. The pews with 290 seats are arranged in a circle on the altar. The twelve-part leaded glass window in the south side stands for the twelve apostles and represents the Apostles' Creed in color and light. Below is the organ loft , which extends over the entire width and under which the baptismal font is located between the two entrance portals.
Mosaic on the outside facade
The south facade facing the street is decorated on the right with a mosaic that illustrates the name of the church according to the Effata section 7.31-37 of the Gospel of Mark from the healing report of a deaf and mute . It shows two deaf children with no mouth or ears touched by the hand of God. The mosaic was designed by Gerhard Dechant in Homberg. Not far from the Schlossberg is the Hermann Schektiven school for the hearing and visually impaired.
Bell tower
The 30 meter high campanile on the left in front of the church forms a visible accent at the western entrance to the city. and houses a four-part bell. The bell is coordinated with the bell of the Protestant Marienkirche . For this purpose, four bronze bells were cast by the Heidelberg bell caster Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling on November 29, 1961 and consecrated on January 14, 1962. The bells in detail:
| No. | Surname | Chime | Dimensions | diameter |
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| 1 | Christ Epheta | f ′ | 1023 kg | 115.3 cm |
| 2 | St. Joseph - Ora et Labora | G' | 708 kg | 102.3 cm |
| 3 | Maria Assumpta | b ′ | 514 kg | 91.0 cm |
| 4th | Pax et Unitas peace bell | c ″ | 356 kg | 80.4 cm |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Johanna Anders: New Churches in the Diaspora. kassel university press, 2014, pp. 109–110 , accessed on February 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Mark 7: 31-37 EU
- ↑ Development concept for the Kasseler Strasse / Ziegenhainer Strasse quarter. ANP, p. 18 , accessed February 19, 2018 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 9 ° 24 ′ 0.5 ″ E