Church of the Redeemer (Schengen)
The Roman Catholic Church of the Redeemer in Schengen (also: St. Sauveur ; lux . : Kierch vun Schengen ; French : Église Saint-Sauveur) in Schengen belongs to the parish Schengen-Wellenstein (lux .: Schengen-Wellesteen ), pastoral region East and thus to the Dean's Office in Remich and to the Archdiocese of Luxembourg (lux .: Äerzbistum Lëtzebuerg ), which includes the entire Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .
The patron saint of the church is Jesus of Nazareth as savior ( Jesus, the savior of the world ; lux .: Jesus, Erléiser vun the world ; French: Saint-Sauveur ; lat . : Salvator Mundi ). Patron saint of the church is St. Lucia . The depiction of the saint is on a pillar in the gallery (left). On the right is a representation of St. Nicholas .
location
The church stands in Schengen on a small hill (rock plateau). Next to the church is the cemetery. The church is owned by the community of Schengen. A little below the rock, the CR 152 ( Wälstrooss ) leads past the church to Bürmeringen .
history
On November 2, 1618, a chapel in Schengen was named for the first time in a document. In 1807 Schengen became its own parish, previously it belonged to Perl . The previous chapel with only 63 m² was expanded in 1870.
On January 29, 1947, the church was completely destroyed by fire. Thereupon the construction of a new church was decided and on May 8th 1949 the foundation stone for a new church was laid on the place where the old church stood. This was consecrated on November 9, 1950 by Bishop Coadjutor Léon Lommel .
In early July 2018, a fire broke out again in the church. A confessional burned and the organ was damaged.
building
The building of the current church was executed according to the plans of Etienne Galowich .
Outside
The church is oriented from northwest to southeast, with the choir , the sacristy and the attached church tower to the southwest. The main entrance portal is to the northwest towards CR 152 ( Wälstrooss ).
Inside
The altars, the altar cross and the baptismal font were designed by Etienne Galowich and made of marble. Inside the church, the Passion Cross and a bronze body depicting Christ by Colruyt should be mentioned.
The sandstone - Epitaph of Anna Appolonia of Housse († October 7, 1616), daughter of Karl Housse and Maria Breisign, reminiscent of the deceased as a baby child that the legend was already talking to shortly after his birth and desire had expressed to be baptized immediately before dying shortly afterwards.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen Agreement, an icon by the Luxembourg artist C. Zeimes with the patron saints of Europe was placed under the gallery in the niche of the original baptistery . The icon shows (seen from the left):
- St. Benedict of Nursia ;
- St. Catherine of Siena ;
- the brothers Method von Saloniki and Kyrill von Saloniki with the blackboard inscription: In the beginning the word (Joh 1,1) was in the Cyrillic alphabet ;
- St. Edith Stein and St. Birgitta of Sweden
The Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus is enthroned above the six saints, framed by the twelve stars of Europe .
Next to the staircase to the gallery are carved representations of St. Elisabeth (right) and St. Francis (left), a gift from the former monastery in Schengen (2010). To the right of it is a scene from the Last Supper from the altar of the old Schengen Church.
Stained glass window
The stained glass windows of the church were made by Franz Gillen . The stained glass windows show saints: St. Barbara, St. Theresa of Lisieux , St. Anna , St. Lucia of Syracuse , St. Maria Goretti , St. Aloysius Gonzaga , John the Baptist , Joseph of Nazareth with Jesus, St. Willibrord , St. Nicholas of Myra and St. Cäcilia of Rome and windows with geometric ornaments.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b There is a smell of smoke everywhere , Luxemburger Wort of July 11, 2018, p. 26.
- ^ Luxembourg word of February 4, 1947.
- ↑ Consecration of the new parish church in Schengen , Luxemburger Wort of November 7, 1950.
- ↑ The new parish church in Schengen handed over to its destination , Luxemburger Wort of November 13, 1950
- ↑ a b c d See also the information board at the main entrance to the church.
- ↑ a b c d Today's Church , website: cathol.lu.
- ↑ Schengen, Jésus, Sauveur du Monde , website of the 20th century glass painting research foundation. V.
Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 13.4 " N , 5 ° 21 ′ 52.4" E