Gereon Chapel (Ostbevern)
The Gereon Chapel in Ostbevern was built as a chapel for the relic of St. Gereon built in 1932. The chapel is since 22 November 2001 under the monument .
origin
The relic of St. Gereon comes from the Rengering monastery in Ostbevern. After the dissolution of the monastery, it came into the possession of the Schulze Althoff family, who decided to build a chapel of grace on their courtyard property in 1932. The chapel is on private property, but is usually accessible.
description
The chapel has a square floor plan with a side length of approx. 5 m. The front is supported by four Doric columns. The roof is covered with a slate hipped roof, which ends in a hood-like roof turret in the middle . Inside there is a prayer bench and a simple oak altar. The carved altarpiece shows the Adoration of the Shepherds. Behind the altar cross is the relic of St. Gereon in a simple brass-colored container . On the front it says: Sanct Gereon Ora pro nobis .
photos
Altar of the Geron Chapel
Requilara of the chapel
Web links
literature
- Vicar Gr. Vorspohl in connection with the parish of St. Ambrosius Ostbevern (ed.): Wayside crosses and wayside shrines in the parish of St. Ambrosius Ostbevern. Krimphoff, Füchtorf 1978, ISBN 3-921787-03-9 , appendix
Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 44.7 " N , 7 ° 49 ′ 11.5" E