Holy Cross Church (Bad Kreuznach)
The Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche is a Catholic church in Bad Kreuznach , Rhineland-Palatinate .
It is the headquarters of all parishes in the vicinity. These include the parishes of St. Franziskus, St. Nikolaus , St. Peter, St. Wolfgang and, since January 2011, in a parish community of Norheim, Crucifixion, Bad Münster, Maria Himmelfahrt and Hüffelsheim, St. Guardian Angel.
Building history
The Holy Cross was built from 1895 to 1897 according to plans by the Mainz cathedral builder Ludwig Becker in neo -Gothic style. What is particularly striking is the color of the stones, which shine in a dark red sandstone.
By 1921, that was facilities of the Church run. This was also based on the designs of the architect Ludwig Becker.
From 1921 to 1935, the furnishings were supplemented by additional sculptures . After the war ended, the church, which had suffered severe damage, was rebuilt between 1947 and 1949. In 1963 a sacristy was added and the sick chapel was set up. The outside of the church was renovated between 1969 and 1972. The equipment was last renovated in 2006. Damage to the tower balustrade was found, which led to further external renovation in 2009/10.
architecture
The Holy Cross Church is a neo-Gothic, three-nave hall church with a wide but short transept and narrow, three-bay side aisles . The tall, slender bell tower is set in the facade, two-story oratorios flank the tower. The lively, slate roof landscape is made up of pitched and hip roofs . A small roof turret marks the intersection between the main nave and the transept.
The main nave merges smoothly into the wide choir . The large crossing allows a clear view of the altar. Columns and pointed arches made of red sandstone support the net vault .
The church has an organ gallery .
Furnishing
Sacrament altar
The neo-Gothic sacrament altar is a wooden winged altar from 1921. It was made by Mettler, Hartmann and Ronge. The Last Supper is depicted , on the left wing of the altar Christ on the Mount of Olives and on the right wing the Emmaus scene .
Mary Altar
The neo-Gothic St. Mary's altar in the left aisle dates from 1907 and is made of wood. A crescent moon Madonna is depicted , flanked by St. Agnes and St. Elisabeth . On the left wing the birth of Christ is depicted, on the right the Assumption .
Choir window
The three choir windows from 1969 to 1972 were designed by Alois Plum from Mainz. They show scenes from the Revelation of John .
Family altar
The neo-Gothic "family altar" is in the right aisle. It was made from wood by Mettler, Hartmann and Ronge in 1921. It shows the Holy Family and two bishops. The two wings have been removed and are now hanging over the shrine . Hildegard von Bingen and Gertrud von Nivelles are shown on the left wing, and Saints Rochus of Montpellier and Martin von Tours on the right .
Way of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross , also neo-Gothic and created between 1906 and 1911, are located opposite each other in six representations in the transept.
pulpit
The neo-Gothic sandstone pulpit was built between 1895–97. It was carried out by Christian Hocke from Kaiserslautern . The four evangelists can be seen in the niches and at the corners John the Baptist and the church fathers Hieronymus , Gregory , Augustine and Ambrosius . The pulpit has a neo-Gothic sound cover .
organ
The organ was built in 1998 by the organ building company Sandtner ( Dillingen / Donau ). The instrument has 41 stops on three manuals and a pedal .
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- Coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
Baptismal font
The neo-Gothic sandstone baptismal font from 1895/97, like the pulpit, was designed by Christian Hocke. The baptismal font is located in the baptistery on the ground floor of the bell tower .
Church treasure
A ray of monstrance is kept in the church treasury . It dates from the years 1724–1740 and is made of silver with gilding and was executed by the Cologne goldsmith Andreas Schmidt.
Peal
The church has five bells . The original bronze chime from 1897 had the striking notes of 1 , es 1 , f 1 . There was also a "measuring bell", presumably of an older provenance, weighing 128 kg and striking f 2 . After delivery in the First World War , four new bells were delivered by the Otto bell foundry in Bremen-Hemelingen in 1925 . Cast in a very heavy rib, they had the strike tone sequence b 0 , des 1 , es 1 , f 1 . The large b 0 bell weighed over 4150 kg. Only the smallest of them, the "Caritas" bell survived both the wave of deliveries in World War II and the bombardment of Bad Kreuznach, which caused severe damage to the Church of the Holy Cross. In 1954, the decision was made to purchase four cast steel bells from the Bochumer Verein as a supplement to the existing bronze bell in the so-called test rib 7 (V7 rib).
| No. | Surname | Casting year | Foundry, casting location | diameter | Dimensions | Chime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christ | 1954 | BVG Bochumer Verein, Bochum |
1900 mm | 2500 kg | b 0 |
| 2 | Family bell | 1600 mm | 1500 kg | of the 1st | ||
| 3 | Maria | 1400 mm | 1080 kg | it 1 | ||
| 4th | Caritas | 1925 | Otto bell foundry, Bremen-Hemelingen |
1200 mm | 1250 kg | f 1 |
| 5 | Charles Borromeo | 1954 | BVG Bochumer Verein, Bochum |
1100 mm | 430 kg | as 1 |
Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 34.7 " N , 7 ° 51 ′ 49" E
