Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Ludwigshafen)

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche, view from the southwest

The Herz-Jesu-Kirche is a Catholic church in the south of Ludwigshafen . It was built between 1926 and 1929 according to plans by Albert Boßlet in an expressionist style.

history

The area of ​​the parish Herz Jesu was undeveloped until 1880. It was only after the construction of the Rhine bridge that industrial companies settled here and the city's residential development expanded accordingly. As early as 1902, the St. Sebastian parish in the south and the St. Ludwig parish in the north decided to buy a building site for another church here. Even before construction began, the area was separated from St. Ludwig in 1921 and the following year the first pastor of its own was appointed.

Finally, the construction with the St. Marienkirche and St. Josef Church (Friesenheim) was put out to tender in the so-called three-church competition. In the south, the architect Albert Boßlet prevailed against Hans Herkommer , the construction management was taken over by Boßlet's colleague Karl Lochner . The groundbreaking ceremony took place in 1926. The company Joseph Hoffmann & Söhne was responsible for the concrete work . In the autumn of 1928, Eugenio Pacelli, who later became Pope Pius XII, visited. , the construction site when he visited Ludwigshafen. On April 21, 1929, the Sacred Heart of Jesus church was built by Bishop Ludwig Sebastian consecrated .

The church was damaged in 1943 and 1945 during World War II . The reconstruction took place in 1952. In 1979 the church was redesigned. The parish of the Heart of Jesus today forms a parish community with St. Ludwig and the Holy Spirit .

description

inner space

The Herz-Jesu-Kirche is a three-aisled basilica . The front is dominated by a 25 meter high tower block. The cladding with dark red bricks and the slit windows are striking. The originally planned choir flank tower was not realized.

While the outside of the building is clearly subject to Expressionist influences, the inside is more traditional. The high central nave is vaulted with a barrel- locked barrel. In contrast to this are the relatively low aisles. The choir was designed by Klaus Ringwald .

organ

The organ goes back to an instrument that was built in 1932 by the Klais organ building workshop (Bonn). The instrument had 44 stops on three manuals and pedal and was designed without a case as an open organ without prospect pipes . During the Second World War the organ was outsourced and was rebuilt in 1945 modified in the St. Laurentius Church (Schifferstadt). In 1963 the organ was set up again in the Herz-Jesu-Kirche and re-voiced to match the interior of the church. 1978–1981 the instrument was repaired. The new console also includes a further manual (I) for an upper unit, which was already planned in 1932, but was not built in 1981 for cost reasons either. The instrument is designed for 59 registers on five works, but currently only 44 registers on four works (three manuals and pedal) have been implemented. The actions are electric.

(I upper structure) C – a 3
Prefix 8th' v
Dumped 8th' v
Salicional 8th' v
Quintad 8th' v
Principal 4 ′ v
Coupling flute 0 4 ′ v
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′0 v
Octave 2 ′ v
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ v
Scharff V v
Dulcian 16 ′ v
Cromorne 8th' v
shelf 8th' v
Tremulant v
II main work C – a 3
Drone 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Hollow flute 8th'
Gedacktpommer 0 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Prefix 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Mixture IV-VI
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
III Positive C – a 3
diapason 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Pointed flute 8th'
recorder 4 ′
Gemshorn 2 ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Cymbel III-IV 0
Krummhorn 8th'
Tremulant
IV Swell C – a 3
Cane quintad 16 ′
Violin principal 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Distance flute 8th'
Flute beat 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Flute 4 ′
Forest flute 2 ′
Progressio III-V
Basson 16 ′
Trompette harmonique 0 8th'
Pedals C – f 1
Pedestal 32 ′ v
Principle bass 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Dacked bass 16 ′
Quintbass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Octavbass 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Choral bass 4 ′
Rear set III-IV 0
Bombard 32 ′ v
trombone 16 ′
Basson 16 ′
Bass trumpet 8th'
Cornett 4 ′
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: III / I, IV / I, I / II, III / II, IV / II, IV / III, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P
    • Super octave coupling: IV / II, IV / III, IV / IV, IV / P
    • Sub-octave coupling: III / II, IV / II, IV / III, IV / IV
  • annotation
v = vacant register

Peal

The ringing consists of four bells .

literature

  • Friedrich Schmitt: Ludwigshafen church building . Ludwigshafen / Rhine 1985.
  • Hans Caspary (edit.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-422-00382-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information about the organ

Web links

Commons : Herz-Jesu-Kirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 28 '26 "  N , 8 ° 27' 4.9"  E