Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Pressig)
The Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Pressig , Upper Franconia, is the parish church of the local Catholic parish . It is under the patronage of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . The second church in the parish is the St. Anna branch church in the neighboring village of Welitsch .
history
After the railway line between Stockheim and Eichicht was completed in 1885 and a railway station for Rothenkirchen (since 1939 Pressig-Rothenkirchen ) was built in Pressig, the population in Pressig multiplied from 167 (1885) to over 1000 (1910). This also resulted in the need to build a church for the more than 900 Catholics in the village, who were previously assigned to the parish of Rothenkirchen, so that a church building association was founded in 1904 . The result of his work was that on October 26, 1913, an emergency church named Herz Jesu could be consecrated . The Pressiger parish was also founded as a curate , and in 1937 it became a parish.
The emergency church was designed for about 25 years when it was built. The population of Pressig increased again to around 2000 after the Second World War because of the influx of refugees from their homeland . A new church was planned and built in the 1950s under Pastor Georg Bank. The consecration of the new Sacred Heart Church took place on September 8, 1957 by Auxiliary Bishop Artur Michael Landgraf from Bamberg . At the same time the emergency church was profaned , its demolition probably took place at the end of 1963 or the beginning of 1964 (the last record note on the emergency church that can be found is from September 3, 1963).
Mosaics
The image of the Pressiger Herz-Jesu-Kirche is shaped by 18 mosaic depictions that were created by a Milanese mosaic workshop:
- The visitor notices the first three mosaics before entering the church. In the arches of the three input portal are representations of the Risen One with victory flag ( Latin inscription "EGO SUM Resurrectio" (I am the resurrection, John 11:25 EU )), the Coronation of the Virgin with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit , and Ascension .
- The large mosaic above the high altar in the choir shows Jesus with outstretched arms and the symbol of his open heart, as well as a rainbow above him , plus the words “PAX VOBIS” (Peace be with you !, Joh 20,26 EU ) and “VENITE AD ME OMNES “(All come to me, Mt 11.28 EU ). To the left of him are the common people and shepherds , to the right of him the clergy and the curia , Francis of Assisi , Clare of Assisi , a bishop and the Pope .
- The mosaic on the Marian altar to the left of the choir shows Mary with the baby Jesus as the rosary queen and St. Dominic , who hands her a sprig of lilies as a sign of chastity .
- On the mosaic of the Joseph altar to the right of the choir, St. Joseph can be seen with the baby Jesus and lily, as well as a kneeling craftsman with wooden angles and blocks (reference to Joseph's profession as a carpenter ).
- Above the pillars of the round arches of the side aisles of the nave there are twelve mosaic medallions (six on each side) with the apostles , but with a special feature - two of them were exchanged: instead of Judas Iscariot , St. Matthias is depicted and instead of James the Younger , Paul is depicted.
Bells
In 1958 the Otto bell foundry in Bremen-Hemelingen cast five bronze bells with the chimes: es ′ - f ′ - g ′ - b ′ - c ′ for the Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Pressig. The bells have the following diameters: 1295 mm, 1153 mm, 1027 mm, 864 mm, 770 mm. The total weight of the bells is 3800 kg.
literature
- Georg Dinkel, Michael Trebes: 100 years of the Herz Jesu Pressig - anniversary publication / parish chronicle 1913–2013 . Catholic parish Herz Jesu Pressig , 2013
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b website of the parish Herz Jesu Pressig: history of the parish . Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ Georg Dinkel, Michael Trebes: 100 years of the Herz Jesu Pressig - anniversary publication / parish chronicle 1913–2013 . Catholic parish Herz Jesu Pressig , 2013.
- ^ Website of the parish Herz Jesu Pressig: Description of the mosaics . Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ Gerhard Reinhold: Otto bells. Family and company history of the Otto bell foundry dynasty . Self-published, Essen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063109-2 , p. 588, especially page 556 .
- ↑ Gerhard Reinhold: Church bells - Christian world cultural heritage, illustrated using the example of the bell founder Otto, Hemelingen / Bremen . Nijmegen / NL 2019, p. 556, especially p. 510 , urn : nbn: nl: ui: 22-2066 / 204770 (dissertation at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen).
Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 45.7 " N , 11 ° 18 ′ 41.4" E