Sacred Heart of Jesus (Aphoven)
Sacred Heart of Jesus | |
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Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
Consecration date : | June 29, 1931 |
Parish : | Aphoven |
Address: | 52525 Heinsberg,
At Blankenberg |
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 47 ″ N , 6 ° 4 ′ 20 ″ E The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located in the Aphoven districtin the town of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .
location
The church stands in the center of the village of Aphoven am Blankenberg.
history
After the founding of a chapel association in 1899, the local pastor of Heinsberg applied for a building permit to build a new church in 1901 . The plans came from the architect Corby from Heinsberg. The first service was celebrated in 1904 . The solemn consecration of the church took place on June 29, 1931 . During the war , the church tower was blown up and the church was damaged. In 1952 the church was expanded by a yoke in the west according to plans by Wilhelm Andermahr from Wassenberg and a new tower was built on the south-west corner . In 1961 the church received a new sacristy on the north side of the choir, in 1969 the chancel was rearranged.
architecture
The building is a brick cruciform church with four bays in the nave . Behind the crossing of the transept is the choir bay and the choir, which is closed on three sides. The four-story tower has a pointed, eight-sided helmet .
Furnishing
- In the bell tower there are three bells from the year 1965th
- The church has stained glass .
- Next to the main altar there are side altars , a sermon chair and some figures of saints to the right and left .
gallery
literature
- Episcopal General Vicariate Aachen (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach, 3rd edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7
- Volume Eight 1906: The Art Monuments of the Rhine Province by Paul Clemen
Web links
- Website of the village beautification interest group
- Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the district of Heinsberg-Oberbruch
Press reports
- Local festival: 100 years of the parish church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Az. From September 6, 2002)
- In wind and weather on foot to Heinsberg (file of August 28, 2002)
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information under: Bells in the Heinsberg region by Norbert Jachtmann on page 165 ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Heinsberg-Aphoven, Catholic Church of St. Josef. on the website of the 20th Century Glass Painting Foundation Foundation