Heart of Jesus (Zurich-Wiedikon)

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Church of the Heart of Jesus Wiedikon, exterior view

The Church of the Heart of Jesus is the Roman Catholic parish church in Zurich 's Wiedikon district .

About naming

In addition to the Herz Jesu Oerlikon church from 1892/1893, it is the second Catholic church in Zurich to be consecrated to the Heart of Jesus . The fact that two Catholic churches within the city bear the same name is explained by the fact that Oerlikon was not incorporated into the city until 1934; At the time the church in Wiedikon was built, there was no second church in Zurich with the same patronage .

history

Church Herz Jesu Wiedikon, interior view
Coffered ceiling from 1969

Herz Jesu Wiedikon is a daughter parish of St. Peter and Paul Aussersihl . The Bishop of Chur , Georg Schmid von Grüneck, elevated Herz Jesu Wiedikon to a parish by decree in 1921 and separated it from the mother parish. Pastor Johannes Baptist Hildebrand von St. Peter and Paul played a key role in founding the Herz Jesu Wiedikon.

On April 27, 1916, the building site for the church on Aemtlerstrasse was bought. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 20, 1920. In the years 1920/1921 the Church of the Heart of Jesus was built by the architect Joseph Steiner , Schwyz . He had also designed the churches of St. Franziskus in Wollishofen and St. Franziskus in Wetzikon . On June 15, 1921, the blessing by Bishop Georg Schmid von Grüneck took place. The church was only consecrated in 1956 by Bishop Christian Caminada .

In the years after the church was built, the church was redesigned. So in 1922 were communion rail , the Joseph and the - Mary - altar , the pulpit and the first organ procured. In 1925 Felix Baumhauer (1876–1960), professor at the Munich Art Academy , painted the choir painting and the Way of the Cross . These paintings were consecrated on May 1, 1925.

In 1925/1926 the club house Johanneum was built and assigned on October 30, 1926. The name is reminiscent of the above-mentioned pastor Johannes Baptist Hildebrand.

Important charitable and educational institutes were also founded for the parishioners : The St. Anna sisters from Lucerne had been running a nursing ward since 1934 . In 1935 a kindergarten was set up that was run by the Ilanz Dominicans . And in 1952 the Maria-Theresia- Foundation was established, which promoted the construction of a Catholic school, today's Free Catholic School Wiedikon.

Interior view with choir

1953 to 1954 the church was rebuilt, with architect FA Heinemann built in confessional niches. These confessional niches were removed when the church was renovated in the 1960s. On December 28, 1966, the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the church center Herz Jesu Wiedikon, which was built according to plans by Rudolf Mathys. In the years 1967 to 1969 the church was fundamentally renewed. At the same time, a Marienkapelle was built on Aemtlerstrasse. A lower church with 300 seats was built under the choir of the church . Behind the church, the parsonage was rebuilt , replacing the first parsonage by Joseph Steiner, and next door, between the church and the Johanneum, the extension for the Johanneum and the Free Catholic School Wiedikon was built. On June 23, 1968 the lower church and on June 14, 1969 the whole church center was consecrated by Bishop Johannes Vonderach . With the inauguration of the new school building on June 13, 1970, the construction work was completed.

In the years 2011 to 2013 the old Johanneum was demolished and replaced by a new building, and a meditation room and a music hall were set up. During the consecration, the new building was dedicated to John the Evangelist . The local historical connection with Pastor Johannes Baptist Hildebrand and the time when the parish was founded has thus expired.

In 1921 Herz Jesu Wiedikon was the largest parish in the Diocese of Chur with 19,000 members. After separating from the parishes of St. Theresia Friesenberg (1933) and St. Felix and Regula Hard (1951), the parish Herz Jesu Wiedikon with 8,328 members (as of 2017) is the second largest parish in the city of Zurich after Heilig Kreuz Altstetten .

Building description

Herz Jesu Wiedikon is a neo-Romanesque church with a basilica floor plan and elevation. The central nave has a flat roof, the side aisles have groin vaults. On the outside, the church does without plastic decorations. Architect Joseph Steiner built the simple church with the tower built on the side in the style of the local area. The arched openings on the upper aisle are set in pairs and on the side aisles as triplet windows. The arched motif can also be found on the wall openings of the church tower, each complemented by a central column between two arched windows. The addition to the facade in the 1960s with the chapel and the porch including the main entrance changed the original appearance of the church.

Church tower and bells

Old bell in the courtyard

Together with the church, the neo-Romanesque church tower was built in 1921. On September 30, 1928, the six bells were consecrated by Bishop Georg Schmid von Grüneck and raised in the tower. This bell was cast by the bell foundry Franz Schilling Söhne , Apolda from old Dutch cannons.

After the largest bell cracked in 1983, it was replaced by a new bell that was cast on June 29, 1984 by the successor company of Franz Schilling Söhne, Bachert bell foundry , Karlsruhe. The cracked bell is now on the forecourt between the church and the Johanneum. It has a weight of 4,138 kg and a pitch of B.

number Weight volume dedication
1 3853 kg B. Heart of jesus
2 2874 kg c Dominicus
3 1938 kg d Immacolata
4th 1119 kg f Poor souls
5 768 kg G Georgius
6th 453 kg b Guardian Angel

Interior and artistic equipment

View to the organ gallery
Kuhn organ from 1948

During the church restoration from 1967 to 1969, the original altars in the main and two side aisles were removed. In the apse of the main nave are the people's altar and the ambo , both made of granite . The base of the tabernacle and the sacrament altar in the left aisle and the baptismal font in the right aisle were made from the same stone . The floor of the church and the base of the apse are also made of granite. The uniformity of the materials creates a homogeneity of today's church furnishings .

In 1925 Felix Baumhauer created the monumental choir painting and the Way of the Cross on the long walls of the main nave as well as the representation of the twelve apostles on the tympanum above the apse arch. These wall paintings caused a stir at the time because of their dimensions. The painting in the choir shows Christ crucified , behind whom God the Father stands and points with his hands to the crucified Son. The Holy Spirit is represented in the form of a dove through God the Father and the Son . To the left and right of the cross there are depictions of saints. Pictured from left to right: John the Baptist , Margareta Maria Alacoque , Salome (mother of James and John), Our Lady of God, Longinus . From the cross to the outside right: Mary Magdalene , John the Evangelist , Joseph of Arimathea , Francis and Mary (the mother of James the Younger ). During the renovation of the church from 1967 to 1969, the Way of the Cross on the walls of the nave and the representation of the twelve apostles on the tympanum were painted over white. The original painted, colorful coffered ceiling was overhanged by a new, simple field ceiling. Through this purification in the 1960s, the interior of the church lost its original vitality.

The glass windows in the side aisles come from two design epochs: the older windows by Felix Baumhauer show scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary, often flanked by angels on the smaller windows . The foremost window on the left, which is by the tabernacle and the sacred altar, and the three windows in the front right by the baptismal font were designed by Ferdinand Gehr in 1969.

When the church was renovated, the artist Willy Charles Erismann (1920–1989) was commissioned to design the modern art elements. He created various elements from fire enamel : the door handles on the church portals , the design of the main portal with the elements pigeon, fish, grapes and cross. He also designed the enamel work on the tabernacle and the sacrament altar, the enamel work on the cover of the baptismal font, the altar candlesticks as well as the chalice and the host bowls.

There is a prayer niche on the left under the organ gallery. In it stands a pyramid made of black-colored wood, on which the names of the deceased of the parish are affixed and on which there is an Easter candle as a symbol of Christian belief in the afterlife.

Seen from the Aemtlerstrasse left, a low concrete building with a flat roof was added between 1967 and 1969, in which the Marienkapelle is located. On the front wall there is a Virgin and Child, next to it a crucifix with a wooden body. The stained glass windows in the Marienkapelle were made by Jean Bünter in 1971.

organ

Kuhn organ, partial view

In 1922 the church received its first organ from the Mönch organ company in Überlingen.

Today's organ comes from the organ building company Kuhn , Männedorf, and was built in 1948. It has an electric play and stop action and has the following disposition :

I Manual C-g 3
Cane-covered 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Covered 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
octave 4 ′
Night horn 4 ′
octave 2 '
Mixtures VI 2 ′ + 1 ′
prong 8th'
II Manual C-g 3
Suavial 8th'
Covered 8th'
Quintad 8th'
Dulkan 4 ′
Covered flute 4 ′
Flagolet 2 '
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Mixture IV 2 ⁄ 3 ′
shawm 8th'
III Manual C-g 3
Covered 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Open flute 8th'
Beat 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
recorder 2 ′
Sesquialtera
Sharp VI 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Cymbal III – IV 1 ⁄ 4 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
Pedal C – f 1
Principal 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Covered 16 ′
Octave bass 8th'
Pointed flute 8th'
Covered 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Mixture III 4 ′
bassoon 16 ′
Clairon 4 ′

Lower church

The lower church
Hauser organ from 1994 in the lower church
St. Anthony with baby Jesus by Ruth Meyer-Züllig

The portal to the lower church was cast in light metal based on a design by Charles Renggli .

The lower church is characterized by the homogeneity of its materials. As in the upper church, the altar, ambo and the base of the tabernacle are made of granite. The bronze tabernacle and a lecture cross complement the design of the altar area. On the right on the front wall there is a baroque sculpture of Our Lady with Child. 14 crosses are attached to the right side wall as well as a 15th, which elevates the cross shape to a tree structure (symbol of life after death ). The statue of St. Anthony was made in 1959 by Ruth Meyer-Züllig (1921–2010). It was originally created for the Guthirt Church in Zurich-Wipkingen and later found its way into the crypt of the Herz-Jesu Church in Zurich-Wiedikon.

An organ with a purely mechanical action and baroque disposition has been in the crypt since 1994 . The instrument was made by the organ building company Hauser, Kleindöttingen .

Disposition of the Hauser organ:

I Manual C-g 3
Principal 8th'
Hollow flute 8th'
octave 4 ′
Mixture III 2 ′
Dulcian 8th'
II Manual C-g 3
Covered 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Super octave 2 ′
Sesquialtera II (advance copy) 2 2 / 3 '+ 1 3 / 5 '
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Bass flute 8th'
Trumpet 8th'
  • Coupling: II / I, I / P, II / P
  • Classic wind supply with wedge bellows

See also

literature

  • Kirchgemeinde Herz Jesu Wiedikon (Ed.): Herz Jesu Pfarrei Zürich Wiedikon. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the parish. Zurich 1971.
  • Guido Kolb: 100 years of St. Peter and Paul. Zurich 1974.
  • Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
  • Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Churches in the City of Zurich. Zurich 1989.
  • Robert Schönbächler: Churches and places of worship in the city of Zurich. New Year's Gazette Industriequartier / Aussersihl. Zurich 2012.
  • City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. Zurich 2014.

Web links

Commons : Herz Jesu Zürich-Wiedikon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rainald Fischer, in: Guido Kolb: 100 years of St. Peter and Paul. P. 190.
  2. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. P. 196.
  3. ^ Robert Schönbächler: Churches and places of worship in the city of Zurich. P.56.
  4. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. Pp. 196-197.
  5. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. P. 196
  6. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. Pp. 196-197.
  7. ^ City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. Pp. 63-64.
  8. ^ Robert Schönbächler: Churches and places of worship in the city of Zurich. P.56.
  9. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. P. 197.
  10. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. P. 196.
  11. ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich: Annual Report 2017. p. 84.
  12. ^ Rainald Fischer, in: Guido Kolb: 100 years of St. Peter and Paul. P. 195.
  13. ^ City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. P. 66.
  14. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. P. 196
  15. ↑ Parish Herz Jesu Wiedikon (ed.): Herz Jesu Pfarrei Zürich Wiedikon. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the parish. P. 93
  16. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. Pp. 196-197.
  17. ↑ Parish Herz Jesu Wiedikon (ed.): Herz Jesu Pfarrei Zürich Wiedikon. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the parish. P. 93.
  18. ↑ Information from the parish
  19. ^ City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. P. 68.
  20. ^ City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. P. 68.
  21. ↑ Parish Herz Jesu Wiedikon (ed.): Herz Jesu Pfarrei Zürich Wiedikon. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the parish. Pp. 85, 125, 126, 143, 161
  22. ^ City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. P. 68.
  23. ^ Henri Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich. P. 196.
  24. ↑ Information on the organ from the parish Herz Jesu.
  25. ↑ Description on the website of the builder, accessed on July 5, 2013.
  26. ↑ Parish Herz Jesu Wiedikon (ed.): Herz Jesu Pfarrei Zürich Wiedikon. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the parish. P. 95.
  27. ^ Works by Ruth Meyer in public space. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  28. ↑ Information on the organ from the parish Herz Jesu.

Coordinates: 47 ° 22 '22.2 "  N , 8 ° 30' 51.3"  E ; CH1903:  681 238  /  247444