Heart of Jesus (Zurich-Oerlikon)

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Church of the Heart of Jesus Oerlikon, exterior view
View of the chancel
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, state around 1893
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with rectory, photo between 1909 and 1944

The Church of the Heart of Jesus is the Roman Catholic parish church in the Zurich district of Oerlikon . Built at the same time as the Church of Our Lady Unterstrass , but completed a year earlier than this, the Church of the Heart of Jesus Oerlikon is after the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Aussersihl the second Catholic church to be built in the city of Zurich after the Reformation .

history

The construction of the railway line in 1856, which connects Zurich with eastern Switzerland and southern Germany, made Oerlikon interesting for industry and commerce. The emerging large-scale industry also drew a number of workers and their families from Catholic regions to Oerlikon, so that the desire arose to build a Catholic church in Oerlikon.

On November 2, 1890, the first Catholic church service in Oerlikon since the Reformation took place in what was then the dance hall of the Hotel Zum Sternen . In 1891, the building site for today's church was bought on Schwamendingerstrasse. At the Sacred Heart Festival on July 1, 1892, the Bishop of Chur , Johannes Fidelis Battaglia, blessed the cornerstone of the church. This was built according to the plans of the architect August Hardegger (1858–1927), who also designed the Liebfrauenkirche. On June 11, 1893, the new building was consecrated. By decree, Herz Jesu Oerlikon was separated from the parish of Liebfrauen on January 1, 1894 and raised to a parish .

In the years after 1894, another 28 parishes and hamlets belonged to the Herz Jesu Church, from Buchs in the Furttal to Nieder- Schwerzenbach , from Effretikon to the Strickhof, which at that time still belonged to Zurich District 4 (Aussersihl). In the years that followed, the following parishes were separated from the Herz Jesu Oerlikon and designated as their own parishes: In 1902 Maria Frieden Dübendorf (with Wallisellen , Dietlikon and Brüttisellen ), in 1933 St. Katharina Affoltern (with Regensdorf , Buchs and Watt), 1935 Maria Lourdes Seebach (with Glattbrugg , Kloten and Rümlang ) and 1950 St. Gallus Schwamendingen .

In the years 1894/1895 the first rectory according to plans by the architects Chiodera and Tschudy was built immediately southwest of the church.

Under the direction of the architect Anton Fritz Scotoni-Eichmüller (1880-1932) the church was completed in the years 1907 to 1909. The church tower was also built, the church was equipped with a high altar and the first organ was built. The church was inaugurated in 1909 by the Chur bishop Georgius Schmid von Grüneck.

Because the church had become too small and dilapidated for the growing community over the years, the question arose whether it should be replaced by a new building. In 1937 it was decided to extensively repair and extend the church. However, because of the outbreak of World War II , construction work had to be postponed.

In the years 1944 to 1946 the necessary repairs were carried out by stabilizing the foundation and the walls with cement injections . The previous sacristy was then supplemented on the south side by a second room of the same size on the north side and connected by a lower, closed ambulatory . In order to create enough space for the worshipers, the church was lengthened by fourteen meters and a baptistery was added at the western end. Furthermore, architect Joseph Steiner redesigned the two risalits with the side entrances by installing three-part pointed arch windows in place of the previous rose windows. Finally, the choir was rebuilt : Another choir window was built into the previously windowless front segment. The newly installed glass windows and the sgraffitos on the walls were made by August Wanner. The repair and expansion of the church between 1937 and 1947 were carried out under the direction of architect Joseph Steiner.

  • Interior view 1971–2003

Between 1954 and 1957, architect Fritz Metzger built a new three- story rectory , which replaced the previous building from 1895, as well as the parish hall , club rooms and the kindergarten . On April 22, 1956, these buildings were inaugurated by Benno Gut , the abbot of Einsiedeln . In 1963 the church tower was renovated by Hans Steiner-Lanfranconi. Here he also received the tower clock and a new tower cross as well as its current bells.

In 1971 the church received a newly created popular altar . In 1984 the church was renovated inside and out by the architects Hans and Hanspeter Steiner. The current wooden ceiling and the new church pews were also installed. During this renovation, the sanctuary was also redesigned. The wall paintings in the choir and the Way of the Cross were done by Willy Helbling (1920–2015), Brugg in 1985. On March 16, 1985, Bishop Johannes Vonderach inaugurated the newly designed church.

In a further interior renovation by the architects Hans and Hanspeter Steiner, the choir was expanded in 2003 and the chancel redesigned. The wall paintings in the choir were painted over, but the Way of the Cross was preserved. On November 16, 2003, Bishop Amédée Grab inaugurated the newly designed church. At the same time the baptistery under the organ gallery was converted into a Lady Chapel. This was consecrated on March 16, 2003 by Bishop Amédée Grab.

The parish Herz Jesu Oerlikon with its 6,366 members (as of 2017) is the third largest Roman Catholic parish in the city of Zurich after Heilig Kreuz (Altstetten) and Maria Lourdes (Seebach).

Building description

Herz Jesu Oerlikon is the second Catholic church after St. Peter and Paul (Aussersihl), which was built in the city of Zurich in the neo-Gothic style. In contrast to St. Peter and Paul - in which elements of the French cathedral - and the German mendicant orders - Gothic were included - in the Herz Jesu Church the neo-Gothic is combined with the native style .

Rainald Fischer describes the architecture of the church as follows: “The massive unplastered outer walls, the cubic structure in the nave , transept and detached choir and the protruding tower from 1907, which reminds of medieval city ​​gates with its four oriel turrets ... give the building something Down-to-earth, familiar. Typical for the time of the poor church [was that the wood paneled today]… the vault was made of plaster. The longitudinal direction prevails here, as the transept does not appear on the inside, the calm rhythms of the cross vaults and the stepped groups of three in the windows characterize the interior. "

Church tower and bells

The steeple

When the church was inaugurated in 1893, the substructure of a tower had already been built at the southeast corner of the church. However, this was judged by experts to be insufficiently sustainable. For reasons of cost, the current church tower was not built until 14 years later and at a different location than originally planned, namely at the south-west corner of the church. The tower, built in 1907, has a 6 × 6 meter foundation and was rung for the first time in the year it was built. The weight of all bells was 3,255 kg and was created by the Gassmayer brothers, Feldkirch .

number volume dedication
1 e Heart of jesus
2 f sharp Maria
3 g sharp St. Joseph
4th H Guardian Angel
5 cis St. Gallus

The disadvantage of the first ringing of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was that it did not sound in harmony with the nearby Reformed Church in Oerlikon. Therefore, when the tower was renovated in 1963 , a new bell was purchased in addition to the tower clock .

In Erding near Munich, the five new bells were cast by the Carl Czudnochowsky bell foundry on August 19, 1963, whereby the Marien bell had to be refilled, since the first did not echo during the rehearsal. Abbot-Primate Benno Gut, the former abbot of Einsiedeln, traveled from Rome to bless the bells. The old bells e and f sharp had been melted down for the new ringing, while the smaller bells g sharp, b sharp and c sharp were given to the diaspora parish of Seewis in Prättigau .

number Weight volume dedication
1 4170 kg As Sacred Heart of Jesus
2 2116 kg c Maria of Einsiedeln
3 1180 kg it St. Fridolin
4th 852 kg c St. Joseph
5 570 kg as Holy Guardian Angel

Furnishing

Since the interior renovation of the church in 2003, the church has appeared in its current state. The artist Josef Caminada, Zurich, designed the concept for the redesign of the choir. He expanded the choir area and equipped it with new liturgical furniture using the old altar stone. Josef Caminada worked here with the sculptor Thomas Erler, who created the stone work.

The white marble from the old altar symbolizes the blown grave of Christ after the resurrection . Above it is the serpentine stone meal table around which the community gathers. The baptismal font , like the altar of white marble and Sepentingestein . The cross shape of the baptismal font is intended to make the mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ aware. The tabernacle stands a little higher in the end of the choir, above which the Eternal Light is attached and, in its floating suspension , is intended to remind of a dove of peace . The oldest part of today's church furnishings are the lead glass windows built in 1946 by August Wanner. The windows in the choir show scenes from the Old and New Testament . The windows in the nave contain depictions of saints .

The Marienplastik in the Marienkapelle, which was newly furnished in 2003, comes from the sculptor and woodcarver Peter Kostner, Ortisei (South Tyrol). The special thing about her is that she represents today's Maria - a woman who has something to say in our time.

In the entrance area of ​​the church there is a statue of St. Antonius , which was created by Ruth Schaumann , Munich and has been in the church since 1951.

organ

Kögler organ

In 1909 the first organ for the church could be bought. It was an instrument with 22 registers , built by the Mayer brothers , organ builders in Buchs and Feldkirch . When the opportunity arose in 1935 to purchase the previous organ of the Reformed Church in Oerlikon cheaply, the first organ of the Seebach subsidiary parish was given to the newly built Maria Lourdes church. This instrument was used there until 1951.

The second organ, which was taken over from the Reformed Church in Oerlikon, had 34 registers and was in service until 1969.

Today's organ comes from the Upper Austrian Orgelbauanstalt St. Florian near Linz (today Orgelbau Kögler , St. Florian). It has three manuals and a pedal with 39 registers and a tremulant. On December 14, 1969, it was inaugurated by the Bishop of St. Gallen , Joseph Hasler. In 2000 it was rebuilt and redesigned by Orgelbau Kuhn , Männedorf. Father Ambros Koch, Einsiedeln and Fischingen , was responsible for the consultation and drafted the new disposition .

Disposition of the organ:

Hauptwerk C – g 3
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Black viola 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Pointed flute 4 '
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Principal 2 ′
Mixture IV-V 2 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Trumpet horizontal 8th'
Clairon horizontal 4 ′
Breastwork C – g 3
Paddock 8th'
Reed flute 4 ′
Flat flute 2 ′
Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Zimbel IV 1'
Dulziana 8th'
Swell C – g 3
Quintad 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Viol 8th'
Voix céleste 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Transverse flute 4 ′
Sesquialter 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ + 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Super octave 2 ′
Smalled up 2 ′
Mixture V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
bassoon 16 ′
Trumpet harmonique 8th'
oboe 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – f 1
Principal 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Octave bass 8th'
Dacked bass 8th'
Choral bass 4 ′
Mixture III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
trombone 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
  • mechanical action mechanism, electrical registration with electronic compositor combination MP 92 by Otto Heuss

Appreciation

Michael Hanak pays tribute to the Church of the Sacred Heart as follows:

"August Hardegger [...] created a simple, stringent church in the style of historicism [...] During the extensive renovation that Josef Steiner carried out between 1937 and 1947, some aesthetically significant changes were made [...] with the Redesign of the facades [...] changed the original appearance of August Hardegger's church building significantly. The historical design elements of Hardegger's church are combined with the local style of Josef Steiner's architectural language [...] All the parish buildings surrounding the church come from Fritz Metzger, which testify to the brittle simplicity and at the same time partial delicacy of post-war modernism. "

- Michael Hanak : Herz Jesu Oerlikon

photos

  • The choir from outside

  • View of the organ

  • View from the organ loft into the nave

See also

literature

  • 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.
  • Roman Catholic parish Zurich-Oerlikon (ed.): 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893-1993. Zurich 1993.
  • Parish Herz Jesu Zürich-Oerlikon (ed.): Small guide through our Herz Jesu Church. Zurich 2003 (?)
  • 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-Oerlikon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rainald Fischer, in: Guido Kolb: 100 years of the parish of St. Peter and Paul. P. 190.
  2. ^ Article in Wikipedia on Oerlikon
  3. ^ Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Churches in the City of Zurich. P. 174.
  4. ^ Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Churches in the City of Zurich. P. 174.
  5. ^ 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.56.
  6. ^ Schönbächler: Churches and places of worship in the city of Zurich. P. 121.
  7. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893–1993. Pp. 121-125.
  8. ^ 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. 55.
  9. ^ 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.56.
  10. ^ Truffer: Association of Roman Catholic Churches in the City of Zurich. P. 175.
  11. ^ 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. 55
  12. ↑ Little guide through our Herz Jesu Church. P. 6.
  13. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893-1993. Pp. 161-162.
  14. ↑ Little guide through our Herz Jesu Church. P. 8 and 14
  15. ^ Schönbächler: Churches and places of worship in the city of Zurich. P. 121.
  16. ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich: Annual Report 2017. p. 84
  17. ^ Rainald Fischer, in: Guido Kolb: 100 years of the parish of St. Peter and Paul. P. 194.
  18. ^ 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.56.
  19. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893-1993. Pp. 44-45.
  20. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893-1993. Pp. 45-48.
  21. ↑ Little guide through our Herz Jesu Church. Pp. 15-21.
  22. ↑ Little guide through our Herz Jesu Church. Pp. 29-35.
  23. ↑ Homepage of the parish section building history , accessed on June 26, 2013.
  24. ↑ Little guide through our Herz Jesu Church. P. 22.
  25. ↑ Little guide through our Herz Jesu Church. P. 26.
  26. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893–1993. Pp. 51 and 120.
  27. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893-1993. P. 51.
  28. ↑ 100 years of the Herz Jesu parish Zurich-Oerlikon 1893-1993. Pp. 51-52.
  29. ↑ Information from the parish Herz Jesu Oerlikon
  30. ↑ Information from the organ builder Kögler, supplemented by the parish Herz Jesu Oerlikon
  31. ↑ Michael Hanak: Herz Jesu Oerlikon . In: 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. 58.

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