Catholic chapel Oberbärenburg
The former Catholic Herz-Jesu-Kapelle in Oberbärenburg is located in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains northwest of Altenberg , close to the B 170 . It was built as a private chapel and was cared for for several decades by the Gray Sisters of St. Elisabeth from the St. Joseph Foundation in Dresden . Until its profanation in 2019 it belonged to the Catholic parish of the Eastern Ore Mountains.
history
Around 1902 Auguste von Borries , née von Cerrini, settled in Oberbärenburg and spent her old age here with her daughter, Hoffräulein Marie von Borries. She was a Catholic and set up a private chapel ( oratory ) in her house , in which Holy Mass was regularly celebrated and the sacraments were administered. From 1904, another Catholic family lived in Oberbärenburg, that of the Secret Justice Council Dr. Mayer. Permission to allow other guests and people to attend church services in your home was granted by the Saxon Royal Ministry of Culture and Public Education on December 24, 1908.
Until her death in 1909, Auguste von Borries wanted to have an independent Catholic chapel built in Oberbärenburg. The mother's plans were now being carried out by the daughter, together with Dr. Mayer out. They set up a foundation and collected funds from believers and friends for the construction of a separate chapel with 30 seats.
In 2019 the Herz-Jesu-Kapelle was profaned by Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers and is therefore no longer a sacred building.
chapel
On July 12, 1912, the ministry approved the building application . The plans for this chapel came from the architectural firm Alexander Tandler from Dresden . The builder IR Fritsch from Dippoldiswalde took over the construction . The foundation stone was laid on August 13, 1912 and was carried out by Monsignor Klein. Already on June 21, 1912, Tandler was able to report the completion of the building to the administrative authorities in Dresden and applied for a usage permit. The chapel was solemnly consecrated on July 27, 1913 by Bishop Aloys Schäfer , head of the two Catholic jurisdictions in Saxony. The chapel received the patronage of the Sacred Heart of Jesus .
When Miss Marie von Borries died on February 1, 1920 in the St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in Dresden, she bequeathed the chapel and the house to the nuns. They set up a rest home there and used the house called Waldhütte from June 4, 1920 . Your social work in outpatient nursing , elderly care and terminal care are inextricably linked with local history. However, it was only used in the warm season.
In 1938 the chapel underwent a renovation. This was painted yellowish on the inside and white on the outside and received an electrical connection. The consecration took place on July 31, 1938 with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chapel. The two buildings remained closed during the winter months. This had an unfavorable effect on the building fabric. The result was, among other things, the formation of dry rot . In 1951 the wooden wall paneling had to be removed and replaced because it was rotten. The one-sided use of the building caused further damage, and in 1969 the roof covering was renewed. Further work was carried out with the interior painting in 1970 and later an exterior painting and in 1972 with the renewal of the wooden floor. A consecration took place after the renovation work on July 27, 1978 on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the chapel. In 1985 a new renovation was necessary; among other things, a thorough cleaning of dry rot on the floor and masonry took place. In December 1985, Gerhard Schaffran , bishop of the Dresden-Meißen diocese, rededicated the chapel and the donated altar from the cathedral monastery in Bautzen . The roof also had to be renewed and was covered with artificial slate in 1987 . The tower cross was newly gilded. In 1992 an oil heating system was installed.
The Catholic chapel has been a memorial since 2006. At the beginning of the 21st century, the sisters gave up the building as a rest home due to their age. The chapel has not been open regularly since then.
literature
- Michael Seifert, Martin Hentschel: My Bear Castle, Upper Bear Castle - Forest Bear Castle. A historical foray through half a millennium 1510 - 2010. Druck & Media, Council page Wiesenweg 8 in Pobershau; 2010.
- Values of the German homeland. Akademie-Verlag der DDR , Berlin 1964, Volumes 7, 8 and 10.
- Richard Porzig: Illustrated guide to the high-altitude health resorts Kipsdorf, Bärenfels and Bärenburg. 1907.
- Otto Eduard Schmidt : Forays in Electoral Saxony then and now. Volume 5, 1922.
Web links
- Catholic Chapel Oberbärenburg on the cosmotourist website
- 100 years of the Oberbärenburg Catholic Chapel on the website of the Dresden-Meißen diocese
Individual evidence
- ↑ kirche-osterzgebirge.de
- ↑ Michael Seifert and Martin Hentschel: Mein Bärenburg, Oberbärenburg - Waldbärenburg, Druck & Media, council page Wiesenweg 8 in Pobershau; 2010.
- ↑ values of the German homeland; Akademie-Verlag der DDR Berlin; 1964
- ↑ Michael Seifert, Martin Hentschel: My Bear Castle, Upper Bear Castle - Forest Bear Castle. Druck & Media, council page Wiesenweg 8 in Pobershau, 2010.
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 42.6 " N , 13 ° 42 ′ 54.2" E