Clervaux Church
The Roman Catholic Church in Clervaux (also: Church of St. Cosmas and Damian; lux . : Kierch zu Klierf ; French : Église Saints-Côme-et-Damien ) in the Montée de l'église in the municipality of Clervaux (lux. : Klierf ; French: Clervaux ) belongs to the parish of Clierf and Saint-Benoît and thus to the Archdiocese of Luxembourg (lux .: Äerzbistum Lëtzebuerg ), which includes the entire Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .
The patrons of the church are the two brothers Kosmas and Damian , doctors and martyrs , whose feast is celebrated on September 26th.
history
The church was built between 1910 and 1912 according to plans by the Dutch architect Johannes Franziskus Klomp (1865-1946), who also designed the Benedictine Abbey of Clervaux around the same time , and was consecrated on March 21, 1913. The main sponsor of the building was the mayor of Clervaux (1895–1917), Emile Prüm (January 5, 1857 to January 19, 1928), who also has a memorial plaque inside and outside the church.
building
The church building has even and calm proportions both outside and inside, which can be traced back to the square , but at the same time should exude a certain monumentality. Primitive Christian symbols are used throughout.
Outside
The late Romanesque style building of the church in Clervaux dominates the city of Clervaux as a structural counterpoint to Clervaux Castle . The western double tower facade opposite the castle is dominant. Other smaller towers are available and give the building a playful touch.
The building is made of quarry stone from the Ardennes and, like the Benedictine Abbey of Clervaux , has a basilica-like floor plan, similar to the classical structure of Romanesque churches in the Rhineland .
Above the main portal there is a decorative area in the arched area ( tympanum ), which is modeled on a mosaic from the church of SS. Cosma e Damiano in Rome . The mosaic shows a paradise landscape, in the middle Christ, surrounded by the apostles Paul (with book) and Simon Peter (with key) as well as the martyrs Kosmas and Damian, who carry golden crowns in their hands. In the upper left part of the arch there is a small representation of the legendary phoenix bird . Below the figure representation - in the middle - is the Lamb of God , from which the four rivers of Paradise emanate. Left and right twelve sheep , which symbolize the twelve apostles .
Directly above the main portal, placed on the arch, is the Clervaux freedom coat of arms with the representation of St. Hubert of Liège . Clervaux belonged to the diocese of Liège until the end of the French Kingdom of the Bourbons ( Ancien Régime ) in 1801 .
Above the main portal, in the gable field, there is a relief by Lambert Piedboeuf (1863–1950), which shows Christ as the ruler of the world with an open book and all around four reliefs on which the four symbols of the evangelists can be seen: the bull for Luke , the eagle for John , the lion for Mark and a human for the evangelist Matthew . These symbols can also be found dominating on the altar of the Benedictine abbey in Clervaux. Lambert Piedboeuf also created the crucifixion group on the top of the church in Clervaux.
On the left side of the main portal there is a mosaic depicting St. Felix ( Pope Felix IV. (III.) Had consecrated the church to the martyrs Kosmas and Damian in Rome in 527). On the right is the mosaic depicting St. Theodore.
Inside
Lambert Piedboeuf created a large number of works inside the church from 1912 to 1925, for example: B. the Pietà in the left entrance chapel, the side altars, the sermon pulpit, the stations of the cross, the baptismal font, the celebration altar (former communion bench).
The dome of the choir is dominated by a mosaic of the ruler of the world enthroned on clouds , flanked by Maria (left) and John the Baptist (right). The clearly visible red heart should indicate the veneration of the Sacred Heart .
Stained glass window
The original stained glass windows were largely destroyed by the battles around and in Clervaux during World War II (see: Ardennes Offensive , also: Rundstedt Offensive or Battle of the Bulge ) and were recreated by the Luxembourg artist Gustav Zanter from 1947 to 1966 .
organ
The organ originally built in 1900 by the Müller company from Reifferscheid was also largely destroyed during the Second World War during the Ardennes offensive. In 1955 a new organ was installed by "Manufacture d'orgues G. Haupt, succ." From Lintgen , which was overhauled in 2000 by the organ builder U. Lohmann from Hamm in Westphalia .
Bells
In the church tower there are four bells with the timbres: b '(la), als' (sol), ges '(fa #) and es' (mib) . The three oldest bells with reliefs of biblical scenes come from the previous building, the Freedom Chapel, and were supplied by Gousel-François from Metz . The new bell, known as the Our Father Bell , was cast in 1895 by the Mabilon bell foundry from Saarburg . In 1933, Mabilon produced an eight-tone carillon, which was expanded to twelve bells in 2002.
literature
- SS. Côme et Damien Clervaux, Art Guide No. 2472, Regensburg 2015, Verlag Schnell & Steiner, ISBN 978-3-7954-6360-1 .
Web links
- Website of the parish of Clierf and Saint-Benoît .
- Kierchen a Kapellen zu Lëtzebuerg iwwer d'Kierch Helleg Cosmas to Damianus zu Klierf , YouTube.
Individual evidence
- ↑ SS. Côme et Damien Clervaux , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2472, pp. 8 f., 16
- ↑ pp . Côme et Damien Clervaux , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2472, pp. 4, 8 f, 16.
- ↑ See also: SS. Côme et Damien Clervaux , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2472, pp. 2 to 9.
- ↑ See also: SS. Côme et Damien Clervaux , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2472, pp. 10 to 14.
- ^ The windows of the church in Clervaux (website of the Research Center for Glass Painting of the 20th Century Foundation ).
- ↑ See also: SS. Côme et Damien Clervaux , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2472, p. 10.
- ^ Organ of the Clef Church on Orgues.lu .
- ↑ a b See also: SS. Côme et Damien Clervaux , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2472, p. 14.
Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 19.3 ″ N , 6 ° 1 ′ 42.6 ″ E