Holy Cross Monastery (Püttlingen)
The Holy Cross Monastery of the Redemptorists in Püttlingen in Saarland is the only Redemptorist settlement in Germany.
Building history and architecture
The monastery was built from 1956 to 1960 by the Hungarian glass painter and architect Gyórgy Lehoczky , who also designed the church's stained glass windows. The monastery was built near the much older Kreuzkapelle. The architect uses modern elements, especially arches that adapt to the hilly landscape, while retaining the traditional design of a monastery. The monastery church is particularly eye-catching with its swinging roof. Lehoczky leaned against the pilgrimage church of Le Corbusier in Ronchamp . The church is a double church with the chancel at the intersection. One nave is available to the sisters, the other to the congregation. The large glass windows in the chancel stand out. The large round window shows the parable of the wise and foolish virgins . The Trinity Window has the shape of three triangles. The Mary window shows a representation from the Revelation of John .
The monastery church has four bells. They were cast in 1958/60 by the Saarlouiser bell foundry in Saarlouis-Fraulautern, which had been founded by Karl (III) Otto from the Otto bell foundry in Bremen-Hemelingen and Aloys Riewer from Saarland in 1953. The bells have a series of striking notes: f ′ ′ - g ′ ′ - a ′ ′ - b ′ ′. The bells have the following diameters: 609 mm, 542 mm, 483 mm, 456 mm and weigh: 200 kg, 108 kg, 76 kg, 65 kg.
The Redemptorists
The Order of the Redemptorists ( Sigel : OSsR) was founded in Italy in 1731 and has 47 branches worldwide, in Germany the monastery in Püttlingen is the only one, in Austria there are two monasteries in Ried im Innkreis and Lauterach. The community cultivates a contemplative way of life and lives from parament embroidery and host baking . Their spirituality is based on Christ as the Redeemer of men, who is venerated in the 5 times of the Liturgy of the Hours and in the daily Eucharist . The sisters live withdrawn, but receive people for conversation and offer days of silence. The costume consists of a red dress with a black veil.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 16 '35.4 " N , 6 ° 52' 40.7" E
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Reinhold: Otto bells - family and company history of the bell foundry dynasty Otto . Self-published, Essen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063109-2 , p. 588, here in particular p. 569 .
- ↑ Gerhard Reinhold: Church bells - Christian world cultural heritage, illustrated using the example of the bell founder Otto, Hemelingen / Bremen . Nijmegen / NL 2019, p. 556, here in particular p. 513 , urn : nbn: nl: ui: 22-2066 / 204770 (doctoral thesis at Radboud University Nijmegen).