Klosterhof chapel (Heinsberg)

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Monastery courtyard chapel

Heinsberg monument no. 25, cloister courtyard (4164) .jpg

Denomination : Roman Catholic
Consecration year : Year of construction 18th century
Parish : Heinsberg
Address: 52525 Heinsberg,

Kapellenweg / Klosterhof

Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 38 ″  N , 6 ° 5 ′ 10 ″  E The monastery courtyard chapel , also known as the snake chapel or snake chapel, is located in the town of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia . It stands as a monument under monument protection .

location

The chapel is located in Heinsberg, on the Klosterhof street and on Kapellenweg, which leads from the west promenade as a footpath through an avenue of lime trees. The chapel is surrounded by a small linden grove.

history

The chapel is dedicated to the Holy Cross . It originally belonged to the Premonstratensian monastery , which was founded in 1140 by Goswin II von Heinsberg (* around 1090, † after 1167), Herr von Heinsberg. The monastery courtyard, which was built in 1772, is located near the chapel. The chapel was probably built around this time. While the cloister courtyard was "completely destroyed in the Second World War on November 16, 1944, the considerable damage to the chapel was repaired in 1957.

architecture

The monastery chapel is a small baroque brick building from the 17th to 18th centuries. Century with three-sided choir closure, about 8 m long in the light, 3.5 m wide. The exterior is set with pilasters ; On each long side there are three flat arched windows , on the west side a large, originally probably completely open basket arch and on the end of the choir a small slotted baluster tip. The interior, with a shallow barrel , contains a wooden lattice from 1787 with tendrils and a curved lintel at the end of the choir ; on it the chronogram : REX IN CREATAE MAIESTATIS; OVI SALVANDOS SALVAS FREE; SALVA NOS FONS PIETATIS (1787). On the altar is a life-size crucifix from the 18th century (today it hangs on the choir wall).

Furnishing

  • The chapel is simply furnished with a crucifix, eternal light , several benches, floral decorations and a carved wooden lattice made of tendrils.
  • Slated roof with baluster point

gallery

  • Snake grid

  • Entrance view

  • Choir view

  • inside view

  • crucifix

  • Avenue of lime trees

  • Baluster tip

literature

  • Episcopal General Vicariate Aachen (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach, 3rd edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7
  • Volume Eight 1905: The Art Monuments of the Rhine Province. Heinsberg district by Paul Clemen
  • Home calendar of the Selfkantkreis 1958 On the building history of the monastery courtyard in Heinsberg , by HP Funken, page 44.
  • Home calendar of the Heinsberg district 1992 The monastery courtyard chapel and the 7 footfalls in Heinsberg , by Hubert Berens, page 79.

Web links

Commons : Klosterhofkapelle (Heinsberg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heinsberg Monument List No. 25 , entry: January 17, 1984
  2. ↑ The art monuments of the Heinsberg district