Klusenkapelle St. Aegidius

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Klusenkapelle St. Aegidius
Window with the story of Engelbert I of Cologne

The Klusen Chapel of St. Giles is a small church building in Essen district Bredeney . The namesake of the chapel is Aegidius . The building ensemble includes the Kotten Klusemann and other buildings.

history

The chapel was probably built before 1300. The first documentary mention from 1359 shows that a priest worked at the chapel. It is believed that the Kluse was founded by a woman. She is said to have suffered from leprosy and therefore chose this secluded place to stay. This is also supported by the fact that the Kluse has always been under the patronage of St. Aegidius, who was one of 14 helpers in need and himself a hermit, and was considered the patron saint against infectious diseases.

The chapel was built from broken Ruhr sandstone . The roof is covered with slate and crowned by a ridge turret. The south wall is divided by two Gothic colored glass windows. One depicts Engelbert I of Cologne , who was murdered in 1225, and his murderer tied to a wheel, while the other depicts St. Aegidius and the 14 helpers in need. On the large altarpiece, the Assumption of Mary is shown in heaven.

Jesuits looked after the chapel between 1674 and 1773 . In 1776 Aloys Brockhoff , the official of the Essen Abbey , was appointed rector of the church, and at that time the renovation of the old chapel is thanks to him. He had also discovered graves in front of the altar, which may be those of the founder and her spiritual supervisor or her fellow sister. Brockhoff kept the office at the cloister until his death. Then it went to the parish of Kettwig with the express condition that the income should be used to build a church in Kettwig. For the establishment of the parish Bredeney on November 22nd, 1892, the Kluse church came to Bredeney.

The chapel building was included in the list of monuments of the city of Essen in 1985 and was completely renovated in 2008.

Kotten

A 30- acre property in the communities of Bredeney and Heide has always belonged  to the Kluse. The half-timbered house , or Klusenkotten for short, was built in 1785, as the door motto testifies. The new building was under the condition that a room was also set up for the chapel's clergyman.

JOHANNES LUDGERUS KLUSEMANN
ANNAMARIA WILNAMINA WEILECUS
AS MARRIAGES HAVE THIS HOUSE
BUILT IN GOD'S HANDS
MDCCLXXX5

In 1857 the property passed to the previous tenant Johann Klusemann by releasing all fiscal burdens. A coffee restaurant has been operated here as an excursion restaurant since 1922, and a full restaurant since 1964.

The Klusenkotten burned down completely on the night of October 27, 2009. In August 2011 it was reopened under monument protection.

literature

  • Heinrich Wiedemann: The Kluse at Baldeney ; In: Essen Contributions, Volume 26, Essen 1905, page 165 ff.
  • Albert Schuncken: History of the imperial abbey at the Ruhr. Cologne-Neuss, 1865
  • Heinz Dohmen Image of Heaven, A Thousand Years of Church Building in the Diocese of Essen , Verlag Hoppe and Werry, 1977

Web links

Commons : Klusenkapelle St. Agidius (Essen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Derwesten.de v. July 14, 2009: The historic Klusenkapelle is the destination of the "breathing space" tour ; accessed on November 12, 2016
  2. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen (PDF; 672 kB); Retrieved April 22, 2017
  3. ↑ Derwesten.de of October 27, 2009: Fire destroys monument ; accessed on February 14, 2013, o0ffline
  4. ↑ Derwesten.de of September 3, 2011: “Kluse” now officially a monument again ; Retrieved February 14, 2013, offline

Coordinates: 51 ° 24 '46.7 "  N , 7 ° 1' 0.5"  E