Liebfrauen (Hinwil)

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Church of Our Lady in Hinwil

The Church of Our Lady is the Roman Catholic parish church of Hinwil in the Zurich Oberland . It is located at Untere Bahnhofstrasse 17 .

history

History and naming

The Christian faith first came to the region of today's Zurich Oberland through the Romans . In the Roman fort in Irgenhausen am Pfäffikersee , the foundations of the region's first Christian church can still be seen today. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Christian faith came a second time by the monks Gallus and Columban in the Eastern Switzerland . According to a document from the St. Gallen Monastery, the oldest documented church in Hinwil existed from 745 onwards. In the High Middle Ages, this church was extended by an extension. The Romanesque church was Gothicized in the 15th century and a tower was added in 1456. When the Reformation was carried out in Zurich from 1523, Catholic worship was also forbidden in what is now the Canton of Zurich. The church in Hinwil was therefore used for Reformed church services and in 1530 it was "cleaned". It was only in the 19th century that Catholic services could be held again in the canton of Zurich. The Edict of Tolerance from 1807 allowed immigrant Catholics to celebrate Catholic services again, but initially only in the city of Zurich. When the modern Confederation was founded in 1848, freedom of religion and freedom of residence was enshrined in the constitution , so that Catholic communities could be established throughout the Canton of Zurich. As a result of the industrialization that created numerous jobs in the Zurich Oberland, people from Catholic areas in Central and Eastern Switzerland, but also from neighboring countries, moved to the region. In June 1866 , the first Holy Mass since the Reformation was celebrated in the Zurich Oberland in the Pilgersteg inn , which was between Dürnten and Rüti . The Capuchin Fathers of the Rapperswil Monastery had committed themselves to the diocese of Chur to take over pastoral care in the Zurich Oberland. The Catholics who immigrated at that time were mostly poor and lived scattered throughout the region, which made it difficult to establish a Catholic community.

Development and construction history

Until the end of the First World War , the Hinwil Catholics had to go to the neighboring parishes to celebrate Mass and receive pastoral care. The Hinwil community is described as a daughter parish of St. Franziskus Wetzikon , but a large part of Hinwil's Catholics preferred to go to the Trinity Church in Dürnten . The pastor there had a vicar, whom he sent to Hinwil to take over pastoration there. The driving force behind the establishment of a Catholic community was the Camenisch couple, who set up a printing plant in Hinwil that produced printed matter for the Catholic Church in the Zurich Oberland. The Camenisch couple campaigned with the Hinwil Catholics to finance their own church service station. Andreas Camenisch also went to the Bishop of Chur, Georg Schmid von Grüneck , and managed to get him to rent a place for worship on July 10, 1918. Camenisch found a house with an empty embroidery room near the Hinwil train station, in which a place for worship was set up. On July 28, 1918, the first Catholic service since the Reformation took place there on Hinwiler Boden. This mass was held by Franz Höfliger , who distinguished himself for the first time as a beggar prelate collecting money in the nearby canton of St. Gallen when the parish of Hinwil was established . As the first place of worship quickly turned out to be too small, building land was purchased at the train station on April 25, 1919, financed by a generous donation. Since this building land would have been too narrow for the church required, a second parcel was purchased in a second step. On September 21, 1919, Pastor Johann Lucas, who had previously worked in Rüti, took over the care of the Hinwil Catholics. From October 1, he took up residence in Hinwil and was appointed pastor of Hinwil on October 5, 1919. Hinwil was also raised to a parish on October 5, 1919. On July 4, 1920, the foundation stone was laid for the church according to plans by architect Joseph Steiner from Schwyz, who built other Catholic churches in the canton of Zurich, such as the Church of St. Margareten in Wald, the Church of St. Franziskus in Wetzikon or the Church of Herz Jesu Zurich-Wiedikon . On December 12, 1920, the church, which was still under construction, was consecrated. For the poor Catholic population it was a great work, which was only possible through the commitment of the parishioners and thanks to the help of foreign benefactors. The church was officially consecrated on August 28, 1927 by Bishop Georg Schmid von Grüneck. In 1962 the church was partially renovated and in 1977 the redesign and expansion of the church began according to the plans of the architect Walter Bosshart, who was able to engage the artist Josef Caminada for the interior design . On June 18, 1978 the rebuilt church was inaugurated. In 1989 the new parish center was inaugurated.

The parish of Liebfrauen is one of the smaller Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich with 2,783 members (as of 2017).

Building description

Church tower and exterior

Steeple

In its original form from 1920, the Liebfrauenkirche was externally similar to the neighboring church of St. Franziskus Wetzikon, also built by the architect Joseph Steiner. In contrast to this, the Liebfrauenkirche Hinwil does not stand on a hill, but was surrounded by meadows at the time it was built near the Hinwil train station. It was a neo-Romanesque church that was based on models from Central Switzerland and was characterized by Romanesque style elements such as the round double windows. When, after the Catholic Church in the canton of Zurich was recognized under public law in 1963, there were enough funds to renovate the existing church, architect Walter Bosshart prepared two studies in 1974, which either involved a simple renovation of the church or a conversion Intended to widen the nave. The parish assembly voted in December 1975 for the second variant, which was implemented in the years 1976-1977. The canopy, the choir apse and the sacristy were demolished, then the nave was added to the side and the church tower raised. To enlarge the church space , the existing roof of the nave was lengthened by two truss fields , i.e. around 8 m, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, transversely to it, corresponding to the inner roof pitch, widened by 6 m. The old and new roof trusses were hung on a five-fold concrete folding structure that protruded like crane arms and braced diagonally on curved, cantilevered support pillars in the roof pitch. The actual church with sacristy, confessional and gallery was inserted into this outer shell, which was expanded by twice the area, with a dominant longitudinal gable, a skylight above the choir and five transverse gables with the church windows. The rectory and the parish center were renovated at the same time and adapted to the visual appearance of the renewed church.

The church tower in its original shape had a pyramid roof with a wrought-iron cross on top. When the church was rebuilt in 1977, the tower was adapted to the exterior of the renewed church and raised by a steel structure so that it matched the proportions of the enlarged church. The four-part bell for the church was cast by the F. Hamm foundry in Salzburg , consecrated on March 21, 1926 by Bishop Georg Schmid von Grüneck and then raised in the tower.

number Weight volume dedication inscription
1 1200 kg e 1 Trinity Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
2 600 kg f 1 Mary and Joseph Ave Maria, gratia plena, mater et advocata nostra = Hail Mary, our mother and advocate
3 400 kg a 1 St. George and St. Blaise Saint George, pray for us, Saint Blaise, protect us from the dangers of body and soul
4th 250 kg c 2 Guardian Angel Laudate Deum omnes angeli ejus = Praise God, all his angels

Interior and artistic equipment

inside view

In the first decades after its construction, the church had a simple interior, which was spanned by a wooden ceiling. It was a lengthways building with benches facing the choir attached to the rectangular church building. Over time, the interior of the church was supplemented and adapted to the tastes of the time. One of the goals of the 1978 renovation was to adapt the interior of the church to the requirements of the liturgical constitution of the Second Vatican Council . An important requirement of the council was participatio actuosa , the active participation of the faithful in liturgical events. In collaboration with the artist Josef Caminada, architect Walter Bossart decided to make this possible by relocating the chancel. The faithful are grouped in a semicircle around the new altar island, which means that they are spatially closer to the liturgical event. Primo Lorenzetti built the altar and the ambo from redwood according to the specifications of architect Walter Bossart and artist Josef Caminada . The symbolism of the altar is determined by the round table top - a symbol of the community of the worship community, but also a sign for eternity - and by the three feet on which the table top rests. The three feet stand for the Trinity and their arrangement draws a triangle - also a symbol for God. Josef Caminada writes: “From a spatial perspective, the altar as the table of the meal forms the center of a large circle of circles. A third of this circle is in the church. This is where the believers' chairs are arranged. The other part of the circle breaks through the walls and is intended to include believers and unbelievers, the living and the dead outside the church in the altar event. ”Next to the altar is the ambo, which, as a place of preaching, is on par with the altar Material received. It has the basic shape of an arrow that wants to show the believers the direction. Behind the altar there is a choir wall, which gives the chancel and the liturgical events its meaning. The choir arch ends in the middle of the back wall and merges into two new wall elements that meet and cross each other. Josef Caminada writes: “An open gate is being formed here. This gate should primarily represent the symbol of going into God, because on the right we have the tabernacle and on the left the Eternal Light, that means: through Christ we find the entrance to God. ”The tabernacle and the lecture cross were made from the same materials by Josef Caminada Wrought iron and fire enamel , which expresses their liturgical bond. Josef Caminada writes about the tabernacle: “I took a curve out of a cube-shaped shrine and thus obtained the shape of a vessel (chalice). Two different red arcs emerge from it, representing the wine, the blood, the change. And over this arch an angularly broken white semicircle is formed, as it were the bread of life - the joy - the resurrection. ”The lecture cross is composed of different lines. The line coming from below symbolizes the person who comes from below from the earth. He “rises, unfolds, all possibilities seem to be open to him for the time being. But gradually he becomes aware that the way up to God is blocked. His path leads horizontally along a threshold that is insurmountable for him. He remains earthbound, fleeting, without hope. Christ walks this path for us. Overcome the threshold of the cross, death, for us, and open the way up to God, to life. ” According to the requirements of the Second Vatican Council, the baptismal font is no longer in a baptistery at the entrance to the church, but in the front of the chancel. It is carved from Mägenwil shell limestone and, viewed from the side, shows the shape of a spring and a vessel. The baptismal water is located in a cross-shaped depression, which refers to the connection between baptism and Christ's death on the cross.

organ

Kuhn organ from 1985

The church received the first organ at the same time as the bells. It was an instrument that came from the old Catholic Church in Dietikon , which was then dismantled along with the organ and had to give way to the new building of today's St. Agatha Church . The organ company Gebrüder Späth , Rapperswil, took care of the dismantling of the old organ in Dietikon and overhauled it before it was installed in the church in Hinwil. After the church was rebuilt, the old organ was placed again in the new church, but it turned out to be decrepit and should first be replaced by an electronic organ. On the other hand, an opposition formed, so it was decided to build a new pipe organ. Today's two-manual organ was built by Orgelbau Kuhn AG in Männedorf and inaugurated on June 16, 1985. The instrument has slider chests , mechanical play and register contractures and 15 registers .

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
Principal 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Sesquialtera 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Forest flute 2 ′
Mixture IV 2 ′
II Swell C – g 3
Dumped 8th'
viola 8th'
recorder 4 ′
Principal 2 ′
Krummhorn 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
Sub bass 16 ′
flute 8th'
bassoon 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
  • Balancing step for the swell

Tower chapel

In the tower there is a chapel, which invites you to silent prayer and to light a candle. As a special feature, the chapel has had a Russian icon since 1925 , which shows the patroness of the church, the Mother of God with the baby Jesus. It is a copy of the miraculous image of Kasperovskaya. Answers to prayer are ascribed to this miraculous image in the tower chapel of the Hinwil church. The icon shows a Mother of God, whom the baby Jesus is thrusting a sword into the chest. This picture of pain was especially revered by mothers with serious concerns.

literature

  • Franz Höfliger: Our Lady of Hinwil. The great helper in serious matters. Hinwil 1932 (2nd edition).
  • Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. Hinwil 1978.
  • Herbert Gröger: Interior of the converted Catholic church in Hinwil ZH. In: Schweizer Heimatwerk No. 3 1978.
  • Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
  • 1988 Franz Höfliger the begging prelate , Kanisius-Verlag, Freiburg, ISBN 3-85764-276-9

Web links

Commons : Liebfrauen Hinwil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Liselotte Forster: 70 years as a Catholic in Bäretswil 1940–2010. Becoming and growing a diaspora parish in the Zurich Oberland. Bäretswil 2010. p. 12.
  2. ↑ a b Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 214.
  3. ↑ Liselotte Forster: 70 years as a Catholic in Bäretswil 1940–2010. Becoming and growing a diaspora parish in the Zurich Oberland. Bäretswil 2010. pp. 12-14
  4. ↑ Martin Müller: The Catholic parishes in the Zurich Oberland. History of their reconstruction in the 19th and 20th centuries. Zurich 2007. pp. 149–150.
  5. ↑ From the parish archive. In: Underwägs. No. 32 September 2011, p. 2.
  6. ↑ Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978 , p. 5.
  7. ↑ a b c d e website of the parish. Section Our Parish Church. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ a b Erwin Rechsteiner in: Underwägs. No. 32 September 2011, p. 3.
  9. ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich (Ed.): Annual Report 2017, p. 83.
  10. ^ Herbert Gröger: Interior of the converted Catholic church in Hinwil ZH. P. 35.
  11. ↑ Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. pp. 8-10 and 15.
  12. ↑ Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. pp. 6-7.
  13. ^ Herbert Gröger: Interior of the converted Catholic church in Hinwil ZH. Pp. 35-36.
  14. ↑ a b Josef Caminada: Thoughts on interior design. In: Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. p. 17.
  15. ↑ Josef Caminada: Thoughts on interior design. In: Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. p. 16.
  16. ↑ Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. p. 18.
  17. ↑ Katholische Kirchgemeinde Hinwil (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the inauguration of the converted Liefrauenkirche Hinwil 17./18. June 1978. p. 7.
  18. ^ Organ in Hinwil . Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  19. ^ Franz Höfliger: Our Lady of Hinwil. The great helper in serious matters. S 3-5.

Coordinates: 47 ° 18 '6.15 "  N , 8 ° 50' 21.68"  E ; CH1903:  705930  /  239926