Liebfrauenkirche (Recklinghausen)

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Liebfrauenkirche in Recklinghausen

The Liebfrauenkirche in Recklinghausen is a neo-Gothic church building which, with its 75 meter high tower, forms the center of the eastern part of the city. The Roman Catholic church was on October 19, 1903 consecrated and stands since 1987 under monument protection .

history

With the beginning of the sinking at the General Blumenthal colliery in 1873, miners settled on Dortmunder Strasse and Castroper Strasse. The explosion of the population towards the end of the 19th century made it necessary to build another church. The landowner Heinrich Phil called Sanders provided four acres of land for the construction of the new church . Since the area was previously only used for agriculture, some new roads had to be built. At the urging of the then Bishop of Münster Hermann Dingelstad , an emergency church was built on the property at Castroper Strasse 43 (then still Suderwicher Strasse 43) , which was consecrated on October 9, 1900. This church was called "Rosary Church". Over time, however, the name "Church of Our Lady" became common. The emergency church was a half-timbered building with a length of 28 meters, a gable height of seven meters and ten meters wide. On the roof was a small ridge turret four meters high. The Recklinghausen architect Franz Lohmann (1870–1952) planned the new Liebfrauenkirche. Construction began in 1901.

Structure and location

The church is on a hill opposite the former Liebfrauen Primary School building. In the immediate vicinity are the rectory, the Liebfrauenkindergarten (which is part of the family center triangle Liebfrauen) and the rectory. The church property borders on Liebfrauenstrasse, from which there is also an access road to the church, as well as on Rosenstrasse, from which two stairs lead to the church, and on Neuhillenstrasse. The tower, which is square in the lower part and tapering towards the top, is 75 meters high and edged with red bricks. The two figures of the apostles Peter and Paul are enthroned at a height of 45 meters. The tower is connected to the building, in the lower part of the tower is the main entrance to the church. The church has five entrances, of which the front left door has been expanded into a barrier-free entrance for people with reduced mobility. There are large pillars in the central nave, because it is a three-nave hall church with the central nave and side aisles being the same height. The interior appears very bright thanks to the large windows.

Furnishing

Altar and ambo

The celebration altar and the ambo were created by the artist Hildegard Schürk-Frisch . The spaces between the four altar legs are modeled on the Gothic pointed arches. The decorations on the four altar legs show central themes from the life of Mary, namely the birth of Christ, the Annunciation , the wedding at Cana and Mary with the body of Jesus. With a simple design, the artist would like to achieve a concentration on the essentials for the church visitors. The artist also designed the ambo next to the celebration altar. It stands on three old oak trunks that support two bronze book trays. Outside on the ambo you can see Mary in the circle of the apostles.

Choir

In the rear part of the choir is a high altar from 1904. It is nine meters high and six meters wide. The scenes in the side wings of the altar are based on the life of Jesus and his message: birth, proclamation, breaking of bread, image of the resurrection. The tabernacle is also set in the high altar . A little further ahead in the choir are the choir stalls.

Aisles

In the right side aisle hangs a large cross on the right, the Marian altar is set up in the front part. It refers to the patronage of the church and shows Mary with the baby Jesus on her lap, who gives a rosary to St. Dominic. In the left aisle there is a Sacred Heart side altar, in front of it the baptismal font. The two confessionals, which were converted into confession rooms in 1993, are located in the middle of the left and right aisles.

organ

The Franz Breil company built an organ in 1928 that had 47 registers , three manuals and pedal, and an electro-pneumatic action . In 1980 there was a switch to mechanical grinding chests and a change in disposition. In 1988, 1990, 1996, 2004 and 2008 the disposition was further changed and supplemented, but some basic registers from 1928 and the neo-Gothic prospectus were retained. Today's organ has the following disposition with 48 sounding voices:

I positive C–
01. Dumped 08th'
02. Quintad 08th'
03. Praestant 04 ′ (Br)
04th Pointed flute 04 ′
05. Principal 02 ′
06th Sesquialter II 0
07th Fifth 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
08th. Scharff IV 01'
09. Rankett 16 ′ (N)
10. zinc 08th'
Tremulant
II main work C–
11. Drone 16 ′
12. Principal 08th'
13. Gemshorn 08th'
14th octave 04 ′
15th Reed flute 04 ′
16. Fifth 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
17th octave 02 ′
18th Cornett V
19th Mixture IV-VI 00 02 ′
20th Trumpet 08th'
21st Trumpet 04 ′ (N)

Spanish work C–
22nd Trompeta real 8th' 0 (E)
23. Clarin brilliant 0 4 ′ (E)
III Swell C–
24. Salizet 16 ′ (Br)
25th Principal 08th'
26th Viol 08th'
27. Beat 08th' (Br)
28. Tube bare 0 08th'
29 octave 04 ′
30th Transverse flute 04 ′
31. Nasat 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
32. Forest flute 02 ′
33. third 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′
34. Sif flute 01'
35. Mixture IV 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
36. oboe 08th' (E)
37. Basson 16 ′
38. Trumpet 08th'
Tremulant
Pedal C–
39. Principal 16 ′
40. Sub bass 16 ′
41. Quintbass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
42. octave 08th'
43. Dumped 08th'
44. Hollow flute 04 ′
45. Field whistle 02 ′ (Br)
46. Backset V 0 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
47. trombone 16 ′
48. Trumpet 08th' (N)
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: I / II, III / I, III / II, I / Ped, II / P, III / P
    • Super octave coupling: II / II, III / II
    • Sub-octave coupling: I / II, III / II
  • Playing aids : trumpeteria on I, on II, on III, on P
  • Remarks:
(Br) = original register from 1928 (Breil)
(N) = additions 1988, 1990 and 1996
(E) = additions 2004 and 2008

Bells

The slim west tower carries a five-part cast steel bell from the Bochum Association with bells from two generations. While the three large bells (a sharp °, c sharp ′ and e ′) date from 1922, the two small bells (f sharp ′ and g sharp ′) were added in 1958.

Leaded glass window

The church has many windows, all of which are colored. All side windows of the side aisles are made in a band pattern glazing. In the choir windows and the windows above the two side altars there are scenic representations of Friedrich Stummel (1850–1919) and his painting school in Kevelaer. In the center of the central window he painted the risen Christ with the victory flag, which indicates that death is not the end. This can also be seen from the fact that Christ wears red robes in all windows as a sign of his love and devotion. The left window shows Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prays shortly before his death. Below you can see the church's founder, Emperor Heinrich II. And the apostles Peter and Paul, as the mother parish of the Church of Our Lady St. Peter is in Recklinghausen. The meeting of Jesus with the weeping women can be seen in the right window. A window above the left side altar is dedicated to St. Joseph.

local community

The Church of Our Lady belongs to the Church of Our Lady, which is currently home to 7,700 souls. Since 2010 the Church of Our Lady has merged with the parish of St. Petrus Canisius. The parish forms a parish council and has two parish offices.

Web links

Commons : Liebfrauenkirche Recklinghausen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Info on the organ , as seen on November 11, 2017.

Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 39 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 39 ″  E