Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Auersmacher)

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The parish church of the Visitation in Auersmacher
View inside the church
View from the chancel to the organ gallery

The Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic parish church in Auersmacher , a district of the municipality of Kleinblittersdorf , Saarbrücken Regional Association , Saarland . It is consecrated or dedicated to the story of the Marian life of the encounter with Elizabeth . The patronage is the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Visitatio Mariæ) . In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.

history

In 1729 the predecessor of today's church was erected, which became too small for the parish in the first half of the 19th century. In the years 1843–44 a new church was built according to plans by the architect, district builder Leonhard ( St. Wendel ). Carpenter Jost ( Saarbrücken ) was responsible for executing the plans .

After severe damage in World War II , the church building was rebuilt in 1953. According to plans by the architect Hansjakob Lill ( Munich ), the area around the tower was rebuilt and extended with side chapels.

From 1998 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2003 the church was subjected to restoration and conversion work, with the architects Kraemer & Partner (Saarbrücken) being responsible for the latter. Another renovation took place in 2005.

Furnishing

Inside the church, wood sculptor Johann Georg Lang ( Oberammergau ) and wood carver Bur ( Dieblingen ) designed the high altar in the choir in 1957 , with Baroque figures of Our Lady and the Heart of Jesus , flanked by angels, also from the Baroque era . The Marian altar and the pulpit on the side of the chancel also date from 1957, and were restored together with the high altar between 2001 and 2003. In 1974,
glass painter Peter Krämer ( Gevelsberg ) designed church windows with 8 pictures from the life of the Mother of God , which were made by the company Glaskunst Binsfeld ( Trier ). Altar, ambo and baptismal font were made in the course of restoration and renovation work from 2001 to 2003. Other items of equipment are small figures of saints on the walls. The two confessionals were made in 1953 by the Mettler company.

The church also has a memorial chapel for the fallen of the parish, which is equipped with a large cross made of red sandstone .

organ

Today's organ comes from the French company Willy Meurer, who built the instrument in a new case in 1972 using parts from a Stumm organ from 1862 and a Sebald organ from 1952 . In 2003, the electric game mechanism was to be mechanized and the built-on game cabinet was to be converted into a free-standing game table. Initially, the Walcker company was commissioned, but after a few problems during the renovation and the unexplained disappearance of the outsourced prospectus pipes, the order was passed on to Hugo Mayer , which built a new free-standing console including a mechanical system and replaced the missing prospectus pipes with new ones . The abrasive loading instrument that is on a loft is asserted, has 22 registers , spread over 2 manuals and pedal . The action mechanism is mechanical, the stop action is electrical. The disposition is as follows:

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Quintad 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th Gamba 8th'
5. Octave 4 ′
6th Super octave 2 ′
7th Sesquialter II
8th. Mixture V 2 ′
9. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
10. Dumped 8th'
11. Salicional 8th'
12. Principal 4 ′
13. Gemshorn 2 ′
14th Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
15th Zimbel IV
16. Krummhorn 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
17th Sub bass 16 ′
18th Octavbass 8th'
19th Dacked bass 8th'
20th Choral bass 4 ′
21st Peasant flute 2 ′
22nd bassoon 16 '

literature

  • Kristine Marschall: Sacred buildings of classicism and historicism in Saarland . Institute for Regional Studies in Saarland, Saarbrücken 2002, ISBN 3-923877-40-4 .

Web links

Commons : Mariä Visitation (Auersmacher)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, partial list of monuments Regional Association Saarbrücken (PDF; 10.2 MB), accessed on October 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b c Information on the parish church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary at: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on October 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Auersmacher, Mariä-Heimsuchung on: www.organindex.de, accessed on May 28, 2013
  4. ↑ Information on Auersmacher at: www.kleinblittersdorf.de, accessed on October 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Commemorative publication of the organ inauguration

Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '30.2 "  N , 7 ° 3' 19.8"  E