Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Northeim)

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Parish Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Interior

The Catholic parish church of the Visitation of Mary , also known colloquially as the Marienkirche for short, is a neo-Romanesque church in the district town of Northeim in Lower Saxony . The church, built in 1885/86 according to plans by Richard Herzig , stands on the western edge of the historic city wall, between Beitem Weg and Gardekürassierstraße. Your parish belongs to the deanery Nörten-Osterode in the diocese of Hildesheim .

history

There has been no Catholic community in Northeim since the Reformation . The area belonged to the Nörten monastery parish . Railway construction and industrial operations did not bring Catholic families back to the city until the middle of the 19th century. The Catholic school was established in 1884, and construction of the church began the following year. She received the patronage of the Visitation and was Pentecost 1886 benediziert . The solemn consecration of the church was initially postponed because of the Kulturkampf and could only be carried out on September 2, 1907 by Bishop Adolf Bertram . In addition to the diocese of Hildesheim , the construction costs were raised by the Bonifatiusverein , the Ludwigs-Missionsverein and many individual donors from the entire province of Hanover . The parish of Northeim was established as early as 1894.

The church survived the Second World War undamaged. After the war it became home to the many Catholics who came to the city and the surrounding areas as displaced persons . In 1961 the community's kindergarten was opened. In 1975/76 a modern parish center with a rectory was built. Since March 1, 2004, the church has belonged to the then newly founded Nörten-Osterode deanery , previously it belonged to the Nörten deanery. In 2004 the church of St. Jakobus the Elder in Kalefeld was added to the parish , and in 2006 the church of St. Ulrich in Moringen and the former Lindau branch church Herz Jesu in Katlenburg . On July 25, 2009 the branch church in Katlenburg was profaned , on June 19, 2015 the branch church in Kalefeld.

architecture

The Visitation of the Virgin Mary is a three-aisled basilica with a recessed choir and a polygonal apse . The square bell tower with a pointed helmet rises above the portal in the west, which is extended to a west building by two side buildings . The vaults of the interior are of columns and pillars in supporting change worn.

Furnishing

A high altar by Carl Dopmeyer was part of the original equipment of the church . In 1936 the walls were painted by Josef Bohland (removed in 1963). The current furnishings date from the third quarter of the 20th century and partly refer to the fate of war and displacement.

organ

View to the organ gallery

The organ on the gallery was built in 2005 by the organ builder Elmar Krawinkel using the prospectus and some parts of the Krell organ from 1890. The instrument has 35 stops on two manual works and a pedal .

I main work C – a 3
1. Drone 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Gamba 8th'
4th Hollow flute 8th'
5. Gedact 8th'
6th Octava 4 ′
7th Gemshorn 4 ′
8th. Quinta 3 ′
9. Octava 2 ′
10. Tertia 1 35
11. Mixture IV-V 2 ′
12. Trumpet 8th'
II behind swell C – a 3
13. Quintatön 16 ′
14th Violin principal 8th'
15th Salicional 8th'
16. Vox coelestis (from c 0 ) 8th'
17th Pipe flauta 8th'
18th Octava 4 ′
19th Fugara 4 ′
20th Traversflauta 4 ′
21st Nassat 3 ′
22nd Super Octava 2 ′
23. Mixture III-IV 1'
24. Cornett III-IV
25th oboe 8th'
Pedals C – f 1
26th Violon bass 16 ′
27. Sub bass 16 ′
28. Grand quinta 12 ′
29 Octavbass 8th'
30th Violon bass 8th'
31. Gedactbass 8th'
32. Quinta 6 ′
33. Octave 4 ′
34. Trombone bass 16 '
35. Trumpet bass 8th'

See also

literature

  • Catholic parish of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary: 125 years of St. Marien Northeim . Northeim 2012.

Individual evidence

  1. Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Kirchlicher Anzeiger . No. 2/2004. Hildesheim 2004, p. 35
  2. Information and photos about the organ on the website of the organ building company

Web links

Commons : Visitation of the Virgin Mary  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′ 21.7 ″  N , 9 ° 59 ′ 37 ″  E