Assumption of Mary (Bleialf)
The St. Mary's Assumption Church in Bleialf was first mentioned in 1187. The massive, well-proportioned building is located in the middle of a churchyard that has been abandoned for many years and has old trees. Due to its age and its building history and despite its remote location in the Schneifel , it is a much-visited cultural asset in the Trier region.
history
From the original building only the underwalls of the west tower, which are up to three meters thick, are unusually thick. According to some inscriptions, both the nave and the choir date from 1496. The two aisles from 1555 were demolished during the construction of a new church in 1925, but this is not noticeable from the outside.
The architect Thoma from Andernach is responsible for this new building. According to his ideas, the old central nave was used as a vestibule. The new church is laid out as a three - aisled neo - baroque basilica with a semicircular apse in the width of the central nave. Damages caused by the Second World War had to be repaired mainly on the tower helmet. In 1954, based on the historical model, the renewed bell-shaped helmet was put on, which apart from the sound hatches has no further openings. In 1981–1985, during extensive renovation work inside the church, late Gothic vault paintings in the choir were discovered and exposed.
The tower, the nave and the choir have been preserved from the construction phase in the Middle Ages . The north side of the central nave was included in the redesign in 1925 and is no longer visible from the outside except for the roof. The choir is closed on three sides and arches over simple buttresses and wide pointed arched windows , which most likely had tracery when they were built. Inside, rib vaults can be seen on consoles (in the ship) and on circular services (in the choir). The arcade of the former south aisle forms the passage to the new building .
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The expansion of the 1920s is artfully integrated into the old building: the outer wall surfaces, structured with pilaster strips, rise above a high rubble stone base. This building material determines the medieval structure. The interior represents a “real basilica”: the wall surfaces are structured between the arched openings by pilasters that support the mighty entablature and on which the barrel vault is attached. The choir arch rests on two freestanding pillars, shaped like the pilasters. The organ gallery is located in the north of the central nave yoke.
In 2018, the extension of the basilica was closed due to the risk of collapse due to structural problems. The service is held in the former central nave of the old part of the church, as this is not affected.
Furnishing
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary was extremely richly endowed. The fresco painting in the choir between the cross ribs was not affected by the renovation in the 1920s. Ecclesiastical works of art from the 17th and 18th centuries were preserved during the expansion, but can largely be found in the new building today, for example the high altar from around 1660, which instead of a panel contains parts of a late Gothic carved altar, two side altars and the pulpit the same time. The origin of a rococo table from another church is not known. It can also be found in the so-called new building, as well as a communion bench and the black slate baptismal font from 1760.
organ
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The organ was built in 1993 by the organ building company Romanus Seifert & Sohn (Kevelaer) in the historic organ case from 1860.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Playing aids : 6-fold mechanical setting system
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Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 22.7 ″ N , 6 ° 17 ′ 12.6 ″ E