Maria Queen (Lingen)

Mary Queen with a view of the west portal

The Roman Catholic Church of Maria Königin is the parish church of the parish of the same name in Lingen . Together with the St. Marien Church in Lingen-Biene, which is 5 km away, it is one of the two parish churches of the Lingen-Nord parish community .

history

After the Second World War , the two new settlements Telgenkamp and Heukampstannen were formed in Lingen. A new church was therefore necessary not even 900 m away from St. Boniface in the old town. On April 20, 1953, the church council of St. Bonifatius therefore decided to build the new church, the groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 15, 1954. The architects were Theodor Burlage and Bernhard Niebuer (Osnabrück) and Hermann Klaas (Lingen), who built the church modeled on a Romanesque hall church . The consecration of the church by Auxiliary Bishop Johannes von Rudloff took place on December 7th, and one day later Bishop Wilhelm Berning celebrated the first Holy Mass.

On October 1, 1955, the parish of Maria Königin was removed from the parish of the Bonifatius parish and the parish boundaries were redefined.

In June 1966, based on the resolutions of the Second Vatican Council, the first major renovations were carried out. The previous high altar was moved to the center of the choir as a people's altar . The pulpit was removed, as were the communion pews , from whose black marble the ambo and the tabernacle stele were made. The back wall of the chancel, previously kept in creamy white, was painted dark green.

In the summer of 1986 the church was renovated again: The old floor was not stable and had to be excavated. A new heating system was installed and the paintwork renewed.

In 1995 the Marienkapelle was renovated and rebuilt.

In October 2003 the church received a new microphone system and in December the chancel was redesigned. The former high altar was put back on the back wall and a temporary wooden structure was created in front of the steps to the choir room, almost at ground level. For this purpose, the first rows of pews were removed and placed in the choir room together with the baptismal font .

The last major renovation took place from May to November 2013. The most striking thing is the reconstruction of the chancel. A new altar area was created, the choir area was completely cleared and the rear wall was given its original tint. The lighting has been converted to a computer-controlled LED system. The organ gallery was enlarged and an entrance area separated by glass doors was created underneath. The baptismal font was placed in the church between the entrance and the chancel. In place of the old confessionals, a new confessional room was created in the former family chapel. Many smaller furnishings have been removed. Other measures included new pews, new song displays and the redesign of the scriptures.

Patronage

The patronage is Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth (lat. Regina Coeli Et Terrae ) with the patronage festival on August 22nd.

Furnishing

The three bronze doors of Mary Queen

Bronze doors

The original entrance doors of the church were made of wood and were not tight due to the weather, so that in 1982 it was decided to build new bronze doors. They were designed by Joseph Krautwald (Rheine) and solemnly consecrated on May 22, 1983. The three double doors represent the work of redemption of the triune God (from left to right): From the Old Testament I am who I am ( 2 Mos 3.14  EU ), from the New Testament I am the way ( John 14.6  EU ) and from Revelation I make everything new ( Rev 21,5  EU ).

Sanctuary

The sanctuary is dominated by a large altarpiece on the back wall. It is a roughly 3.6 × 9 m large mosaic that was created by Ruth Landmann in 1954 (cat. No. 57). The original ceramic has been preserved, the sgraffito was renovated in 2013; The color of the previously black dragon and the black globe were adapted to the lighter rear wall. It shows scenes from the Revelation of John ( Rev 12,1-5  EU ).

The chancel has been rebuilt several times over the years. It was given its current shape during the renovation in 2013. The artist Tobias Eder made the new altar, the new ambo and a new Easter candlestick out of sandstone . The altar was consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Johannes Wübbe . It contains relics of Saint Auctus from Amphipolis (Macedonia) and the Bishop Eumenius from Gortyna (Crete). Since then, contrary to the liturgical norm, the Easter candle has been burning at every service in the sanctuary and not at the baptismal fountain (as is customary outside of Easter).

Bells

The 36 m high bell tower of Maria Königin is connected to the church building by an extension. The extension used to serve as a side chapel, today the confessional room is in the basement.

On March 3, 1958 the four steel bells of the church were consecrated by Pastor Jaeger. They were made by JF Weule . On Easter vigil, on March 23rd of the same year, the bells rang for the first time. From July to September 1998 the bell cage and the bells were renovated and readjusted. The eight sound windows also received new wooden slats.

The chimes of the bells are d ', e', g 'and a'. The bell disposition is an extended Gloria motif.

Way of the Cross

In the church there is a stone-cast Way of the Cross , which was designed by the Lingen sculptor Wilhelm Böing and consecrated on April 4, 1965.

Lady Chapel

The Marienkapelle is mainly used as a weekday chapel or for smaller church services. It is built to the northwest at the entrance to the church and was given its current appearance during the renovation in 1994/95 by the architect Ulrich Recker. Wooden benches are arranged in a semicircle around the central altar, as are the sediles behind the altar. The wooden reliefs on the altar, ambo and tabernacle were designed by the Winkelmann brothers. They show stations from the life of Mary: on the ambo the wedding at Cana , on the altar the Pentecost event , on the tabernacle the encounter with Elisabeth . The tabernacle has been the only one in the church since 2013, so the Lady Chapel also serves as a sacrament chapel .

Organs

The organ on the gallery seen from the chancel

The gaming table in front of the Brustwerk

A Klais organ (Opus 1259) has been in service in the church since 1963 .

From planning to construction

The plans for an organ building took concrete forms around 1960. Hans-Gerd Klais presented 17 different designs up to the final contract. Initially, a three-manual instrument with 31 registers including a swell mechanism was planned. Since the community's kindergarten was also being built at the same time, a partial expansion with a later addition to the swell was included in the planning.

In accordance with the pre-conciliar liturgy, the organ was initially to find its place in the left side niche in the passage to the bell tower. The gallery is still unused today, it would have been extended for the organ building. In the course of the planning, however, it emerged that there was no space for the mechanical action, the chancel could not be seen by the organist and the organ was generally difficult to hear for the organist. It was therefore decided to build a new gallery for the organ in the entrance area of ​​the church, which finally happened in 1963.

On the gallery, the organ was finally to be built with the swellwork at the site of today's breastwork and a positive back on the gallery parapet. After further planning, in particular questions of costs, the swell was finally abandoned, the Rückpositiv planned as a breastwork. The Principal 16 ′ was also repeatedly up for discussion, but was supported by the organ expert of the diocese Heinrich Rahe, also because of the size of the church. Other designs without this register were also planned.

The final contract was signed in the spring of 1963, and completion should take place in November. After delivery problems, the organ was finally consecrated on December 29, 1963 by Vicar General Wilhelm Ellermann. The address was given by the cathedral choir director Heinrich Rahe, and Eberhard Bonitz played works by Buxtehude , Bach and Reger on the new organ .

Construction, equipment and modifications

The organ is located in the organ gallery opposite the chancel. The main work with the principal 8 'in the prospectus is located in the middle above the breastwork. Behind the Praestant 4 'in its prospectus you can also see some pipes of the Salicet 8'. The main work is flanked to the left and right by striking pedal towers with the Principal 16 ′ made of flamed copper in the prospectus. The main bellows with the organ fan is also located in the foot of the C-drawer tower. The abstracts and wind tunnels lead through a 16 cm high wooden pedestal on which the whole organ stands to the other works and the console. The largest visible pipes in the pedal towers are the D / Dis pipes. The two lowest C / C sharp pipes, as well as the major octave of the Salicet 8 ′, are executed in the rare Haskell crank .

The original disposition has remained almost unchanged to this day. The first loop pull magnets had to be replaced as early as 1967. In 1976 the organ was renovated for the first time, and the reed registers were also re-voiced. In 1988, organ builders Fischer and Krämer (Endingen) carried out major modifications for the first time: the originally built-in cable mechanism had been causing increased problems for some time. It was completely removed and replaced by a mechanical action with wooden abstracts. Only the wave boards with the aluminum waves have been preserved. The relays of the loop pull magnets were renewed as well as the coupling apparatus. This was made of aluminum and was converted to wood. The principals 16 ′ (Ped.), 8 ′ and 4 ′ (HW) were altogether softer and the Scharff IV less sharp. The sesquialter was rebuilt in its current composition and voiced more fundamentally (previously C – f ⁰ 2 ′ + 1 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′)

The last general overhaul was carried out by Martin Cladders (Badbergen) after the church renovation at the end of 2013. In addition to cleaning the wind chests and whistles and overhauling the action, a new abstract guide to the main work was built in. Due to the changes in the interior of the church, especially the size of the organ loft, the intonation has been slightly revised. Some of the choirs of the mixtures were shut down by removing the pipes (see also the notes on the disposition).

Disposition

I Hauptwerk C – g 3 Pommer 16 ′ Principal 8th' Reed flute 8th' Octav 4 ′ Gemshorn 4 ′ Super octave 2 ′ Mixture V-VI 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Trumpet 8th'

II breastwork C – g 3 Wooden dacked 8th' Salicet 8th' Praestant 4 ′ recorder 2 ′ Sesquialter II-III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Scharff IV 1 ⁄ 2 ′ Vox Humana 8th' Tremulant

Pedal C – f 1 Principal 16 ′ Sub bass 16 ′ Open bass 8th' Chorale flute 4 ′ trombone 16 ′ Trumpet 8th'

• Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P (mechanical)
• Playing aids : hand registration, free combination 1, free combination 2, trigger, tutti, tongue holder (individually)

Leading pastors

Until 1961 the leading clergy were pastors, with the formation of an independent parish pastors.

• 1954–1958 Wilhelm Jaeger
• 1958–1962 Paul Biedendieck
• 1962–1987 Joseph Schwegmann
• 1988-2000 Reinhard Molitor
• 2000–2009 Klaus Warning
• 2009–2019 Jens Brandebusemeyer
• since 2019 Antony Kallarakkal

literature

• Parish Maria Queen (ed.): The future trust in past building. 50 years of Maria Queen. 2004.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Episcopal General Vicariate Osnabrück (ed.): Lingen-Nord (Maria Königin) . In: Handbuch des Bistums Osnabrück , 1st edition 1968, pp. 331–332.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Parish of Maria Königin (ed.): The future trust in past building. 50 years of Maria Queen. 2004.
3. ↑ http://www.mk-stm.de/txt.2/index.html (accessed: June 28, 2018)
4. ↑ http://www.mk-stm.de/txt.2/KirchenrenovierungMK.4/index.html (accessed June 28, 2018)
5. ↑ http://www.ruth-landmann.de/werkverzeichnis/detailansicht.php?wvid=57 (Access: June 28, 2018)
6. ↑ http://www.mk-stm.de/fix/files/303/doc/Sonderausgabe%20Marienbl%E4ttchen%20Extra%20zur%20Kirchensanierung.pdf (accessed: June 28, 2018)
7. ↑ http://www.mk-stm.de/txt.2/KirchenrenovierungMK.5/index.html (accessed June 28, 2018)
8. ↑ https://www.noz.de/lokales/lingen/artikel/431354/kirche-maria-konigin-in-lingen-in-neuem-glanz#gallery&19667&2&431354 (accessed: June 28, 2018)
9. ↑ http://www.mk-stm.de/fix/files/303/doc/Sonderausgabe%20Marienbl%E4ttchen%20Extra%20zur%20Kirchensanierung.pdf (accessed: June 28, 2018)
10. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate Osnabrück (ed.): Lingen-Nord (Maria Königin) . In: Handbuch des Bistums Osnabrück , 2nd edition 1991, pp. 355–356.
11. ↑ A video of the peal can be found on YouTube .
12. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Information from correspondence from the organ building company and the parish
13. ↑ Leaflet on the organ consecration
14. ↑ according to the cost estimate Klais; Fischer and Krämer names the composition 1 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′ + ⁴ ⁄ ₅ ′
15. ↑ https://mk-stm.de/txt.2/KirchenrenovierungMK.4/index.html (accessed: June 28, 2018)

Web links

Commons : Maria Königin  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the parish of Maria Königin, Lingen & St. Marien, Lingen-Biene
• Plenary of Bells on YouTube

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 47.5 "  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 58.3"  E