Marienkirche (Herford)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mary on the Stiftberg next to the Luttenberg in Herford , Westphalia, goes back to a small St. Michael's Chapel, which was built nearby on the site of a pre-Christian place of worship . It is known colloquially as the " Stiftbergkirche ". It used to be known as St. Marien auf dem Berge . In the Middle Ages and early modern times, the church was the church of the monastery on the mountain .
Origins
The foundation of the monastirium sanct mariae ad crucem in monte extra muros took place in 1011 by the abbess Gotesda (1001-1040). It was intended for the daughters of the lower nobility, who were denied access to the high nobility Pussinnen pen in Herford. The early Romanesque church building with a cross-shaped floor plan was consecrated in 1018 by Paderborn Bishop Meinwerk .
Today's church
The current building was built as a high-Gothic hall church on an almost square floor plan ( Westphalian Square ) between 1290 and 1350, with wall parts of the Romanesque predecessor building being integrated into the new building and still clearly visible on the north and south walls. For this reason, the “Marienschlussstein” is located exactly in the middle of the church. It was consecrated in 1325 and has cross-pitched gable roofs. The interior appears extremely light with the slender ascending pillars. The altar, in which there is a tree stump from the time of the Herford vision , has a late Gothic relic tabernacle made of red sandstone in the style of a sacrament tower. In memory of the vision, the altar is decorated with several doves. During the Napoleonic occupation, the church was used as a stable for horses. In the 19th century it was dilapidated and consideration was given to demolishing it. The nave and choir were actually preserved, but in 1904 the old church tower (still from the Romanesque church building) was torn down and replaced with a new one.
During restoration work in the 1950s, neo-Gothic ceiling paintings were removed and the neo-Gothic pulpit was replaced by a sober, cubic example that was in line with contemporary tastes.
The foundation of a new organ was the reason for an extensive renovation and redesign of the important Gothic hall church in the years 2003 to 2004. At the same time as the installation of the additional organ, the 19th century stalls and the original floor panels were removed. This was necessary because numerous musical events and performances take place in the church. The new floor was equipped with underfloor heating. In addition, lighting technology was installed that meets the requirements of worship services and further use. The high altar was moved to the rear and a new solid oak table was set up as a sacrament table in front of the actual chancel. In the course of this renovation and redesign, the modern pulpit was also removed and a neo-Gothic pulpit was installed instead. A life-size Gothic crucifix, which once served as a rood screen, found a new place on the west wall of the gallery. The memorial plaques for those who fell in World War I were removed from the walls and have been in the Erikafriedhof in Herford ever since.
The only preserved historical churchyard ( cemetery ) in Herford is located directly at the church .
The church has been a Protestant parish church since 1548. It has been a listed building since 1981 .
Current pastors are Frauke Wagner and Gerald Wagner.
Organs
There are three organs in the church . These are the Steinmann organ (1956, expanded in 1975) on the west gallery, the Collon organ (2004) on the south wall of the church and the Tzschöckel positive (1979).
The Steinmann organ from the Vlotho organ building workshop Gustav Steinmann is the largest of the three organs. It was realized according to the concept of the factory organ , which was decisive at the time , and had 30 stops on two manual works and a pedal . In 1975 the organ received an additional manual as a Rückpositiv . This can also be played separately and can therefore be used as a choir organ. Since then the organ has a total of 40 stops.
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- Coupling : III / I, I / II, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
The Collon organ , named after its builder, the Manufacture d'Orgues de Bruxelles Patrick Collon (Brussels), was inaugurated in 2004. Two international organ competitions were held on it in 2006 and 2008. The purely mechanical instrument has 32 stops on two manual works and a pedal.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
The organ positive is the smallest of the three organs and is used for baptisms and for the children's church. The transportable, mood-constant Continuo - Positive from the Swabian organ building company Reinhart Tzschöckel (Althütte) has slider drawers and a mechanical action . Of the five registers the principal and the shelf in bass and treble register at h / c is 1 divided .
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Bells
The ringing consists of six bronze bells , which were cast in 1986 in the Rincker bell and art foundry in Sinn (Hessen). The Stiftberg bell mass was composed for the consecration service by the Herford composer Johannes H. E. Koch .
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No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Caster |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg) |
Chime |
| 1 | Kyrie | 1986 | Rincker brothers | 1,455 | 1,895 | cis 1 |
| 2 | Gloria | 1,243 | 1,220 | e 1 | ||
| 3 | Magnificat | 1,130 | 944 | f sharp 1 | ||
| 4th | Sanctus | 1,028 | 721 | g sharp 1 | ||
| 5 | Pacem | 972 | 612 | a 1 | ||
| 6th | Te Deum | 881 | 464 | h 1 |
Pilgrimage church
The Herford Marienkirche is closely linked to the legend of the Herford vision . In 1982, the oldest description of these events, "de visitatione beatae Mariae virgines", was found, which probably dates back to the 10th century. Therefore it was an important pilgrimage church in the Middle Ages. For some time now, pilgrimages have been made to Herford again.
opening hours
Outside of the service times, the church is open all year round - except on public holidays - Tuesday to Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
literature
- Otto Gaul : The Marienkirche in Herford. (= Große Baudenkmäler , Issue 232.) 2nd edition, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1989.
- Wolfgang Otto, Dirk Nothoff: The collegiate church St. Marien on the mountains of Herford. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-422-02051-1 .
- Rainer Pape: Sancta Herfordia. Bussesche Verlagshandlung, Herford 1979, ISBN 3-87120-857-4 .
- Helffried Prollius: The collegiate church of St. Mary on the mountain in Herford , Bielefeld 1991, ISBN 3-925670-38-6
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 58.3 " N , 8 ° 41 ′ 12" E
Web links
- Mathias Polster: History of the Marienkirche [1]
- Internet presence of the Marienkirche in Herford
See also
- Imperial city of Herford
- Herford Abbey
- Herford Cathedral
- St. Johannis (Herford)
- St. Jakobi (Herford)