Martinskirche (Köllerbach)
The Martin's Church is the parish church of the Evangelical congregation Kölln in Saarland Köllerbach in the church district Saar-West of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland . It is one of the oldest sacred buildings in Saarland and one of the few preserved late Gothic village churches in the region. In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.
history
The church of St. Martin was first documented in 1223, when Count Simon III. von Saarbrücken donated the collage of the church to the Wadgassen Abbey . The roots of the church go back to the 8th century.
Already in pre-Romanesque times there was a small oratorio measuring 8.60 m by 6.20 m with an east-facing choir of indefinite size. Instead of the oratory, a new Romanesque building with a vestibule on the north side was built, which was mentioned in the document from 1223. The porch existed until the 18th century and is dated between 1180 and 1200. Due to the existing architectural elements, a third, early Gothic new building or renovation from the 13th or 14th century can be assumed. The tower of the church, which was built from large blocks, has not yet been clearly dated. Today's polygonal choir dates from the 14th century, was rebuilt in the 15th century and painted in the process. The vaulting of the nave is associated with an inscription on the portal that contains the year 1548.
The construction work of the church was divided between three bodies. The local community was responsible for the maintenance of the tower, the Wadgassen Abbey for that of the choir and the St. Arnual Abbey for the maintenance of the nave on behalf of the state authorities.
The church became Protestant when in 1575 in the county of Nassau-Saarbrücken by Count Philipp III. the Reformation was introduced. At the time of the French reunion policy in the second half of the 17th century, the county of Nassau-Saarbrücken belonged to France as part of the Saar Province. By order of the French prefect Anton de la Goupillière, the church was made accessible to Catholics again for church services in 1686 and had thus become a simultaneous church . The simultaneum lasted until the construction of the Catholic Herz-Jesu-Kirche , which was inaugurated in 1899.
Restorations or alterations to or in the church took place in 1772, 1786, 1829, 1840 and 1876. In 1929 and 1954, Franconian coffins were found. When mining damage made it necessary to restore it again in 1956, late medieval ceiling and wall paintings were discovered.
In the same year the main portal was reconstructed true to the original based on historical photos. The church was last restored in 2008/09.
Architecture and equipment
The current church building is a pseudo basilica , which is divided into four bays . An east-facing choir adjoins the nave .
The late medieval ceiling and wall paintings discovered during restoration work in the choir room in 1956 show scenes from the life of St. Martin of Tours , the patron saint of the church , as well as the symbolic representation of the act of donation by Simons of Saarbrücken in 1223. The choir vault shows the Last Judgment , the Instruments of Christ's passion, two evangelist symbols and the church fathers Jerome and Augustine . The depiction of the Last Judgment in the choir is considered to be the most extensive figural vault painting of the late Gothic in Saarland.
Another noteworthy part of the furnishings in the choir is the Gothic tabernacle with oculus and forged grating from the 15th century. The sacrament house is raised by a Gothic gable field with a crucifixion .
The pulpit , decorated with fish- bladder work , was built in 1600 by Count Philip III. Donated by Nassau-Saarbrücken.
The altar is a work by the sculptor Klaus Rothe from 1958–59. Father Bonifatius Köck, OSB ( Tholey ) designed the windows in 1967 , which were made by the Derix company ( Rottweil ). The church's last supper cup is a work of the 17th century by master Georg Pfeilsticker ( Saarbrücken ) and was re- gilded in 1958 . In 1952, the architect Ziebold ( Dilsburg ) designed the neo-baroque weathercock and the associated ball, made by the Martiny company (Püttlingen).
organ
In 1902 the church received its first organ , which was supplied by the company Stumm ( Rhaunen ). The instrument was set up on a gallery that was demolished in 1980. In the course of the demolition work, the Stumm organ was dismantled. An instrument from Hugo Mayer Orgelbau ( Heusweiler ) was purchased as a replacement . The case of the organ is located above the porch of the main entrance. The gaming table is at ground level to the side of it and is attached directly to the porch. The instrument has 12 registers , divided into 2 manuals and pedal , as well as a mechanical action and slide chests .
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Bells
In 1907, the Bochum association for cast steel manufacture produced a three-part bell. To this day, the steel bells hang in the Untermollsextrippe in the bell tower of the Martinskirche.
| No. | volume | Casting year | foundry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | d 1 | 1907 | Bochum Association |
| 2 | f 1 | ||
| 3 | as 1 |
literature
- Overmeyer, Gudula: The Martinskirche in Kölln . Saarbrücken 1989.
- Conrad, Joachim: The Protestant Martinskirche in Kölln (Saar) . In: DKV art guide . 2nd Edition. No. 226 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2006, ISBN 3-422-02037-3 , p. 24 .
- 775 years of the Evangelical Martins Church in Kölln 1223–1998 . Lectures and programs from the festive year together with a lecture on the 30th return of the Püttlingen town elevation, ed. by Joachim Conrad (= contributions to the history of the Köllertal vol. 8), Püttlingen 1999
- Joachim Conrad, Rainer Knauf, Günther Scharwath: St. Martin zu Kölln (= topic: monographs on art and cultural history in the Saar region, vol. 9), Walsheim 1999
- Knauf, Rainer (ed.): The historical gravestones in the churchyard of the Martinskirche zu Kölln. An inventory (= sources on the history of the Köllertal, edited by Joachim Conrad, Patrick Engel, vol. 7), Püttlingen 2000
- Conrad, Joachim (Hrsg.): 400 years of the Renaissance pulpit of the Martinskirche in Kölln. Sermons and programs (= publications of the presbytery of the Kölln parish, vol. 1), Saarbrücken 2001
- Conrad, Joachim (Hrsg.): The Protestant Martinskirche in Köllerbach and its historical cemetery . Avec résumé en français (= cultural monuments in the Saarbrücken city association), Saarbrücken 2001
Web links
- Website of the Evangelical Churches in the Köllertal
- Tower recording of the special bells in the Protestant Martinskirche zu Kölln in Köllerbach
- Literature on Martinskirche (Köllerbach) in the Saarland bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church districts of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland On: www.ekir.de, accessed on October 20, 2012
- ↑ parishes ( page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: www.evks-data.de ( Evangelisch im Saarland ), accessed on October 20, 2012
- ↑ a b c d e Martinskirche ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From: www.puettlingen.de, accessed on October 20, 2012
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, partial list of monuments Regional Association Saarbrücken (PDF; 10.2 MB), accessed on October 20, 2012
- ↑ a b c d The Martinskirche as a monument on: www.evks-data.de ( Evangelical Church in Saarland ), accessed on October 20, 2012
- ↑ a b c d Information on Martinskirche at: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on October 20, 2012
- ^ Conrad, Joachim: The ev. Martinskirche in Kölln (Saar). 2006, p. 8
- ^ Conrad, Joachim: The ev. Martinskirche in Kölln (Saar). 2006, p. 10
- ^ Conrad, Joachim: The ev. Martinskirche in Kölln (Saar). 2006, p. 16
Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 9.1 ″ N , 6 ° 53 ′ 45.7 ″ E