Norbertus Chapel (Monschau)
The Norbertus Chapel is a church building not far from the Reichenstein Monastery on the other side of the Rur Bridge in the direction of Kalterherberg . A small stream flows next to the chapel and flows into the Rur . The chapel is registered under number 380 in the Monschau list of monuments.
It was built from quarry stone in 1926 in memory of St. Norbertus , the founder of the Premonstratensian Order . The chapel is octagonal with a round arch portal, curved roof and onion dome. From the street, the L 106, two staircases lead directly to the interior. The client was the architect Forthmann from Cologne .
In the middle of the chapel there is a statue of St. Jude Thaddäus, on the left a sgraffito wall painting the picture of St. Hermann Josef von Steinfeld, on the right the depiction of St. Norbert von Xanten . In the interior there are numerous panels of believers who thank St. Jude Thaddäus or St. Norbert for his intercession with God.
Individual evidence
- ↑ from Heimatverein Kalterherberg ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2016 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.
Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 8.3 ″ N , 6 ° 12 ′ 4 ″ E