Provost church of St. Remigius
 Provost church "St. Remigius " |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| place | Haschbach am Remigiusberg, Germany |
| diocese | Diocese of Speyer |
| Patronage | Remigius of Reims |
| Building history | |
| start of building | 12th Century |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Construction type | Crossing pillars, nave arcades, choir flank tower |
| 49 ° 31 '15.4 " N , 7 ° 26' 16.7" E | |
The Propsteikirche St. Remigius is a church on the Remigiusberg between Haschbach am Remigiusberg , Theisbergstegen and Rammelsbach in the district of Kusel . It is the only remaining building of the former Benedictine provostry of St. Remigius and was built around 1127. From 1556 it served as the burial place of the Counts of Pfalz-Veldenz . Since 1744 it has been the parish church of the Catholic parish "Remigiusberg".
Building description
Of the former monastery church, only the central nave of the nave, the choir, a choir chapel attached to the south and the north tower are preserved today.
The Romanesque foundation building was a flat-roofed pillar basilica with a nave, north and south aisles, transept and square choir. The tower stood between the north cross arm and the choir. The nave was shortened to three bays during the renovation.
Longhouse
In the north and south walls of the nave, the arcades to the formerly existing side aisles, as well as wall remnants and Gothic columns, are still visible from inside and outside. Some date from the 12th century from the original building. The crossing can still be recognized by the four pillars in the side walls. In the interior of the nave there is the rood screen from the 15th century to the west , which was moved here from its original position between the main nave and the choir and is now used as a gallery. The oldest components are from the second half of the 13th century, vaults and buttresses were renewed around 1500. The tracery window and the entrance portal in the west facade, which was rebuilt in 1845, also date from the second half of the 13th century.
organ
The organ was built in 1996 by the organ construction company Mühleisen (Leonberg). The instrument has 12 sounding registers on two manuals and a pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical. From the second manual, individual stops of the first manual can be played.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
Choir and choir
On the east side of the nave is the choir from around 1330. Three pointed arched windows are built into the choir, the connection to the nave is made by a windowless long choir. The choir has a two-bay vaulted ceiling, the crown stones are decorated with a depiction of a bishop (probably Saint Remigius ) and a blessing hand.
To the south is the choir chapel from the 15th century. It is connected to the long choir by a rectangular door in a pointed doorway. The choir chapel today contains the grave slab of Count Friedrich I von Veldenz , who died in 1327. The remains of the coffins and other finds from the crypt are displayed in a showcase.
Crypt
The crypt is located under the choir. It was exposed again during the renovations in 1966/1968 and made accessible through an entrance on the side. Today it contains the remains of the members of the count's family buried there as well as other bones found on the site.
tower
The north tower has also been preserved from the original church building from the 12th century. It can be accessed through a pointed arched door from the long choir. The built-in loopholes show that the tower was also built and used as a defense tower. While key notches can be seen in the upper part of the tower, there are two mouth notches at viewer height, which date from the early modern era. The roof dates from the 19th century.
history
Founded as a monastery church
The provost church of St. Remigius was built around 1127 as the monastery church of the Benedictine provostry of St. Remigius by monks of the monastery of St. Remi in Reims , who were then owners of the Remigiusland . Before that, the Benedictine provost's seat was in Kusel. The founding deed of October 8, 1127, issued by the Archbishop of Mainz Adalbert I, proves that the monastery buildings were already standing at that time. The tower and some arcades and pillars are still preserved from the first church building from the 12th century. In the second half of the 13th century the west facade was built with the central window and the Gothic entrance portal, which are still there today. Around 1330 the present choir replaced an older, Romanesque previous building. In 1327 Count Friedrich I von Veldenz was buried in the nave . His grave slab is now kept in the choir chapel. The Counts of Veldenz had bailiwick rights since the monastery was founded. In 1526 the monastery was closed.
Owned by the Counts of Pfalz-Veldenz
After the dissolution of the monastery in 1526, the church became a branch church of the Lutheran parish Theisbergstegen until 1724. In 1556, Count Palatine Georg Johann I von Pfalz-Veldenz bought Remigiusland from the monastery of St. Remy. In the following years family members of the counts, who had a residence on the neighboring Michelsburg, were buried in the church. The first burial in the crypt under the choir took place in 1579. Later, in addition to various children, Anna Maria (* June 9, 1545; † March 3, 1610), the wife of Georg Johann I von Pfalz-Veldenz and daughter of the Swedish King Gustav I Wasa , and her son, Georg-Gustav , Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria (* February 5, 1564 - April 3, 1634), buried.
Transition to the Electoral Palatinate
After the Palatinate-Veldenz family died out in 1694, the church and the surrounding area fell back to the Electoral Palatinate politically in 1724 and finally in 1733 as a result of the Mannheim Treaty , which made the church catholic again in 1724. From 1744 onwards a regular Catholic parish could be set up in it again thanks to a financial foundation made by General Anton Otto von Closs from the Electoral Palatinate .
Destruction by French revolutionary troops
After French troops marched into the Palatinate in 1794 (the area belonged to the Département de la Sarre ), parts of the church were destroyed, including the side aisles, demolished. Only the declaration of the French national property prevented the complete demolition. The reasons for the destruction were, on the one hand, the graves of the count's family there, and on the other hand, the fact that the church was still called the “court chapel”.
At that time, the tomb and the coffins were also broken into in search of usable grave goods. The bones were scattered in the tomb.
Restorations to this day
After the destruction by French troops, the remaining building remains were secured. The arches of the nave, which were open due to the demolition of the aisles, were walled up. The choir chapel was temporarily used as a sacristy and as a classroom. In 1842/42 a rectory was added to the choir chapel. In 1845 the west gable was renewed.
During further renovations in the 19th century, the crypt was filled with rubble. It was exposed again in the 1960s, the ceiling was secured and a new, side entrance was created. The remains of bones and clothing found in the crypt and on the premises were reburied in three coffins. Since 1960, the church has been extensively restored inside and out. The historical building fabric was exposed and some modifications were taken back.
Today the church is used again as the parish church of the Catholic parish Remigiusberg. The former rectory is used as a restaurant.
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments. Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland, edited by Hans Caspary, Wolfgang Götz and Ekkart Klinge, Deutscher Kunstverlag 1972, p. 290f
- ↑ Dehio (1972) p. 291.
- ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2011 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. (PDF; 621 kB)
- ↑ Handbook of Historic Places in Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Kröner Stuttgart 1988, pp. 304f
- ↑ On the transition to the Electoral Palatinate ( Memento from August 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ To the new establishment of a cath. Parish ( Memento of August 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
literature
- Christian Schüler-Beigang (arrangement): Kreis Kusel (= cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 16 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 1999, ISBN 3-88462-163-7 .
