St. Lambertus Church (Grönebach)
The St. Lambertus Church in Grönebach in the Hochsauerland district is a Catholic parish church whose history goes back to the 13th century. In its current form, it was built in 1878 after a new building.
History and Development
Parish
The church was first mentioned in a document around 1250. Grönebach is named fifth in a directory of the then eight communities of the dean's office in Medebach , the Liber Valoris from the beginning of the 14th century.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the right of presentation was granted to the Lords of Büren . This right was disputed with the community of Grönebach since 1744. The collation was temporarily with the Archdeacon of Soest. In 1612 the noble von Gaugreben family had this right. The dean of the dean's office in Medebach, the Glindfeld prior, carried out the pastor's investiture .
For a long time the parish included the branches of Niedersfeld (until 1893), Silbach (until 1772), and Elkeringhausen (until 1960). Hildfeld is still a branch community.
For centuries the parish was very poor. At the beginning of the 15th century it was not occupied. In the 16th century she still had little income. Therefore, in 1614, the ultimately unrealized idea arose to dissolve the parish and assign the subsidiary communities to the parish of Winterberg (at least Grönebach, Silbach and Hildfeld) and Brunskappel (Niedersfeld).
The pastor of the parish, which is now part of the Winterberg-Nord parish association, was Wilhelm Kuhne until 2019 .
Church building
During a church visit in 1744, the church was described as very old and dilapidated. The choir supported at this time was to be rebuilt after the next visitation in 1801. In 1878 the existing church was built onto the old tower.
The church tower connects directly to the west of the nave. It dates back to the 13th century. It is almost square and has a west wall about three meters thick. Today (2008) the parish church consists of a main hall, which rests on four columns, and two aisles. The church roof is covered with slate. The plans for the church came from the Paderborn diocesan master builder Arnold Güldenpfennig . Half of the funds required were covered by a collection in what was then the province of Westphalia . In 1894 the new church was inaugurated by the Paderborn auxiliary bishop Augustin Gockel.
Church interior
Altars
The saint of the church is Saint Lambertus . The parish fair is on September 17th. The altar was made of sandstone, but was removed after 1945 and replaced with a new one. The choir is made of the same sandstone as the previous altar.
Bells
The oldest bell dates from 1650 and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Lambertus, the church patron. In 1942 it had to be given for war purposes, but it could be returned from the bell cemetery near Hamburg in 1947 . The second oldest bell was cast in 1712 and consecrated to Saint Lambertus a year later. In 1972 two more bells were added, one of which is dedicated to St. Mary and the other to St. Anthony, the local patron.
Others
At the entrance to the choir there are statues of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. In the middle of the choir hangs a figure of the Virgin Mary made of oak, about 1.60 meters high. It was created by the Attendorn sculptor Peter Sasse in the 18th century and was already housed in the old church. A figure of Saint Liborius is attached to the right pillar . In the left aisle is the painting of Saint Mary as Our Lady of Sorrows (around 1700). The font dates from the 17th century and is located at the entrance to the choir.
Closer environment
In 1735 the cemetery, desecrated by bloodshed, was consecrated again. It is still in the immediate vicinity of the church building. It rises on a slope southwest of the tower. In 2002 a new cemetery chapel was consecrated there.
Literature and Sources
- Albert Hömberg: Ecclesiastical and secular state organization , Münster 1938.
- Wilhelm Rave (Hrsg.): Architectural and art monuments of Westphalia. Volume 45: District of Brilon , edited by Paul Michels, Münster 1952, pp. 237-239.
- Jakob Torsy: The ordinations of the Cologne Auxiliary Bishops 1661–1840 according to the Auxiliary Bishop's Protocols , Düsseldorf 1969, p. 219.
- Parish Council St. Lambertus, Grönebach (Ed.): St. Lambertus Grönebach , Grönebach 1994, 7th expanded edition 2007.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 48.2 " N , 8 ° 33 ′ 30.8" E