St. Matthias Church (Meiningsen)

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St. Matthias Church

The Protestant St. Matthias Church is a listed church building in Meiningsen , a district of the district town of Soest ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

The core of the building is a pillar basilica consecrated around 1107 . It is one of the oldest churches in the Soest Börde. Around 1500 the upper storey was renewed and covered by tied roofs over the aisles. The 30 meter high tower was built in 1809 by Franz Nick on an old foundation. The previous tower was probably higher; its exact appearance is not known. The choir has been partially renewed, the aisle has been demolished. The aisle was reconstructed as part of the renovation in 1982. The original flat ceiling in the interior was replaced by wooden false vaults around 1500 . On the east wall remains of tendril paintings from the 14th century have been preserved. The choir windows from 1901 come from Ferdinand Müller's glass workshop.

Furnishing

  • The Altarmensa was consecrated in 1178.
  • The altar panel in the former altarpiece is from 1898
  • The lower part of the font is probably the lower part of a late Gothic font.
  • The ambo was made in 1982 from an old, restored tombstone block, which was supplemented with a base and desk made of green sandstone.
  • During the restoration of the pulpit and sound cover from 1981 to 1982, the color version from around 1750 was restored.
  • The two bells are still rung by hand to this day. The big bell was cast by Herman Vogel in 1498 and sounds in f '. The little bell rings in a 'and was cast in 1780.

Views

  • Vine paintings from the 14th century

  • canteen

  • View through the ship

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Matthias (Meiningsen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '23.7 "  N , 8 ° 3' 38.8"  E