St. Agatha (Angelmodde)
The Catholic parish church of St. Agatha is a listed fortified church in Angelmodde , a district of Münster ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
The church is one of the few Romanesque village churches in the Münsterland that still convey an approximately original impression.
The small Romanesque hall with two bays and a low square choir was built at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. The west tower looks compact, the small apse is flat and round. During the restoration from 1953 to 1957, the windows were brought back to their original size. It was renovated again from 1978 to 1979. The plastered dry stone walls are by small arched windows, the tower is by Biforienfenster divided. The western portal with inserted columns is probably from around 1200, it has been renewed. The groin vaults in the nave rest on strong, cross-shaped wall pillars and wide shield and belt arches. The fighters of the pillars are decorated with a checkerboard pattern or Attic profile. The leaded glass windows were made from 1957 to 1958 based on designs by Vincenz Pieper .
Furnishing
- The Madonna from the 18th century was re later adopted .
- The two bells from 1538 were cast by Wolter Westerhues . They come from the broken church of St. Jacobi in Münster .
- Outside on the south wall is the tomb for Princess Amalie von Gallitzin (1748–1806).
organ
The oldest organ in Münster is located on a small gallery . The instrument was built in 1842 by the organ builder Johann Kersting (Münster) with six registers and equipped with a pedal in 1882 . In 1958 the organ was modified by the organ builder Franz Breil (Dorsten). He removed the silent prospectus from 1882 and built a new pedal mechanism. The slider chests -instrument today eight registers on a manual and pedal. The actions are mechanical. The manual can be linked to the pedal.
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literature
- Ursula Quednau (arrangement): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Volume II: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , p. 776.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2010 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: 51 ° 55 ′ 22 " N , 7 ° 42 ′ 2.2" E