St. Agatha (Holtum)
The Catholic Church of St. Agatha is a listed church building in Holtum , a district of Werl in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
The home of the farmer Johann Wilhelm Hawikkenbroick burned down on March 5, 1730. He vowed to donate a chapel if the flames were kept away from the other buildings. So he then had a chapel made of pure wood with bell towers built and endowed it with half an acre of land. In 1758, four masses were read a year, one on Agathentag . At the end of the 19th century the chapel had become dilapidated.
For the construction of a new chapel, members of the community carried out earthworks and foundations themselves, delivered all the materials and loaned the construction money. The nine-meter-high and three-brick-wide masonry building offered space for 350 visitors. It was carried out by the master mason Caspar Stemann, the stone carving work was done by the Killhey sculpture. The foundation stone was laid on April 3, 1898 in the north wall pillar of the choir . The neo-Gothic nave of three rectangular bays closes to the east with a 5/8 choir. The square west tower with a high point is built in front. The staircase is housed in an attached round tower. With the liturgical changes in the 1960s, the high altar and the two side altars were removed and the choir was raised a few steps for the new altar table. A bright new painting with economical, ornamental decoration took place in 1989.
Furnishing
- The main altar was re-erected in 1990. The essay from the 19th century comes from a collection depot in Hardehausen , the cafeteria is a stylistically adapted new product.
- The Way of the Cross , donated by Pastor Cruse in 1903, is by Julius Lammersen.
Views
inside view
Side entrance
Pietà
Figure of St. Agatha above the entrance portal
literature
- Amalie Rohrer / Hans Jürgen Zacher (ed.): Werl history of a Westphalian city Volume 2 , Bonifatius Druck Buch Verlag 1994, ISBN 3-87088-844-X
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 51 ′ 21.6 ″ E