St. Agatha (Epe)
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The St. Agatha Church is, next to the St. George Church, one of two Catholic churches in Epe and belongs to the diocese of Münster . The current building is a neo-Gothic hall church made of light sandstone; the steeple with its tall, dark top, which is decorated with four smaller turrets at the corners, is one of Epe's landmarks. The choir, the roof of which protrudes over the main nave, was redesigned in 1998.
history
At the site of today's church was a parish church, first mentioned in 1188, which underwent Gothic renovations in the 15th century and Baroque renovations in the 1740s. The church was badly affected by a major fire in Epe in October 1882, so it was decided to build a new one. In 1884 the construction of the new church began according to plans by the architect Wilhelm Rincklake . The new building was almost completed on July 12, 1886 when the church tower, which had been improperly built, collapsed. As a result, the construction work on the church dragged on until the shell could be consecrated in 1892. Repairs were carried out in 1934 and in the 1950s, with the paintings inside the church being removed. In the 1950s, St. Agatha also received a branch church (St. Georg) in the Rübezahlsiedlung.
Furnishing
Part of the old church furnishings are still preserved.
The oldest inventory item is a Romanesque baptismal font of the Bentheim type from the 12th century. It stands in front of the central aisle of the entrance area and is made of light sandstone. The wall has an arcade frieze between dew bars , the round arches of which rest on slender columns. The eight-sided cover made of wood and iron with an artistic tip bears the Latin Bible verse from Ez 36.25 Ein as a transcription .
In the church there is an approximately 4 meter high stone torture column from the second half of the 15th century. It was installed in the church in 1978 to protect it from further weathering effects after the weathered parts had been stored for a few years. A re-creation by the hand of the sculptor Joseph Krautwald shows the handkerchief of Veronica and a rooster on top of the column.
A baroque stone pietà was created at the beginning of the 18th century. Three large wooden figures of saints represent Peter, Paul and Antonius.
For the polygonal wooden pulpit from the Neo-Gothic period, four carved half-figures of the evangelists from the first half of the 18th century were taken and placed in the fields in front of ogival niches. The sound cover has quatrefoils on the side and fine carving with pinnacles as well as a high point set with crabs over six eyelashes .
The neo-Gothic high altar shows six figures in front of pointed arches at the front of the cafeteria. The tabernacle is flanked by another six figures, which are placed under eyelashes with pinnacles.
organ
The organ was built in 1980 by the organ building company Seifert (Kevelaer). The slider chests -instrument has 46 registers on three manual stations and pedal . The game contracture is mechanically, the key action is electric.
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- Coupling : I / II, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
Bells
In the tower of the St. Agatha Church there are two bells with a total of 10 bell bells, all of which were cast by the bell foundry Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock ( Gescher ). Until 2010 there were 6 bells from 1948 and 1951 in the tower; its inscriptions are based on those of the bells from 1919.
In 2013 the bells of the neighboring (profane) Antonius Church were recorded in the tower of St. Agatha. The bells date from 1968 and 1995 and their sound has already been matched to the bells of the Agatha Church; there is a duplication of two striking notes. In 2013 the bell cage including yokes and bobbins was renewed; since then the bells have been rung with a linear drive and can be controlled by radio (mobile phone). The clappers are forged longer so that the ringing takes longer.
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No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg, approx.) |
Chime |
comment |
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| 1 | Agnus Dei | 1948 | 1690 | 3100 | h 0 | |
| 2 | Agatha | 1948 | 1390 | 1737 | d 1 | |
| 3 | Heart of jesus | 1948 | 1230 | 1222 | e 1 | |
| 4th | Peace bell | 1995 | 1240 | 1189 | e 1 | originally St. Antonius Church |
| 5 | Maria | 1948 | 1080 | 781 | f sharp 1 | |
| 6th | Viktor | 1995 | 1030 | 693 | g 1 | originally St. Antonius Church |
| 7th | Guardian Angel | 1948 | 900 | 443 | a 1 | |
| 8th | Maria | 1968 | 880 | 417 | a 1 | originally St. Antonius Church |
| 9 | Joseph | 1951 | 810 | 350 | h 1 | |
| 10 | Antony | 1968 | 760 | 279 | c 2 | originally St. Antonius Church |
statistics
The parish of St. Agatha in Epe has a catchment area of around 11,000 Catholic parishioners. An average of 85 baptisms, 35 weddings / silver / gold weddings and 100 funerals take place here every year.
Web links
Footnotes
- ^ Heinz Heineberg , Klaus Temlitz (ed.): Der Kreis Borken (= cities and municipalities in Westphalia . Volume 9 ). 1st edition. Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-402-06272-0 , p. 176 .
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten of August 28, 2008: Martersäule is to move , accessed on November 29, 2019.
- ↑ a b Wilfried Hansmann, Dorothea Kluge (ed.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia. Volume 2: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1986, p. 155.
- ↑ Information on the organ
- ↑ Information about the bells
- ↑ Video recording of the ringing with further information about the bells
- ↑ St. Agatha - History and Dates , accessed October 31, 2019.
Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′ 48.7 " N , 7 ° 2 ′ 21.5" E