St. Agatha (Glimbach)

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St. Agatha

Linnich-Glimbach monument no.  31, Bergische Strasse 4 (6558) .jpg

Denomination : Roman Catholic
Patronage : Agatha of Catania
Rank: Parish church
Parish : St. Agatha Glimbach

Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 44.7 "  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 36.2"  E

The St. Agatha Church is the Roman Catholic parish church in the Glimbach district of the city of Linnich in the Düren district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

history

The Glimbach church was built around 1770 as a baroque hall church with a choir closed on three sides . But there was already a church in Glimbach before that. The oldest parts of the bell tower with a Romanesque portal are still preserved. The church was very badly damaged during World War II . The entire equipment was lost. In 1953 the church was rebuilt.

Furnishing

The church has simple, modern furnishings. The windows date from 1954 and were designed by Maria Katzgrau .

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.limburg-bernd.de/Dueren/DenkLin/Nr.%2031.htm (accessed on September 24, 2014)
  2. http://www.glasmalerei-ev.de/pages/b2148/b2148.shtml (accessed on September 24, 2014)