St. Aldegundis (Emmerich)

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Parish Church of St. Aldegundis
View of the choir
Statue of St. Aldegundis

The Catholic parish church of St. Aldegundis is a listed church building in Emmerich , a town in the Kleve district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

The first church on this site was built around 700 under the patronage of St. Martin erected. It was connected to a collegiate foundation since 914 . The change of patronage, the church became St. Consecrated to Aldegundis , it took place with the departure of the Martinstift and the establishment of his own church, to which the parish church was incorporated until 1439 .

From 1449 to 1514, an elongated, three-aisled pseudo - basilica made of brick with tuff was built in place of the previous church, which had been destroyed by fire . The church closed with three choir polygons , the three- story tuff tower was built in. Under the direction of Johann von Wintern, a construction plan began in 1449, in which a nave two bays shorter and a western tower in front of it was planned. The choir was consecrated in 1474; At this point, the west end of the facility must have already been in progress. The inclined buttresses between the second and third western yoke are proof of this. The low side choirs were also vaulted with a cross-ribbed yoke and a 5/8 end . From 1483 to 1514, two bays with the built-in tower were added to the nave. The foundations of the tower already carried out in the first planning required the square floor plan of the attached central nave yoke. During this construction phase, delicate star vaults were drawn into the central nave and the main choir consisting of two bays with a 5/8 end . The side aisles were closed with net vaults . The tower was destroyed by fire in 1651 and only rebuilt after 1719. It was renovated in 1854. A comprehensive renovation of the church building was carried out around 1900. During the Second World War , the church was destroyed except for the surrounding walls in 1944. The nave and choir were restored to their old forms by 1955. Construction of the tower began in 1959. The figures on the tower were created in 1967 by Waldemar Kuhn . The tower porch is open to the interior in large supporting arches. The concrete slab of the organ loft was hung between the pillars of the high tower hall. The slightly lowered room below is used as a baptistery . The wall in the southern chancel was up to the sill tiled ornamental. A double portal was built into the west facade . The result was a building of the Klevian type of pseudo-basilica.

Furnishing

inside view
tabernacle
  • A mural was painted by Friedrich Stummel in 1888 . It's on the southeast wall of the polygon. It shows the Dominicans adoring Our Lady . It was created to commemorate the founding of the Rosary Brotherhood .
  • A panel from 1350 hangs on a stele , it shows Christ in the grave and is attributed to Duccio di Buoninsegna .
  • The triptych on the south wall was created around 1900 by H. Lamers based on a template by Rogier van der Weyden . The adoration of the kings , the proclamation and the offering are shown.
  • On consoles on the eastern tower pillars there are figures of St. Catherine and St. Agnes from around 1470 to 1480. Agnes wears the cloud ribbon chain of the Klevian Order of Anthony.
  • The double Madonna from around 1490 is the work of Dries Holthuys . The sculpture stands in a candlestick crown from 1963.
  • In the north aisle there are figures of St. Thomas Aquinas , St. Christophorus and St. John the Evangelist . The figure of Thomas dates from around 1480 and is attributed to the circle of Master Arnt, remains of the frame have been preserved. Christophorus dates from around 1500 and is attributed to the circle of Dries Holthuys. The figure has been recast. Johannes from around 1530 is attributed to H. van Holt.
  • To the right and left of the choir polygon are wooden figures of St. Catherine from around 1510/20 and St. James the Elder from around 1500. Both figures have been recast.
  • In the south aisle there is the unmounted figure of St. Sebastian from around 1480.
  • The silver-gilt tower monstrance was created at the beginning of the 16th century. It is one of the most important works of the Klevian goldsmith's art of the late Gothic.

organ

The organ was built in 1973 by the organ building company Orgelbau Romanus Seifert & Sohn ( Kevelaer ) and expanded in 1997. The slider chests -instrument has 47 registers on three manuals and pedal . The playing and stop actions are electric.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Drone 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th Viol 8th'
5. octave 4 ′
6th Tube bare 4 ′
7th Super octave 2 ′
8th. Mixture IV-VI
9. Zimbel III
10. Cornet v 8th'
11. Trumpet 16 ′
12. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
13. Principal 8th'
14th Quintatön 8th'
15th Salicional 8th'
16. Vox coelestis 8th'
17th Principal 4 ′
18th Transverse flute 4 ′
19th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
20th Forest flute 2 ′
21st third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
22nd Oktavlein 1'
23. Mixture III
24. English horn 16 ′
25th Trumpet harm. 8th' N
26th Hautbois 8th'
27. Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
III Rückpositiv C – g 3
28. Dumped 8th'
29 Venetian flute 4 ′
30th Principal 2 ′
31. Scharff III
32. Sesquialtera II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
33. Vox Humana 8th'
Tremulant
Auxiliaire
34. tuba 8th' N
Pedal C – f 1
35. Principal 16 ′
36. Sub bass 16 ′
37. Quintbass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
38. octave 8th'
39. Flute 8th'
40. Choral bass 4 ′
41. Night horn 2 ′
42. Back set IV
43. Basszink III 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
44. Contrabombarde 32 ′ N
45. trombone 16 ′
46. Trumpet 8th'
47. Schalmey 4 ′
  • Coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
  • annotation
N = subsequent register (1997)

Chime bells and carillon

There is a 3-part bell in the tower. Particularly noteworthy is the large Marienglocke, a work of the famous Dutch foundryman Gerhard van Wou . It was cast in 1498 and, along with the Viktorglocke in Xanten Cathedral, is the largest medieval bell on the Lower Rhine. A second bell (strike tone c sharp 1 ), made by the same foundry from the same year of casting, was destroyed in the Second World War. After the end of the war, the community received a loan bell of unknown origin in addition to the Van Wou bell. In 1952, the Feldmann & Marschel bell foundry in Münster cast the angelus bell. In the 1990s, the desire arose to have a carillon or carillon cast. The first 18 bells were made in 1995 at the Koninklijke Klokkengieterij Petit & Fritsen in Aarle-Rixtel (NL). In 2000, 25 more followed. The carillon thus has 43 bells. It extends over four and a half octaves from f 1 , g 1 and a 1 chromatically to c sharp 5 . Concerts take place every third Saturday of the month.

Surname Big Marienbell Little bell of Mary Angelus bell
Caster Gerhard van Wou Unknown Feldmann & Marschel
Casting year 1498 1505 1952
diameter 1745 mm 1190 mm 982 mm
Weight (approx.) 3,500 kg 930 kg 560 kg
Chime h 0 -8 dis 1 -2 g 1 ± 0

gallery

  • Ornamental tiles

  • Madonna

  • Stained glass window

  • Vault

  • portal

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information about the organ ( Memento from December 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Video of the loud bells (tower shot)
  3. ↑ nrz.de, Das Emmericher Glockenspiel, by Sarah Eul on December 30, 2010, accessed on May 9, 2017

Web links

Commons : St. Aldegundis (Emmerich)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files


Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 48.2 "  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 42.3"  E