St. Anna (Fürstenau)
The Catholic parish church of St. Anna is a listed church building in Fürstenau , a district of Höxter in the Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
History and architecture
Originally the parish was a branch of Bödexen . The first parts of the building were built in 1519. The church was completed in 1603, as evidenced by a stone above the former south entrance with the inscription: ANNO 1603 HUIUS SACRAE AEDIS STRUCTURA PERFECTA EST (the construction of this holy house was completed in 1603).
The substance of today's nave probably originates from the previous church. The foundation stone of the nave from 1560 with the inscription: anno dni MCCCCC - LX (In the year of the Lord 1560) is embedded in the tower facade. Consecrated the church in 1608 was amended by Münster Bishop Nicholas Arresdorf .
A cross-shaped extension was made in 1925.
The font from the second quarter of the 13th century has a round cup shape and an Attic base . A lid made of oak wood was added to it in 1938.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments , North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969, page 175
- ↑ Church history
Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 46 ″ N , 9 ° 19 ′ 14 ″ E