St. Anna (Heessen)

The Catholic Chapel of St. Anna , also known as the Annenkapelle, is a listed church building in Heessen , a district of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia .

History and architecture

The octagonal brick building with a curved roof is crowned with a lantern . The coat of arms above the entrance bears the designation 1728. The chapel stands next to the former infirmary . Inside, a domed vault rests over a profile cornice.

Furnishing

• The column reredos with explosive gable is probably from the construction period.
• The altar panel is from the 19th century
• The wooden figures of St. John of Nepomuk and St. Franz Xaver are probably from the first half of the 18th century.
• The bell was cast in the 13th century.

literature

• Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2

Web links

• Description and photo (accessed April 18, 2012)

Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 56.5 ″  N , 7 ° 50 ′ 5.4 ″  E