St. Bartholomew (Bernbach)
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| place | Bernbach , Germany |
| diocese | Diocese of Fulda |
| Patronage | St. Bartholomew |
| Building history | |
| architect | August Greifzu |
| construction time | 1907-1908 |
| Building description | |
| inauguration | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Neo-Romanesque |
| Construction type | Hall church |
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| 50 ° 9 '11.8 " N , 9 ° 8' 47" E | |
The parish church of St. Bartholomäus is the Catholic parish church of Bernbach , a district of the municipality of Freigericht in the Main-Kinzig district ( Hesse ). The listed hall church from 1908 in the neo-Romanesque style dominates the townscape.
history
A chapel in Bernbach was built in 1718 and consecrated ten years later . In 1874 the chapel was enlarged, for which a baroque organ was purchased in 1876.
The current church was built in the years 1907–1908 according to the plans of the Mainz architect August Greifzu after the previous chapel had become too small and could not be extended. Greifzu originally planned a three-aisled hall church with a transept in the neo-Romanesque style . Due to the size of the community, however, this was designed as a single-nave hall church . The original plan was realized in 1908–1909 with the church of St. Christophorus in Niederselters .
Until 1923, the Bernbach parish was a branch of the parish of St. Anna in Somborn (formerly St. Peter and Paul). In 1923 the congregation was elevated to a curate with its own priest. In 1978 finally the elevation to the parish takes place. Since 1999 Bernbach and Altenmittlau / St. Markus connected to the parish office.
architecture
The orientation of the neo-Romanesque church was not, as usual, to the east, but due to the location of the property to the south. The hall building has a short transept with a chapel on the eastern transverse arm and an apse with a conical roof , blind arcades and a 7/14 end in the south. The church is about 21 m long and about 12 m wide. The vault inside is approx. 12 m high, the bell tower in the northwest with an octagonal helmet is 36 m high.
The facade of the ship and tower is structured by several axes made of red sandstone, which are interrupted by plastered surfaces with blind arcades. In terms of color and design, Greifzu leaned heavily on the Limburg Cathedral .
Furnishing
Little is left of the church's original furnishings. The neo-Romanesque high altar, which was integrated into the apse, and the communion bench were removed between 1973 and 1976 and replaced with a new altar and ambo. The pews were also renewed. The interior of the church was given a bright overall appearance during the renovation in 1994–1996. The accompanying stripes and the different colors of the sandstone structure underline the architectural arches and bands. The color scheme is based on the original painting in the neo-Romanesque style and emphasizes the sanctuary as a spiritual center. Helmut Lutz designed the altar, ambo, sacrament stele and sideboard from pre-rusted iron and oak and adapted the other equipment such as the baptismal font and gospel desk.
In the side chapel (until 1976 sacristy) there has been a crucifixion group since 1995, which was put together from existing figures and the color was adjusted.
window
The stained glass windows are from the construction phase of the church. They have been made by the Linnich Art Institute for glass painting and art glazing. The two choir windows show the church patron Bartholomäus and the diocese patron Bonifatius. The rosettes show Anna with Maria (left), Joseph with the baby Jesus (right) and Cäcilia, the patroness of church music (above the organ).
The lower windows show the Stations of the Cross. Due to a change in the number of windows after renovations, this probably unique window cross path through the Peters glass painting contains two other Easter motifs in addition to the well-known 14 stations - resurrection and the encounter with the Emmaus disciples.
organ
After the church was built, the organ from 1876 was installed from the old chapel and used until 1928. In 1933 the church received a new organ from the Späth company . The instrument (opus 447) had eleven stops on two manuals and a pedal . In 1942 and 1964 the organ was expanded by the Späth organ building company.
In the course of the church renovation in 1975, the organ was fundamentally overhauled by Karl Böhmer & Sohn from Rodenbach. In 1984 it was overhauled by organ builder Schmidt from Altenhaßlau.
In 1996 Dieter Noeske completely revised the organ and re-voiced it in the neo-baroque style. It has 1283 pipes in 21 registers with an electro-pneumatic action . The disposition is as follows:
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Pairing :
- Normal coupling: II / I, I / P, II / P
- Super octave coupling: II / I
- Playing aids : free combination, organum plenum, tongue holder
Bells
On March 25, 1908, three bells for the new church were consecrated. They came from the Schilling foundry in Apolda and sounded in the notes f 1 - a 1 - c 2 . After the two larger bells were dismantled in 1917 for armament purposes, two new bells of the same tones were cast by the Otto bell foundry from Hemelingen / Bremen in 1923 and the existing bell was recast. Here the material of the dismantled but not yet melted down bells was used. The financing came among other things through donations from Bernbacher America emigrants. In 1941, these two new bells were again dismantled for armament purposes. On May 23, 1948, three new bells were inaugurated, which since then have formed a four-part ring with the old bell.
| No. | Surname | Casting year | Foundry, casting location | Diameter (mm) | Weight (kg) | Nominal |
| 1 | St. Bartholomew | 1948 | Otto, Bremen-Hemelingen | 103 | 700 | g 1 |
| 2 | Guardian Angel | 1948 | Otto, Bremen-Hemelingen | 86 | 400 | b 1 |
| 3 | Ave Maria | 1923 | Otto, Bremen-Hemelingen | 75 | 225 | c 2 |
| 4th | Poor souls | 1948 | Otto, Bremen-Hemelingen | 69 | 200 | d 2 |
The guardian angel and the Bartholomew bell take over the chime. A differentiated ringing order differentiates between the degree of celebration and the church season.
literature
- Waltraud Friedrich (Red.): Main-Kinzig-Kreis II (old district Gelnhausen). Vol. 1. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 3-8062-2469-2 , pp. 399-400.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Waltraud Friedrich (Red.): Main-Kinzig-Kreis II (old district Gelnhausen). Vol. 1. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 3-8062-2469-2 , p. 399 f.
- ↑ opencaching.de: Chronicle of the Catholic Church Community of St. Bartholomäus in Bernbach , accessed on January 11, 2018.
- ^ Diocese of Limburg, Parish Bad Camberg: St. Christophorus, Niederselters ( Memento from January 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Catholic parish of St. Markus Altenmittlau , accessed on January 11, 2018.
- ↑ a b hr-online.de: Freigericht-Bernbach St. Bartholomäus ( memento from January 11, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 11, 2018.
- ↑ kirchbau.de , accessed on July 17, 2019
- ↑ Description on the parish homepage , accessed on July 17, 2019
- ^ Opus list Gebr. Späth Ennetach , accessed on January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Wenzel Hübner: 21,000 organs from all over the world. 1945–1985 (= sources and studies on music history from antiquity to the present day . Volume 7 ). P. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-8204-9454-5 , p. 112 .
- ↑ Gelnhäuser Neue Zeitung of November 12, 2012: On the flying visit to the organs , accessed on January 11, 2018 (PDF).
- ^ Gerhard Reinhold: Otto Glocken - family and company history of the bell foundry dynasty Otto . Self-published, Essen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063109-2 , p. 588, here in particular pp. 522, 543 .
- ↑ Gerhard Reinhold: Church bells - Christian world cultural heritage, illustrated using the example of the bell founder Otto, Hemelingen / Bremen . Nijmegen / NL 2019, p. 556, here in particular 485, 501 , urn : nbn: nl: ui: 22-2066 / 204770 (dissertation at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen).
