St. Bartholomew (Meggen)
The Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew is a listed church building on Albrecht-Dürer-Strasse in Meggen , a district of Lennestadt , in the Olpe district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
The basilica with a three-aisled transept and a one -and-a- half bay choir in the 5/8 end was built from 1895 to 1896 under the direction of the architect Gerhard Franz Langenberg . After his death, his son-in-law, Johann Adam Rüppel , continued the planning. He changed and refined the construction plans. The contractor was Anton Sunder-Plassmann from Förde (today: Grevenbrück ). The tower faces west. The walls were bricked with Grauwackebruch stone, they are richly structured by color-contrasting stone . The late Romantic Rhenish churches served as a model, enlivened by different window shapes and adorned with blind arcades and arched friezes. In the interior, ribbed vaults rest over bundle pillars ; A radial vault was drawn into the choir . The organ stands on a three-sided, brick, projecting gallery . It was installed in 1904 by the Stockmann organ building company .
Furnishing
- The altars and the furnishings come from A. Bücker's workshop in Rheda. The following were involved in the completion: the sculptor Chr. Siebe and the historical church painter Anton Waller. The carved high altar was painted by the church painter Lückenkötter.
- The 14 Stations of the Cross and the painting in the left side altar are works by Anton Waller from 1898
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus figure from 1940 and the Bartholomäus figure from 1930 were created by the sculptor Hans Hirsch
- The five former pulpit figures of Christ as a teacher with the four evangelists on symbol bases were made by A. Bücker in 1904.
Renovations and new acquisitions
From 1980 to 1982 the church was extensively renovated for 1,800,000 DM. A celebration altar with relics of Saints Gerhard Majella , Bartholomäus and Maria Goretti , four candlesticks, 12 candlesticks and an eternal light were purchased for the altar island . The baptismal font with a bronze lid shows the exodus from Egypt and the passage through the Red Sea into the promised land and the Easter candlestick is decorated with the representation of Moses kneeling in front of the burning bush . Additionally, a new ambo and wooden chairs and tables were for priests and acolytes added.
The church tower was re-covered from 1994 to 1995.
Bells
The original bells were cast in 1896 by Andrea Hamm, Frankenthal: E - G - A - H. They were picked up on June 19, 1942, smashed and melted down. The new bells were cast from steel by the Bochumer Verein and rang for the first time on February 15, 1948: c ′ - b ′ - g ′ - f ′.
literature
- Dehio, Georg , 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 , page 561
Web links
- History and photos (accessed May 5, 2012)
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 '22.8 " N , 8 ° 4' 2.8" E