St. Benediktus (Düsseldorf)

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St. Benedict Church
"Maria and Johannes under the cross," 1873, Düsseldorf-Heerdt, St. Benediktus

The neo-Gothic Roman Catholic Church and former parish church of St. Benediktus in Düsseldorf-Heerdt is the only Benedictine patronage in the Archdiocese of Cologne . It refers to St. Benedict of Nursia , the saint of the Neuss Benedictine nuns , to whom Hof ​​Heerdt belonged in the Middle Ages. On January 1, 2015, the parish of the same name merged with the other three Düsseldorf parishes on the left bank of the Rhine to form the new parish of St. Antonius and Benediktus .

history

Heerdt is the oldest of the districts on the left bank of the Rhine in Düsseldorf. The Heerdter Hof, which was in possession of the Neuss Quirinus pen, has been documented since 1100 . Around 1200 a church in the Romanesque style was built, the patronage of which also belonged to St. Quirinus. This church had to be demolished in 1843 because it was in disrepair.

Today's Benedict Church was built between 1844 and 1847. The plans came from the Krefeld city ​​architect Heinrich Johann Freyse . The colored windows were installed at the end of the 19th century. After being damaged in World War II, they were replaced in the 1950s. The present organ dates from 1983.

architecture

St. Benediktus was one of the first churches on the Lower Rhine to be built in the neo-Gothic style. The church has a three-aisled hall based on the late Gothic church style of the 15th century. The Gothic vaults are bricked.

The high altar also follows the neo-Gothic style. The altarpiece is by Heinrich Lauenstein and shows Maria and Johannes under the cross. Parts of a pulpit from 1600 in the Renaissance style were built in.

In November 2006 a new clock with gold hands on a white, square background was installed on all four sides of the church tower.

organ

The organ was built in 1983 by the organ building company Freiburger Orgelbau Späth. The abrasive loading -instrument has 31 registers (including two preliminary moves and three transmissions) on two manuals and pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Bourdon 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th Viol 8th'
5. octave 4 ′
6th Pointed flute 4 ′
7th octave 4 ′
8th. Fifth (from No. 9) 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Mixture IV-V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Cornet V 8th'
11. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
12. Bourdon 8th'
13. Salicional 8th'
14th Beat 8th'
15th Covered flute 4 ′
16. Principal 4 ′
17th Nazard (from No. 18) 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
18th Sesquialtera II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Flageolet 2 ′
20th Plein jeu V 2 ′
21st Dulcian 16 ′
22nd oboe 8th'
23. Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedals C – g 1
24. Principal bass 16 ′
25th Octave bass 8th'
26th Bass flute 4 ′
27. Backset V 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
28. trombone 16 ′
29 Bourdon (= No. 1) 16 ′
30th Viol (= No. 4) 8th'
31. Trumpet (= No. 8) 8th'

literature

  • Karl Maercker: The ecclesiastical development of the parish of St. Benedictus and the dean's office in Düsseldorf-Heerdt . In: Bürgererverein Heerdt (ed.): Heerdt in the course of time , vol. 2. Düsseldorf 1980, pp. 53–69.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Clemen (ed.): The art monuments of the Neuss district. Düsseldorf 1895, p. 42.
  2. ↑ Norbert Schloßmacher : The earlier Heerdter organs . In: Aloys Hüren (Red.): Heerdt im Wandel der Zeit , Vol. 4, published by the Heerdt Citizens' Association. Düsseldorf 1990, pp. 91-94, here p. 93.
  3. ^ Rolf Nagel: St. Quirin at the Heerdter pulpit . In: Aloys Hüren (Red.): Heerdt im Wandel der Zeit , Vol. 4, published by the Heerdt Citizens' Association. Düsseldorf 1990, p. 90.
  4. ↑ Hartwig Späth: The new main organs from 1983 . In: Aloys Hüren (Red.): Heerdt im Wandel der Zeit , Vol. 4, published by the Heerdt Citizens' Association. Düsseldorf 1990, pp. 94-97, here p. 96.
  5. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.freiburgerorgelbau.de

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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 54.6 ″  N , 6 ° 43 ′ 18.5 ″  E