St. Blasius (Düsseldorf-Hamm)

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St. Blaise Church from the southeast
St. Blaise Church from the north

The Catholic Church of St. Blasius in the Düsseldorf district of Hamm was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Rhenish architect Josef Kleesattel on the foundations of a church from the 19th century.

architecture

St. Blasius is built in the neo-Romanesque style . The architect was Josef Kleesattel .

It is a three-aisled basilica in the late Romanesque style.

history

The first church in Hamm was a Romanesque church that was built around 1200. In 1829 Adolph von Vagedes designed a new parish church, which was built from 1824 to 1825 under the direction of Anton Walger . It was a three-aisled classical church.

Congregation of the St. Blasius Parish Church in Düsseldorf-Hamm on October 22nd by Cardinal Archbishop Dr. Fisherman.

This church became too small at the beginning of the 20th century. From 1909 to 1911, today's church was finally built on the old foundations by Josef Kleesattel and consecrated on September 3, 1911. The side aisles were painted under the direction of Wilhelm Döringer . The consecration by Cardinal Archbishop Fischer took place on October 22, 1911 , in the presence of Lord Mayor Oehler , the architect Kleesattel, Count von Spee and others.

The church was badly damaged during World War II. Under the direction of the architects A. and W. Dickmann, it was restored to such an extent that the first services could take place in 1947.

The tower was restored later. The architect Dölken initiated a thorough restoration in 1974, which was completed in 1981.

organ

The organ was built in 1955 by the organ builder Romanus Seifert & Sohn . The Kegelladen instrument has 34 stops on three manuals and a pedal . The keyboards and stops are electric.

I positive C-g 3
1. Lovely Gedackt 8th'
2. Quintatön 8th'
3. recorder 4 ′
4th Principal 2 ′
5. Nasard 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Sharp III-IV 1'
7th Krummhorn 8th'
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
8th. Gedacktpommer 16 ′
9. Principal 8th'
10. Gemshorn 8th'
11. octave 4 ′
12. Reed flute 4 ′
13. Forest flute 2
14th Sesquialter II
15th Mixture V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
16. Trumpet 8th'
III Swell C – g 3
17th Wooden flute 8th'
18th Viol flute 8th'
19th Principal 4 ′
20th Coupling flute 4 ′
21st Schwiegel 2 ′
22nd Octavlein 1'
23. Fifth cymbal 2 ⁄ 3 ′
24. Dulcian 16 ′
25th shawm 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
26th Principal bass 16 ′
27. Sub bass 16 ′
28. Octave bass 8th'
29 Dacked bass 8th'
30th Choral bass 4 ′
31. Rear set III-IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
32. Quintad 2 ′
33. trombone 16 ′
34. Trumpet 8th'
  • Coupling : I / II (also as sub-octave coupling), III / II, III / I, I / P, II / P, III / P (also as super-octave coupling)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The new St. Blasius Church in Hamm near Düsseldorf , in Rhine and Düssel (No. 36) from September 2, 1911
  2. ↑ More information about the organ

Web links

Commons : St. Blasius  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 29.9 "  N , 6 ° 44 ′ 23.4"  E