St. Boniface (Heidelberg)

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St. Boniface

St. Bonifatius is a Catholic church in the western part of Heidelberg . It was built from 1899 to 1903 according to plans by Ludwig Maier as a stylish neo-Romanesque basilica with a transept and a representative double tower front.

history

In Heidelberg, a center of the Reformation , the Jesuit Church was the only Catholic place of worship until the 19th century . At the end of the 19th century, a new residential area was developed west of the old town. This western city of today was planned carefully, and from the beginning a Protestant and a Catholic church were planned, each with a prominent square in front of the church.

St. Boniface was born on October 19, 1903 consecrated . It was not until 1909 that the curate was elevated to a parish . The first pastor was August Dietrich, who led the community until 1950.

By 1925 the parish had grown to over 8,000 members, so that in 1934 the new parish of St. Albert ( Bergheim ) was separated. In 1962, St. Michael ( Südstadt ) followed as an independent community. Since 2005 the three parishes have again formed a pastoral care unit under joint management, and since 2015 one parish again. Priest of the Oratory of St. Philipp Neri lead the pastoral care - hence the name of the Philipp Neri community .

In 1976 an interior renovation of the Bonifatiuskirche was carried out, from 2005 to 2009 an exterior renovation followed. The contrast between light limestone and red sandstone was particularly emphasized, which nicely divides the building outside and inside.

description

The three-aisled basilica is based on models of the Rhenish Romanesque , for example St. Kastor in Koblenz. The exterior is structured by alternating between red sandstone blocks and light limestone masonry. The nave is divided into four bays outside and inside. Inside, a richly decorated and painted coffered ceiling based on the model of St. Michael's Church in Hildesheim determines the spatial impression of the main nave, the crossing octagon , the choir and transept. Aisles and apse are vaulted.

  • Church from the northwest in the evening light
  • Boniface figure
    on the left tower
  • Figure of Pope Gregory II
    on the right tower
  • Roof view
  • Tower cross
  • inside view
  • altar
  • organ

organ

The organ of St. Bonifatius was built in 1964 by the organ building company Mönch Überlingen and overhauled by the building company in 1991–92. The instrument has 52 registers (3536 pipes ).

I Rückpositiv C–
1. Bordunal flute 8th'
2. Salicet 8th'
3. Principal 4 ′
4th recorder 4 ′
5. Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Duplicate 2 ′
7th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
8th. Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Cromorne 8th'
11. Krummhornshelf 8th'
Tremulant
II main work C–
12. Bourdon 16 ′
13. Principal 8th'
14th Bourdon 8th'
15th Gemshorn 8th'
16. Octave 4 ′
17th Capstan flute 4 ′
18th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Super octave 2 ′
20th Mixture IV 2 ′
21st Cymbel III 1 ⁄ 2 ′
22nd Trumpet 8th'
III Bombardment Plant C–
23. Quintaton 16 ′
24. Flûte harm. 8th'
25th Bourdon 8th'
26th Viol 8th'
27. Voix celeste 8th'
28. Flûte octav. 4 ′
29 Cornettino III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
30th Trumpet 16 ′
31. Trumpet harm. 8th'
32. Clairon harm. 4 ′
Tremulant
IV breastwork C–
33. Wooden dacked 8th'
34. Viole 8th'
35. Praestant 4 ′
36. Reed flute 4 ′
37. Sesquialter II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
38. Forest flute 2 ′
39. Flageolet 1'
40. Scharff IV 1'
41. Hautbois 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – d 1
42. Principal 16 ′
43. Sub-bass 16 ′
44. Fifth bass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
45. Octave bass 8th'
46. Gedacktpommer 8th'
47. Chorale flute 4 ′
48. Sesquialter III 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′
49. Backset VI 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
50. Bombard 16 ′
51. Trumpet bass 8th'
52. Clarine 4 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Gercke: Catholic parish church St. Bonifatius Heidelberg . Regensburg 2006, p. 5
  2. ↑ To the Mönch organ

literature

  • Sabine Bruss: The work of the architect Ludwig Maier (1848–1915) . Kiel 1999. ISBN 3-933598-04-4 . Pp. 70-87
  • Hans Gercke: Catholic parish church St. Bonifatius Heidelberg . Regensburg 2006. ISBN 978-3-7954-4888-2 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 49 ° 24 ′ 14.2 "  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 15"  E