St. Cäcilia (Wenholthausen)

Exterior view of St. Cecilia

St. Cäcilia choir and chancel

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Cäcilia is a church building in Wenholthausen , a district of Eslohe in the Hochsauerlandkreis ( North Rhine-Westphalia ), which characterizes the town. The parish belongs to the pastoral association Esloher Land. in the dean's office Hochsauerland Mitte, in the Archdiocese of Paderborn .

History and architecture

Before the stone church of the 13th century there was already a wooden church, possibly built in the time of Charlemagne . In a document from 1288, the priest Godefriedus was mentioned as a pastor in Wenholthausen, Godefriedus appeared as a witness in a property deal.

The Romanesque hall church was built in the 13th century. In a petition to the elector in Cologne in 1669, the church tower was described as dilapidated, but it was probably not repaired. Even in 1815, the tower was still ailing, the Hessian state government asked the parish to take remedial action. The two bells were dismantled and hung in a nearby apple tree. The tower was destroyed by lightning in 1817 and demolished in 1819. In 1824 a half-timbered building for the organ and the bells was built, which was expanded to the east and west in 1885 and the tower that is still standing today was added. Josef Buchkremer was commissioned to plan expansion in 1927. The damaged vaults and a pillar were completely renewed in 1950. The Romanesque enclosing walls should be preserved in the original plans, in 1969 it was decided to demolish and completely rebuild, the tower should be preserved, it stands behind the altar in the spatial axis and is currently used as a sacrament chapel; it is bordered on both sides by window strips. The tower acts like a separate component.

The new church interior was built from 1970 to 1971 according to plans by the architect Josef Reuter jun. built. The outer walls consist of three outwardly protruding cones . The middle conches are a little deeper, they accommodate the confessionals. The masonry of the conches is not structured. Floor-to-ceiling glazed surfaces were installed between the cones that extend to the eaves . The walls, which are built up to form gables, result in small mid-roofs, which open into the gable roof of the large room. The building is faced with ashlar, the roof surfaces are slated. Its design adapts to the tower. The figural portal stones of the portals are the work of the sculptor Hubert Janning. In the interior, the wooden cladding of the folded ceiling follows the outer shape of the roof. At the back of the room is a gallery on which the organ stands. A bed corner was set up between the two vestibules under the gallery. The masonry of the altar area is plastered white. The altar area and the rest of the room are separated by a high round arch. The sanctuary is raised by two steps. The chairs are arranged in four blocks next to each other. The colored glazed window panels were made according to designs by the glass artist Heilmann-Besch.

Furnishing

• The bell from 1449 was cast by an Albertus from Eversberg , the Marienglocke was cast in 1670 and had to be given away for purposes important to the war effort during the First World War . A new bell was purchased in 1925.
• The tall tabernacle shrine has the shape of a free geometric composition, it was created by Hubert Janning.
• The other liturgical furnishings are kept simple.

Parish description

The Wenholthausen parish description has been handed down for the community . It was written by a pastor Dornseiffer from Eslohe. In the first section the names and order of the pastors in Wenholthausen since the 15th century are recorded, in the second section the teachers and sextons are mentioned, followed by the naming and a brief outline of the history of the girls' school in Wenholthausen. The third section lists soldiers who fell in the war since the 17th century. Other church news is dealt with in section four. The fifth section mentions all sorts of things from the history of the village.

literature

• Heinrich Otten: Church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7

Web links

• history
• Parish description (PDF; 164 kB)
• History of the rectory that used to belong to the church

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pastoral Association
2. ↑ Deanery Hochsauerland  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ History ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2011 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. 
4. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 , p. 251
5. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 , p. 251
6. ↑ History of the Bells ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2011 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. 
7. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 , p. 251
8. ↑ Parish description ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2011 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. (PDF; 164 kB) 

Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 16.3 "  N , 8 ° 10 ′ 42.2"  E