St. Cäcilia (Irmgarteiche)

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The tower of St.Cäcilia in Irmgarteichen

St. Cäcilia Irmgarteichen is a Catholic church in the Irmgarteichen district of the city of Netphen and is one of the oldest churches in the Siegerland . The patron saint of the church is St. Cecilia of Rome .

history

The chapel of St. Cecilia was mentioned for the first time in 1325. It is referred to in the Siegen document book as "capella subjecta", as a chapel dependent on Netphen. In 1339 the clergyman there was still called "viceplebanus", a clergyman who was dependent on a proper pastor. But as early as 1349, St. Cäcilia appeared on an equal footing with the other parish churches in the country and even had its own parish seal.

St. Cäcilia Irmgarteichen goes back to the founding of the Lords of Hain, who came from the family of the Hainchen Castle. Their successors were the Lords of Bicken, who also had the patronage right of the Cecilia Church.

In the Irmgarteiche of the 16th century, all 20 houses were on church or parish property. In addition to the sovereign taxes, the residents also had to pay church taxes. In Irmgarteichen it was a Metzen oats and a young rooster as well as a one-day labor service to cultivate the parish properties.

reformation

Wilhelm von Nassau converted to Protestantism in 1530 and the teachings of Luther were soon introduced in the Siegerland. The Irmgarteichen parish was soon reformed.

In contrast to the Martinikirche in Netphen, which was shared by the Protestant residents after the end of the Thirty Years War in 1648, the church in Irmgarteichen remained Catholic after the end of the war, despite complaints from the Protestant residents.

Above all, Inspector Dr. Irle wanted to push through the provisions of the Westphalian Peace in 1648 with all her might . These state that the normal state of 1624 should be restored and the Protestant and Catholic possessions should remain or be restored as they were on January 1, 1624. Since the parish of Irmgarteichen was Protestant in 1624, the church should have been given into the possession of the Protestants. Dr. Irle even wanted to drive the pastor of Irmgarteichen, Hermann Huppenius, out of the country. But the pastor was supported by the brothers Johann Friedrich and Philipp von Bicken and a bell ringer. The Catholic farmers from Irmgarteichen also supported the pastor. The peasants and the bell ringer barred the church from Pastor Leschenmacher, who wanted to hold an evangelical service. So the Cäciliakirche remained Catholic against the provision of the Peace of Westphalia. The parish of Irmgarteichen was soon again purely Catholic.

Building

In 1725 the church built by the von Bicken family was enlarged. In 1932 a new church was built, only the old tower, which was built around 1725, was included in the new building. This is now a listed building. When the Cäciliakirche in Irmgarteichen was rebuilt in 1932, some works of art were given away. The church in Hainchen got u. a. a Pietà from the 17th century, the church in Salchendorf got a Gothic statue of Santa Claus made of wood. In 1995 the interior of the church was extensively renovated and in 1964 the church received a new organ.

Two cast-iron tombstones of the von Bicken family, adorned with coat of arms, from 1529 and 1538 were removed from the interior of the church and attached to the outer wall. One of these two grave slabs was erected for the canon of St. Alban in Mainz.

The Bicken tomb

In the church there is a four meter high and 1.88 m wide Renaissance epitaph for the knights Johannes and Eberhard von Bicken, who also bequeathed part of their property to the Irmgarteichen parish. Both brothers were believed to have been ensigns. The Lords of Bicken were considered to be patrons of the parish Irmgarteichen. The tomb was commissioned by Philipp von Bicken in memory of his two deceased brothers.

procession

The procession was initiated by Hermann Huppenius (1636 to 1681). The parish of Irmgarteichen has the privilege of two old processions: the Trinity procession and the Corpus Christi procession. These processions are still carried out today.

Bells

The St. Cäcilia Church today has four bells. Three are from 1921 and were cast in Bochum. One, the St. Mary's bell, dates from 1866. This bell was due to be handed in in 1914, as all bronze bells were to be handed in. However, unlike two other bells, this bell could be saved. The bells were also to be given away during World War II . However, the end of the Second World War spared the bells from their decided fate.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ from: Trutzhart Irle, Anthon, Ph. Brück, Oberes Johannland, Netphen 2009, p. 249.
  2. ↑ from: Böttger, Hermann, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 31.
  3. ↑ from: Philippi, F., Siegner Urkundenbuch. Dept. I: until 1350. Siegen 1887, p. 103.
  4. ↑ See: http://www.proema.uni-hamburg.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4010&catid=76:v&Itemid=98  ( 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. see. also: Böttger, Hermann, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 31.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.proema.uni-hamburg.de  
  5. ↑ from: Böttger, 1967. p. 67.
  6. ↑ Böttger 1967. pp. 86-95.
  7. ↑ Trutzhart Irle, Anthon, Ph.Brueck, Oberes Johannland, Netphen 2009, p. 298.
  8. ↑ Böttger 1967, p. 100.
  9. ↑ Trutzhart Irle, Anthon, Ph. Brück, Oberes Johannland, Netphen 2009, pp. 306–308.
  10. ^ Achenbach von Heinrich, History of the City of Siegen II., Siegen 1894, p. 579-S. 580.
  11. ↑ Blascke 1995. p. 111.
  12. ^ Schneider, Irmgard, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 424.
  13. ↑ Weyer, Wilhelm, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, pp. 211–212.
  14. ^ Lück, Alfred, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 311.
  15. ↑ Lück, Alfred, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 304.
  16. ^ Lück, Alfred, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 307.
  17. ^ Schneider, Irmgard, Geschichte des Netpherlandes, Netphen 1967, p. 367.
  18. ↑ Blascke 1995, p. 20.
  19. ↑ Blascke 1995, pp. 14-39.

literature

  • Paul Blascke, Heinrich Bruch, among others: 725 years Irmgarteichen. Self-published, Netphen 1995.
  • Böttger, Weyer, Lück: History of the Netpherland. Netphen 1967.
  • F. Philippi: Siegner document book. Section I: until 1350. Siegen 1887.
  • Trutzhart, Irle, Anthon, Ph.Brueck: Upper Johannland. Netphen 2009.

Web links

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Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 24 "  N , 8 ° 11 ′ 52"  E