St. Christophorus (Werne)

St. Christopher

Sacristy St. Christophorus (1992–2001) by Gottfried Böhm a . Stephan Böhm designed

Sacristy of St. Christopher

St. Christopher

St. Christophorus , formerly St. Johannes Bapt., Is a Catholic parish church in Werne (an der Lippe), whose choir and nave shape the image of Werner's old town.

history

The original parish was mentioned in a document as early as the 11th century. From 1139 to 1803 it belonged to the nearby Cappenberg monastery . After the fires and collapse of the tower of the Werner Church in the first half of the 15th century, the western part was renewed around 1450 by Master Roseer, the builder of the great councilor of the Reinoldi Church in Dortmund . During excavation work inside the church, remnants of the wall of a Romanesque church were discovered.

The patronage of St. Christophorus goes back, among other things, to the special importance of this saint for the city of Werne, after which a hospital and a grammar school are named next to the church and which can be found in the Werner coat of arms on the old town hall. In the church there is a larger than life linden wood figure of the saint, which was created by the Münster-based sculptor Johann Adam Ney around 1840.

From 1900 to 1903 the later auxiliary bishop of Münster, Everhard Illigens , was parish dean here in Werne.

In 1995, as part of the church's renovation work, archaeological excavations were carried out and the grave of a priest was discovered. For this purpose, a chasuble that was around 200 years older was uncovered , which stands out due to its artistic ornamentation. After two years of restoration, it was exhibited in a specially created room in the nearby Karl Pollender City Museum.

Furnishing

Inside the church, which was restored from 1995 to 1998, an octagonal, late Gothic baptismal font with reliefs, a double Madonna from the 15th century and the windows of the choir room are worth seeing. These were used at the beginning of the 20th century and are among the largest in Westphalia. They are among the most valuable pieces of furniture in the church.

organ

The organ was built by Ernst Seifert between 1914 and 1918 . The late Romantic predisposed instrument has 55  registers on three manuals and pedal . It is equipped with membrane drawers. The playing and stop actions were initially pneumatic. After the Second World War, the instrument was equipped with electric action . In addition, the disposition was changed in line with the organ movement. In the years 1995–1997 the instrument was fundamentally refurbished in the course of the church renovation and restored to its sound condition from 1918.

I main work C – f 3 Principal 16 ′ Drone 16 ′ Principal 8th' Gamba 8th' Lull major 8th' Dolce 8th' Dumped 8th' octave 4 ′ Reed flute 4 ′ Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ octave 2 ′ Cornett IV 4 ′ Mixture V 2 ′ tuba 16 ′ Trumpet 8th'

II Positive C – f 3 Salicional 16 ′ Violin principal 8th' Gemshorn 8th' viola 8th' Reed flute 8th' Principal 4 ′ Transverse flute 4 ′ Viola dolce 4 ′ Forest flute 2 ′ Sesquialter II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Larigot III 2 ′ oboe 8th'

III Swell C – f 3 Darling Dumped 16 ′ St. flute 8th' violin 8th' Harmony flute 8th' Quintatön 8th' Aeoline 8th' Vox celestis 8th' Fugara 4 ′ Flauto 4 ′ Flautino 2 ′ Sif flute 1' Harmonia III Carillon III 4 ′ Trumpet 8th' Clarinet 8th' Vox humana 8th'

Pedal C – f 1 Principal bass 16 ′ Violon 16 ′ Sub-bass 16 ′ Thought bass 16 ′ Fifth bass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave bass 8th' cello 8th' Darling Dumped 8th' octave 4 ′ trombone 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Trumpet 4 ′

• Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
• Playing aids: 64-fold setting system

Bells

Seven bells have been hanging in the tower since 2016:

• Cross bell, tone b °, cast in 1948 by Petit & Edelbrock in Gescher.
• Christophorus bell, tone des ′, cast in 1948 by Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.
• Katharinenglocke, Ton es ′, cast in 1423 by Franz / Hans Haller.
• Josefs bell, tone f ′, cast in 1948 by Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.
• Johannesglocke, tone as ′, cast in 1948 by Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.
• James bell, tone b ′ ′, cast in Italy in 1832.
• Magdalene bell, tone of the ′ ′ ′, cast in the 19th century.

literature

• Thomas Frings : Designed upheavals. Churches in the diocese of Münster between redesign and conversion . Dialogverlag, Münster 2007, ISBN 978-3-937961-69-9 , pp. 20-23.

Web links

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

• Website of the congregation with a virtual church tour
• City of Werne to St. Christophorus

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discovery tour: A ball of fabric turned out to be a chasuble. The chasuble in the city museum in Werne. on kirchensite.de from August 17, 2012. Accessed January 31, 2015.
2. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2014 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. 

Coordinates: 51 ° 39 '47.7 "  N , 7 ° 38' 5.1"  E