St. Clemens (Hemmersbach)
St. Clement | |
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Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
Patronage : | Clement |
Rank: | Branch church |
Parish : | Christ King Horrem |
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 '33.4 " N , 6 ° 43' 0.9" E
The Church of St. Clemens is the old Roman Catholic parish church and today's branch church of the district Hemmersbach (zu Horrem ) of the city of Kerpen in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
The church is registered under number 54 in the list of architectural monuments in Horrem (Kerpen) .
history
A church in Hemmersbach was first mentioned in a document in 1345. This church was one of the Hemmersbach Castle . However, today's church dates back to the 10th century. This was a simple rectangular building. The current bell tower was built in the 12th century. In the late 12th century, two aisles were added to the rectangular nave. In the 15th century , Gothic windows with pointed arches were built into the Romanesque naves, as well as a ribbed vault in the north aisle . The current roof was built during the Baroque period . In 1852 the church was extended to the east by five axes and a three-sided choir closure in the neo-Gothic style according to plans by Vincenz Statz . Furthermore, in the same year a wooden barrel was installed as a ceiling in the old part of the central nave, but it was replaced by a wooden ceiling between 1953 and 1957. During this time the church was completely renovated. Remnants of a late Gothic painting were also uncovered.
Furnishing
In the church there is a Baroque altar from the 17th century, a crucifixion triptych from 1530 from the Netherlands, remains of late Gothic choir stalls from the 16th century and several wooden figures from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German Art Monuments - North Rhine-Westphalia I. Rhineland; Edited by Ruth Schmitz-Ehmke, Munich-Berlin 1967, p. 264.