St. Cosmas and Damian (Leer)

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Church of St. Cosmas and Damian
Old part of the church; Tower 1828, nave early Gothic - the construction seam to the rectangular choir from 1881 shows the change to better hewn sandstone, portal from 1929. To the left of the portal the old sacristy.

The Catholic branch church St. Cosmas and Damian is a listed church building in Leer , a district of the small town Horstmar in the Steinfurt district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

Architecture and history

On a main courtyard of the abbey of Werden was a private church founded. It was first mentioned in a document in 1217. In 1269, the court and church were exchanged for the nobles of Ahaus .

The building is a small early Gothic vaulted hall with a tower from 1828. The church has been significantly expanded several times, a sacristy on the north side is from 1881, the last expansion, an early example of the use of reinforced concrete, was made in 1930.

Furnishing

  • An important branch crucifix from around 1300. It is set with leaves.
  • Gothic painting with rare peculiarities was uncovered on a vault cap in 1981
  • A copy of half of a double Madonna from the end of the 15th century, the original in private ownership
  • Figure from the sound cover of the pulpit (Rococo), depicting St. Michael.
  • Oil painting of the Annunciation , around 1800

organ

The Sauer - organ was probably built in the 1930s and remodeled about 25 years later. The instrument has a total of 28 stops on two manuals and a pedal .

I main work C–
Principal 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Dolce 8th'
Dumped 8th'
Octav 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Night horn 2 ′
Mixture 4-6 times
3-octave cymbals 3-fold
Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C–
Quintatön 16 ′
Violin principal 08th'
Double flute 08th'
Salicional 08th'
Beat 08th'
Singing principal 04 ′
Fifth flute 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
third 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Rauschpfeife 4-fold
Flute Cornett
Krummhorn 08th'
tremolo
Pedal C – d 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Subtle bass 16 ′
Violon 16 ′
Octavbass 08th'
recorder 04 ′
Octav 02 ′
trombone 16 ′

Since the church musician was also the sexton until 2015, the bell that rings for the change is still operated from the console at the push of a button.

literature

  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969
  • Leaflet of the Catholic parish of Horstmar / Horstmar-Leer; Text and layout: Anton Janßen, Franz Jüditz

Web links

Commons : St. Cosmas and Damian (Horstmar-Leer)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence


Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 17 ′ 43 ″  E