St. Cyriakus (Rhode)

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St. Cyriac Church

The Catholic parish church of St. Cyriakus is a listed church building in Rhode , a district of the district town of Olpe in North Rhine-Westphalia .

History and architecture

The plastered, five-bay hall was built in 1829/30 with round-arched openings and a drawn-in, three-sided closed choir . The Romanesque west tower under a pointed helmet was added in 1879. In the interior, a uniform flat ceiling was drawn in over a haunch with a profiled cornice.

Furnishing

The church has a rich collection of wooden sculptures, including:

  • A late Gothic crucifix from around 1500, the so-called Easter cross .
  • St. Florian from the 16th century is probably a southern German work.
  • The high quality, unmounted Pietà dates from the second half of the 16th century.

literature

Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '5.2 "  N , 7 ° 51' 43.7"  E