St. Cyriakus (bed rings)

The St. Cyriakus Church from the south

St. Cyriac

St. Cyriacus, view of the apse from the east

The parish church of St. Cyriakus is located in Schwäbisch Gmünd - Bettringen in the Ostalb district . It was built in Oberbettringen in 1813 on the demolished St. Cyriakus choir tower church from 1485 and is the main church in Bettringen and the parish seat of the Unterm Bernhardus pastoral care unit in the Ostalb dean's office ( Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese ).

history

In the 14th century, a first church - next to the Ottilienkirche - was built below the site on which the old rectory stands today . It was dedicated to Saint Mauritius . In 1485 a choir tower church was built, which had Saint Cyriakus as patron and served as the successor to the Mauritius church. The consecration was carried out by Auxiliary Bishop Ulrich from Augsburg .

This church lasted for 328 years, but was demolished in 1813 due to disrepair. The new St. Cyriakus Church was built on the area of ​​the former official building of the imperial city of Schwäbisch Gmünd. This was designed in the simple round arch style by the master builder Dillenius .

A hundred years later, the church was expanded and renovated in 1913. The external form of the church has not changed since then. In 1929 the interior of the church was painted in the old style . Another major redesign took place in 1969. In 2006 the church was renovated again. After the work was completed, a fire broke out in the interior in 2007, which is why the church had to be extensively renovated and refurbished again in 2008.

In 2013, a major jubilee was celebrated as part of the parish church's 200th anniversary, which was celebrated with various larger events throughout the year. Among other things, there was a commissioned composition by Christopher Tambling for the patronage , which was performed by around 130 singers and almost 50 instrumentalists as part of the European Church Music Festival.

Furnishing

Archbishop Rauber at the ambo of the St. Cyriakus Church at confirmation

The ambo and the altar are bronze works by Josef Baumhauer. The representations on the altar are scriptures:

• Front: Receive the Holy Spirit , Jesus appears to his disciples in Jerusalem ( Pentecost event ).
• left side: The kingdom of God is at hand! 'The sending out of the Twelve Disciples.
• right side: Follow me! - I'll make you fishers of men. , Jesus meets Peter, Andreas, Jakobus and Johannes at the lake Gennesaret .

The stained glass windows in the apse were designed by Wilhelm Geyer in 1947 with the title Christ in the Gleam of His Saints . Saint Stephen , Saint Peter , Christ , Saint John and the church patron Cyriacus are depicted .

The church has two side chapels, the Marienkapelle in the northeast and the baptistery in the southeast. The Lady Chapel is equipped with the chest organ, a statue of the Virgin Mary that dates from the 18th century, although the crown was added in the 19th century, and a statue of Saint Anne . The Marienkapelle serves with the participation of choirs or bands as well as soloists of the orchestra, while the Tuttiorchester of the parish plays from the gallery. In the baptistery there is a statue of the Virgin Mary and a picture of the fourteen helpers in need . The baptismal font of the church can also be found here.

The church has about 400 seats, as well as some seats in the side chapels and on the organ gallery .

The Christ bell from 1504 is considered the most important bell in the church.

Organs

Main organ

organ

The main organ in the St. Cyriakus Church is three-manual and was installed in 1969 as part of a comprehensive renovation of the church by Peter Paul Köberle from Schwäbisch Gmünd. The instrument has 32 registers and has the following disposition :

I Hauptwerk C – g 3 Pommer 16 ′ Principal 8th' Reed flute 8th' Octave 4 ′ Gemshorn 4 ′ Nasal fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ recorder 2 ′ Mixture V-VI 2 ′ Light trumpet 8th' Tremulant

II Swell C – g 3 Reed flute 8th' Quintad 8th' Italian principal 4 ′ Schwegel 2 ′ third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Sif flute 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Sharp Cymbal IV 2 ⁄ 3 ′ Dulcian 16 ′ Tremulant

III Rückpositiv C – g 3 Dumped 8th' Principal 4 ′ Smalled up 4 ′ octave 2 ′ Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ + 1 ′ Scharff III 1' oboe 8th' Tremulant

Pedal C – f 1 Sub bass 16 ′ Subtle bass 16 ′ Octave bass 8th' Black viola 8th' Choral bass 4 ′ + 2 ′ Back set IV 2 ⁄ 3 ′ trombone 16 ′ Tromba 8th'

Chest organ

Corpus Christi flower carpet with a view of the chest organ

In the St. Cyriakus Church there is also a smaller, single-manual chest organ with a pedal, which is mainly used on weekdays, at Vespers and sometimes at double organ concerts or double organ services. At the school's concerts, e.g. B. Christmas concert of the Scheffold Gymnasium the chest organ was used.

The chest organ is located in the Marienkapelle and has the following disposition:

manual Reed flute 8th' Covered 4 ′ Principal 2 ′ Nasal fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Oktavlein 1'

local community

The St. Felix of Cantalice Felix chapel consecrated

The church is the parish seat of the Unterm Bernhardus pastoral care unit . The churches of St. Ottilia and the Resurrection of Christ Church , as well as the Felix Chapel, belong to the St. Cyriakus Church and parish .

Pilgrimages

The community makes a few pilgrimages every year. Local pilgrimages take you to the pilgrimage church of St. Maria on the Rechberg and the pilgrimage chapel of St. Bernhardus on the Bernhardus . Since 1747, the (upper) bed wrestlers have been making a pilgrimage 42.2 km on foot to the miraculous image of Our Lady of Sorrows in Oberelchingen .

Web links

Commons : St. Cyriakus Bettringen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the parish

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 200-year church anniversary and patronage in St. Cyriakus Bettringen Article from July 21, 2013 on remszeitung.de.
2. ^ Building history of St. Cyriakus on seelsorgeeinheit-unterm-bernhardus.de (last accessed on February 7, 2019).
3. ↑ Article in the Gmünder Tagespost from December 19, 2011 Scheffold-Gymnasium concerted .

Coordinates: 48 ° 47 '22.75 "  N , 9 ° 50' 55.75"  E