St. Cyriakus (Dümpelfeld)

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St. Cyriacus, from the west

The Catholic parish church of St. Cyriakus in Dümpelfeld , a local community in the Ahrweiler district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate , was originally built in the 13th century. The church is the holy Cyriacus and St. Anthony ordained . During renovation work from 1998 to 2003, medieval wall paintings were discovered and partially exposed again.

architecture

The core of the exposed quarry stone building dates from the 13th century. In the middle of the 15th century the church was Gothicized and changed to a two- aisled building with rib vaults . The vault has figural keystones and rests on figurative wall consoles and two center pillar . The choir was added at this time and buttresses support the building on the north side. On the west side the tower dominates on a square floor plan and a portal with basalt walls and a Gothic wooden door forms the main entrance. Arched windows , some of which are filled with three passes, give the nave a lot of light.

In 1894/95 a hexagonal sacristy was added to the east wall of the choir . The organ gallery , which was built in around 1880 , was removed again in 2002.

Choir with main altar

Furnishing

The side altars from the end of the 17th century were made by Georgio Osterspey from Antweiler . The left side altar is dedicated to Our Lady and the right to Saint Joseph . The baroque high altar with four Corinthian columns and a tabernacle is older. A sculpture depicts St. Cyriacus as a deacon with a book. A dragon can be seen at his feet. Cyriac is one of the fourteen helpers in need . Saint Anthony the hermit is represented as a monk . You can recognize a pig by the hem of his skirt.

organ

The Balthasar-King - Organ from 1730 to renovated in the coming years and to be rebuilt in the church.

literature

  • Edith Surges: The parish church of St. Cyriakus . In: Dümpelfeld. A village through the ages , Dümpelfeld 2003, pp. 29–34.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 50 ° 26 '33.5 "  N , 6 ° 55' 54.7"  E