St. Dionysius (Rahrbach)

The Catholic parish church of St. Dionysius is a listed church building in Rahrbach , a district of the Kirchhundem community in the Olpe district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

The three-bay , early Gothic quarry stone building was built at the end of the 13th century. Ridge vaults with crowns between ogival belts and panels rest on strong pillars. The choir with a 5/8 end has moved in. The church is equipped with a west tower.

Furnishing

In the choir there are carved apostles from the beginning of the 16th century
A reliquary head of St. Dionysius made of wood from the 17th century
A crucifix from the 17th century
A magnificent goblet from the beginning of the 17th century made of gilded silver. It is decorated with Passion reliefs and has a coat of arms on its foot.

literature

Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments , North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969

Individual evidence

↑ Georg Dehio ; Dorothea Kluge; Wilfried Hansmann ; Ernst Gall : North Rhine-Westphalia . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . tape 2 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1969, OCLC 272521926 , p. 472 .

51.037663 7.977724Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 16 ″ N , 7 ° 58 ′ 40 ″ E

[1] Georg Dehio ; Dorothea Kluge; Wilfried Hansmann ; Ernst Gall : North Rhine-Westphalia . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . tape 2 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1969, OCLC 272521926 , p. 472 .