St. Elisabeth (Stuttgart)

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St. Elisabeth (Stuttgart-West)

The Catholic parish of St. Elisabeth in the west of Stuttgart ( Stuttgart-West district ) in the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese is the largest Catholic parish in Stuttgart with around 9,500 members .

For a long time, with up to 14,500 Catholics, it was by far the largest congregation in the entire diocese and, despite the establishment of new congregations from the old congregation area and inner-city migration, it is still one of the largest congregations in the diocese. Approx. Today, 13,000 Catholic Christians belong to the pastoral care unit that St. Elisabeth forms together with its former St. Clemens branch in Stuttgart-Botnang .

history

St. Elisabeth, 1901

St. Elisabeth currently covers roughly the area between Zeppelinstrasse, Johannesstrasse, Hasenberg, Rotenwald and Kräherwald and thus the core area of ​​the west of Stuttgart. In the middle of this district, St. The parish church on Bismarckplatz, consecrated to Elisabeth of Thuringia , has been an urban and visual center for over a hundred years. The church architect at the time, Josef Cades , built a “new, beautiful and massive church” in the neo-Romanesque style according to the foundation of the Catholic consul Franz Scharpff . It was consecrated on November 12, 1901 in the presence of the royal family as the fourth Catholic parish church in Stuttgart after St. Eberhard, St. Maria and St. Nikolaus by Bishop Paul Wilhelm von Keppler and became the parish church of all 5,800 Catholics, then west of the Silk Road and north des Hasenberg including Botnang, Solitude Palace and Wildlife Park.

building

The church, which is considered to be one of the most important buildings in Cades, is based on the model of the Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach as a three-aisled basilica on a cruciform floor plan with a tower in the south-east corner between the choir and transept. It was renovated in 1926 for the 25th anniversary, in 1948 with the war damage repaired , in 1969 in accordance with the liturgical renewal of the Second Vatican Council and finally in 1988. A church guide and the festival publications on the most recent renovation and the centenary of the congregation provide information about the church. They deserve special attention

In 1976, in the seventy-fifth year of the community, the community center St. Stefan was built in Rotenwaldstrasse with its own church, residential complex for the elderly, kindergarten and community halls. The meeting point for the community is also the spacious community center on Schwabstrasse.

organ

The great St. Elisabeth organ was built in 1957 by the Rieger organ builder (Schwarzach / Vorarlberg). The four-manual instrument was later expanded and today has 57 registers on slider drawers. The playing actions are mechanical. The swell can be freely coupled to all manual works and the pedal.

I Rückpositiv C – g 3
Quintad 08th'
Reed flute 08th'
Principal 04 ′
Coupling flute 04 ′
Octave 02 ′
third 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Quintlet 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Scharff IV 01'
Third cymbal III0 01 ⁄ 4 ′
Krummhorn 08th'
shawm 04 ′
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
Pommer 16 ′
Principal 08th'
Pointed flute 08th'
Octave 04 ′
Reed flute 04 ′
Night horn 02 ′
Mixture IV-V 02 ′
Cornet (from g 0 ) 08th'
Trumpet ( span. )0 16 ′
Trumpet 08th'
Trumpet (span.) 04 ′
III Italian work C – g 3
Principals 16 ′
Ottava 08th'
Decima quinta 04 ′
Vigesima seconda 02 ′
Vigesima sesta 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Vigesima nona 01'
Quattro di ripieno IV 02 ⁄ 3 ′
IV breastwork C-g 3 (swellable)
Wood-covered 08th'
Wooden principal 04 ′
Principal 02 ′
Wooden cymbal II 02 ⁄ 3 ′
Bright Cymbel III 01 ⁄ 3 ′
Harpsichord shelf 16 ′
Vox humana 08th'
Tremulant
Swell C – g 3
Flauto concerto in VIII 08th'
Flauto in XV 04 ′
Flauto in XIX 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Flauto in XXIV 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Salizional 08th'
Beat (from c 0 ) 08th'
Hautbois 08th'
Cor anglais 16 ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
Principal 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal 08th'
Capstan flute 08th'
Sesquialter II 05 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Choral bass 04 ′
Pommer 04 ′
Hollow pipe 02 ′
Backset V 04 ′
Bombard 32 ′
trombone 16 ′
Trumpet 08th'
Trumpet 04 ′
Tremulant

local community

Approx. 28% of the residents of the district belong to the Catholic Church, almost 30% to the Protestant Church, the remaining 42% are of other or no denomination or religion. The demographic peculiarities of the district and the religious demographic developments in Stuttgart are also reflected in the structure of the community:

By far the largest age groups in the community are the 25 to 40 year olds, over 60% of whom are singles. The annual fluctuation of 15% among Catholics is similar to that among the other residents of the district. Only half of the residents stay in the west of Stuttgart for more than 15 years. St. Elisabeth's high fluctuation and attractiveness for younger people give it an exceptionally low average age. The community seeks to offer an open and lively, positive and friendly Catholic identity. This also includes special offers such as children's and family services as well as musical design by mini choir, children's choir, youth choir, chamber choir, choral school and church choir.

Facilities

In the area of ​​social and charitable engagement, St. Elisabeth has developed a focus in the field of child education for many decades and has thus gained recognition far beyond the district. The community currently runs a Mini-Lisa day nursery , a Villa Elisa school day care center, as well as four day-care centers including day-care centers and after-school care groups: the Abraxas day-care center , the St. Elisabeth day-care center expanded in 2007, the Rainbow day-care center expanded in 2007 and the St. Stefan with a total of over 400 seats. The various facilities represent a range of current educational concepts: in addition to the Infans concept (Mini-Lisa, Abraxas, St. Elisabeth children's house, Villa Elisa), the Early Excellence Center concept (St. Stefan children's house, EEC consultation facility) and worked according to a concept developed over many years (Kinderhaus Regenbogen). The institutions are broadly networked, are scientifically supported (for example by the German Youth Institute) and try out innovative approaches in terms of the forms of care and funding. In addition to these facilities, there is the Gallenklinge forest home and the recently opened St. Stefan family center , the first parish family center of the Catholic Church in the diocese, which is closely linked to the St. Stefan children's home.

St. Elisabeth is thus the largest and most diverse provider of Catholic educational institutions in Stuttgart and will play a key role in shaping future structures in the field of Catholic day-care centers. To support its commitment to children and families, the community established the St. Elisabeth Foundation , thereby providing a sustainable fundraising structure to promote its charitable focus.

In autumn 2008, the St. Elisabeth Choir was founded, which not only brings together and networks the six choirs and ensembles of the community, from mini choirs to children's and youth choirs, chamber choirs, Schola gregoriana Elisabethana to church choirs, but also in an innovative one The concept combines the community choir and church music work with early childhood musical education in the educational institutions according to current educational approaches.

The parish life unfolds in a multitude of groups, among which in the field of youth work the group of over a hundred acolytes stands out. There are good ecumenical relationships that have grown over decades, especially with the Protestant Johannes, Paulus and Paul Gerhardt congregations.

organization

For several years now, St. Elisabeth and St. Clemens in Botnang have formed a pastoral care unit. This structure provides that the congregations retain their basic independence and develop their own profile according to local requirements, but cooperate in areas where it is useful or necessary and are under the direction of a pastor. The community is situs community of the Czech and Slovak native communities.

In addition to the pastor, another priest is currently active on a full-time basis for pastoral care in St. Elisabeth and St. Clemens, who is the pastoral contact person in and for St. Clemens as parish vicar , as well as a community assistant and a pastoral assistant, both of whom also give religious instruction. They are currently supported by two retired priests and a student priest with a partial assignment and a parish officer with a partial assignment. St. Elisabeth is a training community for pastoral assistants and vicars. The community employs around 110 people.

See also

literature

  • Eva-Maria Kreuz: St. Elisabeth Stuttgart. Regensburg 2004.
  • Felix Schuster: The sculptor Josef Zeitler. In: Schwäbisches Heimatbuch 1937, pages 56, 57-66.
  • Dithard Walterscheid (editor): St. Elisabeth 1901–2001. 100 years of the church in the west of Stuttgart. Living church today. Stuttgart 2001.

Web links

Commons : St. Elisabethkirche (Stuttgart)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ #Schuster 1937 , page 59.
  2. ↑ More information on the large Rieger organ
  3. ↑ Disposition on the website of Orgelbau Lenter , accessed on December 15, 2018
  4. ↑ Sankt Elisabeth Stuttgart - St. Elisabeth day care center and “Mini-Lisa” day nursery on sankt-elisabeth-stuttgart.de.
  5. ↑ Stuttgart Innovation Prize for Day Care Centers ( Memento from October 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Abraxas children's home
  7. ↑ St. Elisabeth children's home
  8. ^ Kinderhaus Regenbogen (Stuttgart Innovation Prize for Daycare Centers)
  9. ↑ Kinderhaus St. Stefan (expansion planned for 2008/2009)
  10. ↑ St. Elisabeth Foundation

Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 27 ″  N , 9 ° 9 ′ 19 ″  E