St. Erhard (Oberahrain)
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Erhard in Oberahrain , a district of the market town of Essenbach in the Lower Bavarian district of Landshut , is a modern church that was built in 1962/1963. It is consecrated to St. Erhard von Regensburg .
Patronage
Saint Erhard was a traveling bishop from the 8th century who mainly worked in Alsace and near Regensburg . Today he is the third diocesan patron of Regensburg, alongside the saints Wolfgang and Emmeram . His feast day and thus the patronage festival of the church is on January 8th.
history
The strong influx of people into the community of Ohu after the Second World War led to the development of new settlement areas, including in Oberahrain. As a result, the number of Catholics in the parish Altheim near Landshut , to which Ohu and the surrounding villages belonged, rose sharply. Therefore the parish church could hardly hold the large number of believers, the surrounding cemetery became too small. Since Oberahrain had meanwhile developed into the largest district of the Ohu community, an independent parish with a church and cemetery was to be established there. This emerges from a letter from Mayor Zöttl of Ohuer and Pastor Gehwolf from Altheim on February 1, 1962 to the Episcopal Ordinariate in Regensburg . This approved the construction of the parish church and cemetery; a rectory was not initially planned.
As a result, a church building association was immediately founded, which the Altheim Church Foundation and the Ohu community each provided 10,000 D-Marks . Soon a piece of land was found, which the then Bishop Michael Buchberger visited shortly before his death, where he praised the location. The community of Ohu also provided 50,000 D-Marks so that a rectory could be built despite the rejection from Regensburg. Due to the cost savings, the Stadlbauer architectural office created the plans for a complete complex of church, rectory and community center . Only after tough negotiations did the ordinariate agree to the building yard of a rectory and at the beginning of March 1962 transferred 25,000 D-Marks as a grant for the construction.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 10, 1962 ; two days later construction work began. On Sunday, May 6, 1962, the foundation stone was laid in the presence of Cathedral Chapter Kuffner . The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on November 17, 1962 ; numerous local celebrities were present. On November 25, 1963, the church was largely completed and received the benediction from Cathedral Chapter Erhardsberger. The bells were consecrated on September 30, 1963 and raised the next day. On July 1, 1964, the Ahrain parish clerk was split off from the mother parish of Essenbach ; the pastoral care area has since covered roughly the area of the former community of Ohu. On 19 July 1964, the church was Bishop Josef Hiltl ordained . On January 1, 1967, Ahrain was finally raised to an independent parish .
description
The modern church building is a hall church with a gable roof and a roof structure made of concrete beams . The retracted choir with a sacristy to the south is located on the east side. To the north of the church is the parish cemetery; this extends to the Landshut – Plattling railway line .
organ
The organ of the parish church of St. Erhard was built in 1967 by Michael Weise from Plattling . The cone chest instrument with electric game and stop action , which has a free pipe prospect , comprises 14 stops on two manuals and pedal . The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : II / I, II / P, I / P
Bells
The parish church has a free-standing bell tower - a so-called campanile , which is often found in modern churches - with three bells. The largest has a weight of 1025 kilograms and bears the inscription Sancte Erharde, pasce Gregem tuum (Latin "Hl. Erhard, guard your flock"). The middle bell weighs 700 kilograms; their inscription reads “Salve Regina” (Latin “Hail the Queen”). The smallest bell, which functions as a death bell , weighs 525 kilograms and bears the inscription "Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis Requiem" (Latin: "You good Lord Jesus, give them rest").
Web links
- Internet presence of the parish community Altheim-Ahrain ; accessed on November 30, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Parish community Altheim – Ahrain: Churches . Online at www.stpeter-altheim.de ; accessed on November 30, 2018.
- ↑ Bavarian organ database online .
Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ′ 10.7 " N , 12 ° 14 ′ 52.7" E