St. Franziskus (Uetikon am See)

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Church of St. Francis
Exterior view from the south
Entrance to the church
patio

The St. Franziskus Church is the Roman Catholic church of Uetikon am See on the upper right bank of Lake Zurich in the Meilen district in the canton of Zurich . It is currently (as of 2016) the third youngest Catholic church in the canton of Zurich after the Church of St. Mauritius (Bonstetten ZH) from 2016 and St. Marien (Richterswil-Saturdayern) from 2012.

history

History and naming

When the Reformation was carried out in Zurich from 1523 , the Catholic rite was forbidden in the Zurich subject areas, whereupon the medieval church of Uetikon was used for Reformed services. Catholic worship was banned in the canton of Zurich until the beginning of the 19th century. In the 19th century, freedom of residence and freedom of religion made it possible for Catholics to move into the Reformed canton of Zurich. The domestic mission, founded in 1863, established the oldest mission station in Switzerland in Männedorf in 1864, from which the parish of St. Stephan Männedorf later emerged. On November 11, 1864, the first Catholic mass since the Reformation took place in Männedorf. Until well into the 20th century, the Catholics of Uetikon attended the Catholic services in the neighboring community. From 1966 Catholic services were held in the Baumgarten restaurant in Uetikon . When this restaurant was about to be demolished, a new place for worship had to be found. Therefore, in 1986, a barrack was erected on the building site on Tramstrasse, which had already been bought in 1967 and 1968 , which had previously served as a grocery store. The wooden barracks were converted into the Franziskus chapel and served as a place of worship for around 20 years.

Development and construction history

When the population of Uetikon increased from the 1990s onwards, the space available in the Franziskus Chapel became too tight, so that a new church had to be built. In 2004, an architecture competition was announced, which the architects Daniele Marques , Judit Làszlò and Daniel Ciccardini from Lucerne won. The church was built between 2007 and 2008. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Vollmar consecrated the church on October 5, 2008.

Together with the Church of St. Stephan in Männedorf, the Church of St. Franziskus Uetikon belongs to the Catholic parish of Männedorf-Uetikon am See. With its 4,328 members (as of 2017), this is one of the medium-sized Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich.

Building description

Exterior

The church center St. Franziskus takes on the traditional forms of a monastery with church, living and working rooms, which are grouped around courtyards modeled on cloisters. The design language and the reddish coloring, on the other hand, are those of the 21st century.

Interior and artistic equipment

inside view
Franciscan habit

The visitor enters the white interior of the church via the inner courtyard, which is held in strong red tones. The artistic interior was created by Jörg Niederberger from central Switzerland. The simplicity of the church takes up the vow of poverty of the patron saint Francis of Assisi . Daylight falls into the church through light strips. There is a white cross on the wall behind the altar. The ambo takes on the shape of the rope , the symbol of the church patron. The monochrome design of the church is broken up by a few color accents. The tabernacle has doors that are open in dark blue. The ciborium is dark red. There is a gilded board on the left wall. It comes from a chestnut tree , the fruits of which were considered bread for the poor. The root side of the trunk points upwards and points to the roots of faith, which draw nourishment and strength from God. The glass lights are held in the four liturgical colors and are lit depending on the time in the church year. In the niche next to it, instead of a statue of the church patron, there is the robe of a Franciscan friar who belonged to the Sacro Convento in Assisi and who died in 2005. The statue of the Virgin Mary comes from Zimbabwe and is a gift from the reformed parish of Uetikon, a sign of solidarity and ecumenism .

The Way of the Cross was designed by Jörg Niederberger. The Way of the Cross is located on the church wall opposite the entrance door and at first glance shows fourteen colorful wooden panels. The panels stand on pedestals that are inscribed with passages from the Passion of Jesus . The traditional Stations of the Cross, which are not mentioned in the Bible, have been left out and replaced by biblical ones. During Lent , the color panels are covered by glass panes that depict the Stations of the Cross. These stations of the cross were drawn by Jonas Niederberger, the then 11-year-old son of the artist Jörg Niederberger. The pictorial representation takes up the traditional Biblia pauperum and helps the viewer during Lent to understand the story of Jesus' passion concretely. Since the glass panes are designed in the complementary colors of the colored wooden panels and the pictorial scenes are etched in , the series of colorful Stations of the Cross in Lent becomes a series of dark stations that tell the sadness of the Passion of Jesus. In the services on Ash Wednesday and Easter , the tables are changed so that the mourning of Ash Wednesday and the joy of Easter find concrete expression in the design of the Way of the Cross. A fifteenth station of the Cross is attached to the altar wall, which symbolizes the resurrection of Christ as a golden-yellow glass pane . The bases of the tablets bear the following inscription: I. Garden of Gethsemane Mt 26, 36-56, II Treason of Judas Lk 22, 47-53, III. Before the high council Lk 22, 66-71, IV. Peter denies Jesus Lk 22, 54-62, V. Before Pilate Lk 23, 13-25, VI. Mocking and a wreath of thorns Mk 15, 16-20, VII. Jesus carries the cross Mk 15, 20, VIII. Simon of Cyrene Lk 23, 26, IX. Women of Jerusalem Lk 23, 27-31, X. Jesus is crucified Lk 23, 33-38, XI. Jesus' promise Lk 23, 39-43, XII. Under the cross Joh 19, 25-27, XIII. The death of Jesus Lk 23, 44-49, XIV. The burial of Jesus Lk 23, 50-56, XV. He is risen Mk, 16, 1-8.

Kuhn organ from 2014
The gaming table

organ

The organ was built in 2014 by the organ builder Kuhn. The slider chest instrument has 13 stops on two manuals and a pedal. The actions are mechanical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Bourdon 8th'
3. Octave 4 ′
4th Dumped 4 ′
5. Super octave (in advance No. 6) 2 ′
6th Mixture III 2 ′
II Swell C – g 3
7th Dumped 8th'
8th. Reed flute 4 ′
9. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
10. flute 2 ′
11. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
12. Sub-bass 16 ′
13. Octavbass (= No. 1) 8th'

literature

  • Catholic parish of Männedorf-Uetikon aS (Ed.): Church renovation 1993. Festschrift for the consecration and the 100th anniversary of the parish church of St. Stephan, Männedorf. Männedorf 1993.
  • Rolf Bezjak: Franziskus-Zentrum Uetikon - meeting place. In: Gewerbeverein Männedorf (ed.): Fischotter. 29th year no.7 Männedorf 2008.
  • Rolf Bezjak: Way of the Cross - Passage to Death. Resurrection path. In: Schweizerische Lukasgesellschaft SSL (Ed.): Annual issue 2010/2011. Art and church. Lucerne 2011, pp. 52–57.
  • Rolf Bezjak: Franziskus-Zentrum Uetikon. Männedorf 2012.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the parish. Section Before 1848. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ Catholic parish of Männedorf-Uetikon a. S. (Ed.): Church renovation 1993. Festschrift for the consecration and the 100th anniversary of the parish church St. Stephan Männedorf. Pp. 7-9.
  3. ^ Rolf Bezjak: Franziskus-Zentrum Uetikon - place of encounter. In: Gewerbeverein Männedorf (ed.): Fischotter, Volume 29, No. 7, pp. 19–21.
  4. ↑ Bischöfliches Ordinariat Chur (Ed.): Annual report 2017. P. 83
  5. ^ Rolf Bezjak: Franziskus-Zentrum Uetikon - place of encounter. In: Gewerbeverein Männedorf (ed.): Fischotter 29th year No. 7 p. 23.
  6. ^ Rolf Bezjak: Franziskus-Zentrum Uetikon. Pp. 2-7.
  7. ^ Rolf Bezjak: Way of the Cross - Passage to Death. Resurrection path. In: Schweizerische Lukasgesellschaft SSL (Ed.): Annual issue 2010/2011. Art and church. Lucerne 2011, pp. 52–57.
  8. ↑ Information about the organ on the website of the organ builder

Web links

Commons : Franziskus Uetikon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '53.79 "  N , 8 ° 40' 42.93"  E ; CH1903:  693 838  /  235634