St. Gertrud (guilt)
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The Catholic parish church of St. Gertrud in Schuld , a local community in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate , dates back to the middle of the 13th century. In 1923 it was largely replaced by a new building that was destroyed in World War II. The current church was built from 1972 to 1974 according to plans by the architect Peter von Stipelen . The patron saint of the church is St. Gertrude von Nivelles .
history
The emergence of an independent parish in Schuld is dated around 650 to 975. In a chronicle from the year 975 the parish is mentioned for the first time in writing and its borders are described. At that time, guilt belonged to the manor of the Prüm Abbey . A parish church must already have existed at this time, and a new church was built in its place around 1240. The foundations of the former nave and today's tower have been preserved from this building . The church from 1240 had a straight choir closure. The Romanesque tower was probably closed by a pyramid roof. An annex was attached to the choir in the south, which initially served as a sacristy and was later used as a side chapel. In the late 15th century, the church was given a late Gothic design. The choir roof was raised and the tower was given an eight-sided spire, which has remained almost unchanged to this day. The central nave was divided by two columns. In the 18th century, building additions to the choir (a new sacristy in the east and another side chapel on the north side of the choir) changed the floor plan. The church was given the shape of a cross.
From 1316 the parish of Schuld belonged to the Eifeldekanat and until 1802 to the Archdiocese of Cologne . Subsequently, guilt was subject to the diocese of Aachen created by Napoleon . The branches Insul , Winnerath , Harscheid and Sierscheid belonging to the parish of Schuld are mentioned as early as 1570 . In 1821 the parish came to the deanery of Adenau and the diocese of Trier .
1923/24 a new nave was on the south side of the church chancel grown. The organ gallery is located in the place of the original nave , the former chancel has been converted into a side chapel. On 12 July 1924, the church was by Bishop Franz Rudolf Bornewasser consecrated .
On October 29, 1944, the nave and the chancel were almost completely destroyed by an air raid. The church, which was rebuilt in 1945/46, was replaced by a new building from 1972 to 1974 due to its dilapidation and consecrated on April 6, 1974 by Auxiliary Bishop Alfred Kleinermeilert .
architecture
The tower, the organ gallery and the side chapel have been preserved from the old church. The tower is three-story and has two round-arched twin windows on each side on the upper floor . The new building is designed in the form of a square and made of plastered brickwork . The main entrance is now on the west side.
Furnishing
- The main altar was created in 1927 in the neo-baroque style by the Kickartz company from Wittlich . It is crowned by God the Father , under whom there is a dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit . A crucifixion group is depicted in the middle . On the right side is St. Joseph , who is provided with his attributes , the lily and a corner. On the left is the patron saint of the church, St. Gertrude von Nivelles, who holds the Holy Scriptures in her left hand and the abbess's staff with her symbol, the mouse, in her right hand . The Lamb of God is represented on the antependium , lying on the book with seven seals , as described in the Revelation of John .
- The celebration altar and the ambo were designed by Georg Gehring and made from Kerpen marble in 1974 . In the corners of the altar the symbols of the evangelists are carved, the head of a lion, a bull, an eagle and a man. The ambo bears the Christ monogram .
- The Madonna sculpture on the wall to the left of the altar niche is Baroque and dates from the 17th century. She stands on the crescent moon and wears a gold crown. The baby Jesus sits on Mary's left arm , and she holds the scepter in her right hand .
- The baptismal font from basalt is obtained from the 13th century. The copper lid with the inscription "Water of Baptism - Flood of Purification - Holy Creature - Bath of Rebirth - Stream of Grace - Source of Life" was recreated in 1963.
- In the side chapel there is a forked cross from the 15th century that hung over the triumphal arch until the church was rebuilt in 1923 .
Leaded glass window
The lead glass windows of the chancel are dedicated to the Apocalypse . They are arranged as a rising light band at the front of the apse . The design comes from Georg Gehring, the execution from the glass painting Oidtmann in Linnich (1975).
On the lower window on the right side the book is shown with seven seals, on the left side a broken seal and the Church of Guilt can be seen. The fields above show two apocalyptic horsemen . On the right, the third horseman of the apocalypse is holding a pair of scales. On the left the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse, Death, is marked as the Grim Reaper . Above this, angels blowing trumpets give the signal for the end of the world and terrible plagues break down on humanity. John, the author of the Apocalypse, is dressed in a light robe and holds the open book in which he records his visions. In an upper scene on the right, the archangel Michael thrusts his lance into the jaws of a red dragon. On the left, the apocalyptic woman stands in the midst of a halo, with her feet on the crescent moon. Her head is surrounded by twelve stars. These scenes are followed on the right and left strip of light by a crowd striding upwards with white robes and palm trees in their hands. This is followed by the depiction of the lamb on the left band of light, which is decorated with a golden halo and blood flows from its breast. On the right is the tree of life and the New Jerusalem . Below the top of the window are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet , Alpha and Omega . According to the Revelation of John, Christ is said to have referred to himself as "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end". The tip of the light band is designed as a triangle, the symbol of the Holy Trinity. This is provided with a crown and refers to Christ, the "King of kings, Lord of rulers".
The seven round windows on the north facade above the former main entrance come from the reconstruction after 1945 and represent motifs from the story of creation . Like the four ornamental windows to the right and left of the former main portal and the two windows of the side chapel with the depiction of the Arma Christi by Reinhard Hess designed and made in 1953 by the Kaschenbach glass painting company in Trier .
Bronze portals
The two bronze doors were created by Georg Gehring in 1974. The theme of the representations is the Parousia , the second return of Jesus after the Revelation of John. The two door handles are designed as an eagle, symbol of John the Evangelist, and as a book with seven seals. On the left wing of the door, John is shown, who receives the order from the angel to write down his visions. On the right wing of the door, John looks up into heaven and sees Jesus sitting on the throne, surrounded by the 24 elders and the four winged beings. He sees the lamb and the book with seven seals.
Bells
The church has three bells with inscriptions. A bell consecrated to St. Mary dates from 1472, this bell rings daily for the Angelus, at 8 a.m., 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. On this bell there is a pilgrimage sign from the Neuss Quirinus pilgrimage. It shows St. Quirinus in armor and sword, in his hand he carries the typical flag with the balls. The bell is said to be a gift from a Cologne canon . A bell from 1478 consecrated to St. Gertrude and a bell from 1659 also consecrated to Mary. The bell from 1659 is the largest in the parish church and was cast by Claudius Lamiral . It is rung as a soloist when a parishioner dies.
- Bell 1: St. Mary, 1659;
- Bell 2: St. Mary, 1472;
- Bell 3: St. Gertrud, 1478
literature
- Gerold Rosenthal: Parish Church of St. Gertrud Schuld . In: Verbandsgemeinde Adenau (Hrsg.): The church in the middle of the place. Churches and chapels in the Adenau community . Adenau 2001, ISBN 3-9804818-5-9 , pp. 106-110 .
- Gerold Rosenthal: The parish church guilt past and present . Ed .: Catholic rectory guilt. 2nd Edition. Debt 1985, DNB 800828461 .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 48.8 " N , 6 ° 53 ′ 21.3" E