St. Hildegard (Munich)

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Exterior view of St. Hildegard

St. Hildegard is a Catholic parish church in Munich district Pasing . The parish also includes the chapel in Haus St. Benedikt in Paosostraße and the chapel Maria am Wegen in Maria-Eich-Straße.

The church was built according to plans by Siegfried Östreicher and consecrated to Hildegard von Bingen in 1962 . It is particularly known for its star-shaped, folded tent roof and the ribbon of windows running around it on all four sides of the building. These intensely colored windows and three smaller windows on the entrance side were designed by Georg Meistermann . The stained glass windows are a special experience because daylight can only enter through them and so the interior is completely immersed in its colors.

In 1965 a Madonna and Child created by Blasius Gerg was placed in the church . The outbuildings of the church house the rectory, a kindergarten and a library. St. Hildegard does not have a church tower . The decision to go to a kindergarten instead of a church tower was seen as a social step.

St. Hildegard was declared a monument in 2000 and is considered "one of the most beautiful new church buildings after the Second World War" in Munich.

organ

The organ was built in 1972 by Ludwig Eisenbarth , it has the following disposition:

Main work (I. Manual)
Cane-covered 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Hollow flute 8th'
octave 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
octave 2 ′
Septsesquialter 3-fold 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Mixture 5 times 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Solo trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
Swell (II. Manual)
Dumped 8th'
Black viola 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Night horn 4 ′
Forest flute 2 ′
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ +1 ′
Sharp cymbal 3-fold 1'
Tremulant
pedal
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal bass 8th'
Tube bare 8th'
Great fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Flute octave 4 ′
Mixture 4-fold 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
trombone 16 ′
Clairon 4 ′
  • Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P (as push buttons), hand register off, 2 free combinations, tutti, trigger, single tongue storage

Comments: slide chests, electric game and stop action

Pastor

  • Paul Groh (1962–1987)
  • Rupert Frania (1987-1997)
  • Erwin Obermeier (1997-2009)
  • Albert Zott (parish administrator, 2009–2011)
  • Franz X. Leibiger (2011-2013)
  • Thomas Dallos (since 2013)

literature

  • Sigfried (sic) Östreicher , Paul Groh: München-Pasing, Sankt Hildegard (=  Schnell, art guide . No. 804 ). 2nd Edition. Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich / Zurich 1987 (written by the architect of the church and the pastor of the community, 1st edition 1964).

Web links

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 34.4 "  N , 11 ° 26 ′ 52.9"  E

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anonymous website user: Sankt-Hildegard-Kirche (comment). In: muenchen.de - The official city portal. Portal München Betriebs-GmbH & Co. KG - A service from the City of Munich and Stadtwerke München GmbH, January 20, 2017, accessed on April 6, 2020 : “A hidden jewel of modern art in Munich! Since all daylight can only enter through the stained glass windows, the interior is completely immersed in their colors. An experience especially on sunny days! "
  2. ↑ Lothar Schlör: Our church as a work of art. Pages of the Parish Association Pasing. In: Website of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Retrieved on April 6, 2020 : “Although it was consecrated in 1962, St. Hildegard is still one of the most beautiful new churches in our city after the Second World War. This applies to the external appearance, the quality of the space, the atmosphere and the possibilities of the liturgical celebration. This church represents a unity between architecture, glass painting and sculpture, as it has seldom been achieved so happily. ” - The artist Christoph Brech , who himself created glass windows for the Holy Cross Church in Munich-Giesing in 2019 , shows his fascination for the “Art church” and its windows: Jutta Czeguhn: How the hand of God disappeared. SZ series: Sacred Glass Art, Volume 8. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. June 21, 2019, accessed April 6, 2020 .