St. Jakobus (Hütten ZH)
The St. Jakobus Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Hütten ZH in the canton of Zurich . It is dedicated to St. James the Elder .
history
prehistory
The village of Hütten, first mentioned in a document in 1270, received a Sankt Jakobs chapel through a foundation in 1287 , which was a branch of the mother church of St. Martin in Richterswil . The pastor there read a weekly Holy Mass in the chapel of Hütten. In 1549 the Johanniterkommende Wädenswil, to which the area of today's municipalities Wädenswil , Richterswil, Uetikon am See and part of Hirzel belonged, was sold to the city of Zurich . Since the Reformation was carried out in Zurich from 1523 , the residents of huts also had to convert to the Reformed faith. From then on, the chapel was used for Reformed worship. For the first time since the Reformation, the Edict of Tolerance of 1807 allowed the celebration of Catholic services, but only in the city of Zurich. The freedom of establishment and religious freedom of the Helvetic Republic and, from 1848, the Swiss federal state made it possible for Catholics from central and eastern Switzerland , but also from neighboring countries, to settle in the canton of Zurich and find work here. The first Catholics moved to Hütten as early as the 19th century. The 1850 census showed 690 Reformed and 28 Catholic residents in huts. From 1881 they had the opportunity to attend Catholic services in Wädenswil. Until 1924 Schönenberg, Hirzel and Hütten belonged to the parish of Wädenswil and were then separated from Wädenswil as an independent parish. From 1922 the Catholics of Hütten in neighboring Schönenberg were able to attend church services in the newly built Holy Family Church.
Development and construction history
In March 1961, the first Catholic mass since the Reformation took place in the old garage of the Kälin und Müller sawmill . However, the restaurant quickly became too small, so that the desire for a separate Catholic church in Hütten arose. The public recognition of the Catholic Church in the canton of Zurich in 1963 meant that taxes could be collected. So it was possible to build a Catholic church in huts. A first project had been rejected. The second project, which came from architect Kurt Federer, Rapperswil , was accepted and implemented. On July 27, 1969, the newly built St. Jakobus Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Basel , Anton Hänggi . Its patronage is reminiscent of the medieval St. Jacob's Chapel in Hütten. As the concrete construction of the Catholic Church showed structural defects after just a few years and the flat roof allowed water to penetrate the church, a solution had to be found. The church was subjected to a general renovation from 1983-84 according to plans by the architect Adelbert Stähli, Lachen SZ, whereby the building was surrounded by a second shell and the roofs were protected from the weather with new roof structures.
The parish of Hirzel-Schönenberg-Hütten, with its 1,402 members (as of 2017), is one of the small Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich.
Building description
Church tower and exterior
The St. Jakobus Church is a modern round building with two towers, which with its massive shapes fits into the hilly landscape of huts. Its design language refers to the Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp church by Le Corbusier . In the main tower of the church hang three bells that were cast on November 30, 1968 by the bell foundry Emil Eschmann , Rickenbach near Wil SG . They were consecrated on July 13, 1969 and raised into the tower the following day.
| number | Weight | volume | dedication | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 887 kg | f sharp 1 | James the Elder | St. James drank the cup of the Lord in his victory death. Strength in need, in hunger, in hope, in grief. |
| 2 | 573 kg | a 1 | Mother of God | My soul praises the Lord, my salvation; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Love, peace, joy, goodness. |
| 3 | 386 kg | h 1 | Guardian Angel | Glory to God on high and peace on earth to people who are of good will. Responsibility, conscience, tolerance, awe. |
Interior and artistic equipment
The church is a simple round building. In the center of the church there is a massive altar made of concrete, around which the congregation gathers in a semicircle. This design implements the liturgical specifications of the Second Vatican Council , which were new at the time of construction , according to which the community should gather around the altar as a community. The ceiling of the church interior is clad with natural wood. There is a light shaft above the chancel, which directs the daylight onto the altar and thus underlines its importance as the center of the community. The design of the tabernacle as a sphere is unusual . The circle is a symbol for the divine, the sphere its perfection. The base of the tabernacle as well as the altar take up the round shape of the tabernacle and thus lead to the round shape of the whole church building. Next to the tabernacle there is a window slot that was designed with a glass window by Ferdinand Gehr . Other church furnishings include a Gothic cross and a statue of the Virgin Mary , both of unknown origin.
organ
An Austrian organ building company built the mechanical organ for the church around 1974.
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literature
- Peter Ziegler: Huts. Waedenswil 2008.
- Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Ziegler: Huts. Pp. 5-6.
- ^ Peter Ziegler: Huts. Pp. 58-59.
- ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich (Ed.): Annual Report 2017, p. 83
- ^ Peter Ziegler: Huts. Pp. 58-59.
- ^ Peter Ziegler: Huts. Pp. 58-59.
- ^ Website of the Hirzel community. Section Catholic parish, churches. Retrieved July 12, 2014.