St. James the Elder (Ersdorf)
St. Jakobus the Elder is the parish church of the Catholic parish of St. Jakobus d. Ä. Ersdorf, to which the places Altendorf and Ersdorf , districts of the city of Meckenheim , belong. It is in Ersdorf, Rheinbacher Strasse 24.
Parish of St. James
The parish of St. Jakobus forms with St. Johannes Meckenheim, St. Petrus Lüftelberg , St. Michael Merl and St. Martin Wormersdorf the parish community Meckenheim in the district dean of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis ( Archdiocese of Cologne ).
The number of parishioners was about 400 communicants in 1676 (parishioners from around the age of 10), in 1732 it was 460 communicants. For 1905 there are 893 Catholics (= 98%, in addition to 2 Protestants and 14 Jews), in 1977 there are 1,073 Catholics (= 95%) and 58 non-Catholics, in 2005 1,351 Catholics (= 64%) and 768 non-Catholics and in 2008 1,288 Catholics (= 60.4%), 349 Protestants and 496 other or non-denominational.
The parish is responsible for the Catholic day care center “St. James d. Ä. ”And the cemetery in Ersdorf / Altendorf.
History of the church
The three-aisled predecessor building of today's church originated from the Romanesque period and some parts of it went back to the 11th century. It was on the site of today's church, but was smaller and probably severely easted . The foundations were found when the new church heating was installed in 1968. Gothic additions or changes have not yet been proven, but can be assumed. The old cemetery was right next to the church on today's church square. The series of well-known pastors begins with Johann von Attendorn, who is attested to in 1380, but remains incomplete until the end of the 18th century.
In Altendorf there was a chapel on the Virneburger Hof, a free aristocratic estate, but it had already fallen into disrepair in 1582. It was incorporated into the Ersdorfer Church.
The church burned down completely on March 1, 1869 after a lightning strike. One of the saved objects is the wooden Vesper picture ( Pietà ) from around 1600 , which can still be seen in the church today. The parsonage barn was converted into an emergency church . Pastor Wilhelm Klein laid the foundation stone for today's church in 1877, for the financing of which the church council had decided on a house collection. For a long time there was heated argument about the location; from Altendorf's point of view, a location between the villages at the cemetery was preferred. The royal government in Cologne finally approved the construction at the old location in Ersdorf.
According to plans by the Bonn architect Dr. Friedrich Carl Schubert, a neo-Gothic building with 400 seats in the form of a single-nave cruciform church with two small aisles was built between 1877 and 1879 . Deviating from the ground plan of the old church, the choir now faces NNE; the tower was not placed at the western end of the nave, but - unusually - next to the south aisle. The neo-Gothic interior was continuously supplemented in the following years according to plans by architect Lange (Cologne). The church was painted and got the four-colored windows and an organ. After two years of construction, the church has been used for worship since 1879 . As a result of the culture war in Prussia, it could not be consecrated solemnly until June 19, 1890 by Archbishop Philipp Krementz .
The church was extended to the west in 1956/57 and received a new organ stage. Most of the neo-Gothic interior and painting have been removed. The windows remained, however, and the window in the extension was added. From 1968 to 1971 another thorough renovation took place with the installation of a new heating system. The choir was adapted to the liturgical requirements of the 2nd Vatican Council . The lower part of the neo-Gothic high altar , created in 1878 by the sculptor Jägers in Cologne, was placed in the crossing as the main altar . In 1980/81 a priest's grave was laid out at the church and a weekday chapel was added behind the high choir. In all construction work, community members were involved to a large extent with "hand and tension services".
| 1380-1388 | Johann von Attendorn |
| 1415 | Hermann Scholer |
| 1439 | Johann Molemer |
| 1458-1487 | Paulus Koninck van Wyppelvoerde |
| 1519 | Lockpick |
| 1530 | Martinus Ahrdorf (also Ardorf) |
| 1550 | Thys Weßmann, canon in Bonn |
| from 1552 | Arnoldus Steinstraes, pastor |
| 1566 (†) | Joannes Krauss, pastor |
| 1566-1604 (†) | Gerardus Vreden, Vice Curate |
| from 1604 | Sebastian Cledunch |
| 1615-1624 | Tilmannus Heyen (also Heen, Hien) |
| 1627 | Hubertus Kucheim (Kuick) |
| until 1649 | Everhardus Cremerius |
| 1649-1656 | Servatius Wirtz |
| 1656-1660 | Joannes genes (also those) |
| 1661-1701 | Gerardus Cremerius (also Cremer) |
| 1701-1741 | Johan Andreas Sunday (also Sunday) |
| 1741-1776 | Mathias (also Matthias) Best I |
| 1777 | Heinrich Best (parish administrator) |
| 1777-1805 | Mathias Best II |
| 1805-1839 | Wilhelm Heinrich Rheindorf |
| 1839-1868 | Christian Stern |
| 1868-1880 | Wilhelm Klein |
| 1880-1885 | Wilhelm Stoll |
| 1886 | Borka (parish administrator) |
| 1887-1903 | Carl Theodor Isenkrahe, Dean |
| 1903-1914 | Werner Wäger |
| 1914-1928 | Nikolaus Pütz, Definitor |
| 1929-1956 | Leo Engels |
| 1956-1963 | Johannes Strombach |
| 1963-1981 | Johannes Pier, dean , district dean, Msgr. |
| 1981-1982 | Albrecht Tewes ( Parish Administrator ) |
| 1982-1994 | Robert Kreuzberg, teacher, district dean, Msgr. |
| 1994-1997 | Karl-Wencel Heix |
| 1997-2004 | Jan Opiéla |
| 2004 | Lambert Schäfer |
| 2004-2005 | Fr. Antoni Trojak CSMA (Parish Administrator) |
| 2005-2008 | Michael Jung, Definitor |
| 2008-2010 | Bernhard Auel, District Dean, Msgr. (Parish Administrator) |
| from 2010 | Dr. Reinhold Malcherek (parish administrator, leading pastor since November 1, 2012), Definitor |
organ
The church received its first organ in 1906. Today's two-manual organ was built in 1974/75 by the organ building workshops Josef Weimbs in Hellenthal and consecrated on February 23, 1975 by Auxiliary Bishop Augustinus Frotz . It has 20 registers with 1400 pipes on slider chests with mechanical play and electrical stop action . The individual works are housed in closed solid oak casings. Some registers come from the old organ. The disposition was made by Professor Josef Zimmermann from Cologne.
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- Coupling : I / II, I / P, II / P.
Remarks:
X = stops from the old organ
- Disposition: Prof. Josef Zimmermann, Cologne
- Organ building: Werkstätten Josef Weimbs, Hellenthal
- Intonation: master organ builder Friedbert Weimbs
- Prospectus design and case construction: Josef Weimbs, Hellenthal
- Veil boards: Heribert Zimmermann, Cologne
Bells
The bell consists of four bells in the church tower, cast in 1877, 1920 and 1953. Another bell (cast in 1903) hangs in the roof turret on the weekday chapel.
| No. | Surname |
Nominal (16th note) |
Weight (kg) |
Diameter (mm) |
Casting year |
Caster |
| 1 | James | f 1 +5 | 850 | 1.110 | 1877 | Christian Claren, Sieglar |
| 2 | Maria | as 1 +3 | 535 | 960 | 1953 | Mabilon bell foundry , Saarburg |
| 3 | Sebastianus and Hubertus | b 1 +1 | 340 | 835 | 1920 | Mabilon bell foundry , Saarburg |
| 4th | Heart of jesus | of 2 +2 | 214 | 722 | 1953 | Mabilon bell foundry , Saarburg |
James Bell
Under the ornamental frieze: relief image of St. James the Elder. Ä., Flanked by 2 angels
Inscription:
| SANCTE JACOBE, ECCLESIAE CARTRIDGE, ORA PRO NOBIS | Saint James, patron saint of this Church, pray for us! |
On the opposite flank:
| SUB R (everendo) D (omino) PAROCHO CW KLEIN ET VICARIO W. STOLL ET ECCLESIAE CONSULARIIS JOH.JOS. SCHUMACHER, JOH. FREISCHEM, JAC. HERGARTEN, JAC. MERTENS, JOH. MERTENS, JOH. SCHMITZ EX SUMPTIBUS ECCLESIAE FUSA SUM A CHRISTIANO CLAREN IN SIEGLAR AD MDCCCLXXVII | Under the Reverend Pastor C. Wilhelm Klein and the Vicar Wilhelm Stoll as well as the church councilors Johann Joseph Schumacher, Johann Freischem, Jakob Hergarten, Jakob Mertens, Johann Mertens and Johann Schmitz, I was poured from the church by Christian Claren in Sieglar in of the Lord 1877. |
Marienbell
Above the inscription: Medallion with the Mother of God standing on the line, flanked by two angel figures. On the other side: crucifix
Inscription:
| ERSDORF-ALTENDORF
SANCTA MARIA, SINE LABE ORIGINALI CONCEPTA, ORA PRO NOBIS! SUB RDL ENGELS, PAROCHO, ET ECCLESIAE PAROCHIALIS CONSILIARIIS PETRO LIERS, JOSEFO THENEE, JOSEFO KOMP, HENRICO WIHSKIRCHEN, GODEFRIEDO KOLL, JOSEFO SCHMITZ POST BELLUM ATROCISSIMUM EX DONIS PAROCHIAE MURGABUS. TREVERENSI AD 1953 |
Ersdorf-Altendorf
Holy Mary, received without the stain of original sin, pray for us! After the devastating war, I was cast from donations from the parish by Mabilon in Saarburg under Rev. Mr. L (eo) Engels, pastor, as well as parish councilors Peter Liers, Josef Thenée, Josef Komp, Heinrich Wisskirchen, Gottfried Koll and Josef Schmitz , Diocese of Trier, in the year of the Lord 1953. |
Sebastianus and Hubertus bell
On the flank: relief of St. Sebastian, opposite relief of St. Hubertus with horse and stag
Inscription:
| SANCTE SEBASTIANE, SANCTE HUBERTE, INTERCEDITE PRO NOBIS! | Saint Sebastian, Saint Hubert, stand up for us! |
| CAST IN 1877 FROM THE METAL OF THE BELLS MOLTEN DURING THE CHURCH FIRE / FOR THE PARISH CHURCH ERSDORF / AFTER THE WORLD WAR I (M) YEARS 1920 BY MABILON & CO. SARBURG RE-CASTED FOR THE PARISH CHURCH ERSDORF. |
Sacred Heart Bell
Depiction of the Sacred Heart, accompanied by 2 angels, relief of a cross and the emblem of the Mabilon bell foundry
Inscription:
| ERSDORF-ALTENDORF
COR JESUS SACRATISSIMUM, DONA NOBIS PACEM. FUSA SUM EX DONIS PAROCHIAE POST BELLUM MAGNUM A MABILON IN SAARBURG, DIÖZ. TREVERENSI AD 1953 |
Ersdorf-Altendorf
Most Holy Heart of Jesus, give us peace. I am cast from donations from the parish after the great war of Mabilon in Saarburg, Diocese of Trier, in the year of the Lord in 1953. |
- Bells I-IV Bell motif: f-as-b-as-bb-des-b-as-b-as Cibavit eos (ex adipe frumenti) "He nourished them (with the best wheat)", Introit on Corpus Christi
Historical wayside shrines
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In the localities of Altendorf and Ersdorf there are seven stone stations of the cross or “ Seven Footfalls ”, built between 1722 and 1731, 1924 and 2007, partly renewed in terracotta or bronze. On the church forecourt and the cemetery there are twelve and ten stone grave crosses , respectively , made between 1665 and 1769, which have been preserved from the former cemetery at the church.
In the field corridor there is a wooden pilgrimage cross from 1981 ("Langenfelder Kreuz" on the road to Gelsdorf, in the place of an older cross) and two stone votive crosses: the "Stone Cross" from 1746 (renovated in 2000 after vandalism) in the extension of the Unterdorfstrasse and the "Viethenkreuz" from 1814 on the street Am Viethenkreuz.
literature
- Ulrich von Hehl : From the history of the parish St. Jakobus in Ersdorf-Altendorf. In: Catholic parish of St. Jakobus d. Ä., Ersdorf-Altendorf (Hrsg.), 100 years of St. Jakobus d. Ä. 1877–1977, Meckenheim-Ersdorf-Altendorf. Festschrift for the centenary June 12-19, 1977. o. J. (1977), pp. 5-8.
- Ottmar Prothmann: Chronicle of Altendorf and Ersdorf , ed. from the local committee Altendorf-Ersdorf, Meckenheim 2005
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Hoffs: Bells in the deanery Meckenheim. ( glockenbuecherebk.de ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. PDF; pp. 38–43 ).
Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 40 ″ N , 7 ° 0 ′ 21.9 ″ E