St. Johann Baptist (Gimborn)
The Catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist is a listed church building in Gimborn , a district of Marienheide in the Oberbergisches Kreis ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). Until the end of 2009 it was the parish church of the parish of Gimborn / Nochen, which was incorporated into the parish of Marienheide in January 2010.
History and architecture
The previous building was essentially Romanesque and also served as a castle chapel. It was a compact building with a west tower. The choir and the nave were Gothic changed. According to old records, the church was equipped with five altars and a Gerkammer. The building was probably also used as a fortified church, it was built on a steep slope and stood in the middle of a walled cemetery. The parish was demarcated from Gummersbach in 1536 .
The current three - aisled neo - Gothic hall church with buttresses drawn inwards was built in 1867 according to plans by Vincenz Statz from unplastered ashlar masonry instead of the previous building. It was donated by the Counts of Stolberg. The grand oratory and the sacristy are located at the three-sided enclosed choir , with a roof turret crowned. The west tower is in front of the three-aisled, four-bay vaulted hall. In the interior, groined vaults rest on slender granite columns , the choir is vaulted with ribs. The von Fürstenberg family donated the glass painting in the choir in 1917.
Furnishing
High altar
The high altar with a three-part top was made around 1867. The tabernacle is integrated into it. Biblical scenes can be seen in the upper part. Above the tabernacle there is a crucifixion group , it shows Jesus on the cross, women as well as God the Father and the Holy Spirit . On the left is a scene from the Gospel of Luke , on the right the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist is shown.
Celebration altar and ambo
The celebration altar was added to the furnishings in December 2008. A makeshift wooden altar was previously used. The new altar originally stood in the St. Barbara church in Hürth-Gleuel, which was profaned in 2005 . Another altar from the church was converted into an ambo . So the celebration altar and ambo form a unit.
Mary Altar
The left side altar shows Mary with the child. It was donated by Count Cajus Stolberg zu Stolberg and his wife Marie Sophie Reichsfreiin von Löe, a niece of Count Paul von Merveldt. The alliance coat of arms of the two families is located under the statue of Mary .
St. John's Altar
The right side altar was dedicated to St. Consecrated Johannes Baptist . The church patron is shown with a raised index finger in the form of a penitential preacher. John stands on a wooden top on the stone altar, in which the tabernacle is integrated. The sacrifice of Isaac can be seen on the front of the altar .
Baptismal font
The baptismal font is next to the Johannes altar. The base is made of Lindlar sandstone . The Babestschaft is marked with 1753. The original of the bowl had cracked and was replaced according to the model. The lid was added in the 19th century. The edge is labeled with JJ Bleissemin, Cologne. The octagonal bowl represents the seven days of the week and the resurrection of Jesus .
epitaph
The epitaph of the von Schwarzenberg family is built into the inner side wall, to the left of the Marien Altar. The 230 cm high and 186 cm wide work was carved out of sandstone. You can see Count Adam von Schwarzenberg, kneeling in front of Our Lady. Under the helmet is the family coat of arms with the Michael Order, which was awarded in 1612. The epitaph dates from the middle of the 17th century.
Church window
There used to be a glass painting in the center window of the choir , it showed St. Johannes and Maria, including the coats of arms of the donors. The coats of arms of Count Alfred Stolberg zu Stolberg and his wife Countess von Arc-Zinneberg have been preserved, they are integrated into the window to the left of the altar. On the right you can see a window commemorating those who fell in the First World War. It depicts the painful mother . There are three more windows behind the altar. They were designed by Wilhelm Remmes and H. Reuter.
characters
The figure of Maria Salome of Galilee from the beginning of the 16th century is 94 cm high. The fully plastic figure from the Lower Rhine region shows a woman at the grave of Jesus with an ointment vessel.
The wooden figure of St. Barbara is 112 cm high and is dated to the end of the 18th century. The fully plastic figure is flattened at the back. In her hands she holds a chalice with a host and a tower with three windows.
An oak wood figure from around 1490 with a height of 88 cm represents St. Antonius Hermit . The floor board was renewed, the back is hollowed out.
The figure of Johannes Baptist is made of wood and 130 cm tall, it was carved in Cologne at the end of the 17th century. The fully plastic figure is a little flattened on the back. He is depicted with a fur robe, a cruciate ligament and a lamb at his side. The banner reads Ecce Agnus Dei (behold, the Lamb of God).
The figures of God the Father and God the Son are to the right and left of the high altar. They come from a lost Trinity altar. The fully plastic figures have a height of 95 cm, they were made in the 18th century.
Johanness bowl
The Johanness bowl is made of wood, it is 94 cm high and dates from the beginning of the 16th century. It used to hang in the sacristy, now it is to the right of the altar.
organ
The organ was installed in 1897 by the organ building company A. Sauermann from Frielingsdorf. The instrument with cone chest is equipped with twelve registers . The neo-Gothic case probably also came from Sauermann . After several unsuccessful repair attempts, the Klais company rebuilt the organ. The gaming table was released. After major damage, the instrument was overhauled in 1986, and most recently restored in 2018 by the company Klais (Bonn). The instrument has 12 stops on two manual movements and pedal and pneumatic action.
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- Coupling: II / I (also as sub and super octave coupling) I / P, II / P
- Playing aids: Fixed combination Tutti, pipe work storage
Bells
In the tower of St. Johann Baptist hangs a three-part chime with two medieval bells.
The oldest bell is the Marienglocke. It is 66 cm in diameter and weighs around 700 kg. It was cast around 1320 (possibly even before that). The inscription is in uncial major . The bell was cast in a transition rib from the Sugar Loaf to the Gothic triad rib and is decorated with seals.
The second oldest bell is the Johannes bell . It has a diameter of 91 cm and a weight of 550 kg. The bell is tuned to tone b. It is consecrated to the four evangelists . It was cast on September 7, 1346 by Johann von Treveres. The inscription on the neck in Gothic minuscule is framed by applied cords. This bell is considered the oldest example of a bell with Gothic minuscules in the Bergisches Land .
The Elisabeth bell with a diameter of 99 cm weighs 650 kg and is tuned to the tone g. It was cast in 1824 by Georg Claren from Sieglar, decorated with the coat of arms of the then patron and castle owner Paul von Merveldt.
The bell in the ridge has a diameter of 30 cm and weighs 25 kg. It was cast in 1951 by A. Junker from Brilon. It bears the coat of arms of the founding family von Failly-Goldstein.
Tower clock
The tower clock with its three dials dates from 1912. Since April 2009 the clock and the bells have been controlled by a radio clock.
literature
- Georg Dehio , edited by Claudia Euskirchen, Olaf Gisbertz, Ulrich Schäfer: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia I Rhineland . Deutscher Kunstverlag , 2005 ISBN 3-422-03093-X
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information about the organ on the website of the organ builder Klais
- ↑ See also the information about the bells and video recording on YouTube
Web links
- History (accessed April 12, 2012)
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 38 ″ N , 7 ° 28 ′ 28 ″ E