St. Johann Baptist (Lindern)
The church of St. Johann Baptist is located in the district of Lindern in the city of Geilenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is a listed building as an architectural monument.
location
The single-nave church with an extension and a four-sided tower is in the southeastern area of the village. The cemetery connects to the church grounds to the south .
history
The old church was built at the end of the 15th century and consecrated on October 16, 1481. An elegant roof turret was added later . After severe damage in World War II , the church was restored without a turret until 1953. In 1963 a necessary extension and the construction of a church tower was carried out.
architecture
The church is a late Gothic, single-nave brick building. War damage and a necessary expansion were carried out under the direction of the architect W. Finkeldei from Linnich . The south wall between the buttresses was opened in three pointed arches and a south-facing hall building with a flat wooden ceiling was built on the three rib vaulted yokes of the old church. The western, fourth yoke is open to the baptistery , the choir yoke in the east and the choir of the old church, which is closed on five sides, serves as a sacrament chapel . On the west side is the sacristy as a connection to the four-sided tower. After the renovation work was completed, the church was consecrated on June 16, 1963 .
Furnishing
- The organ with 16 registers and electric action from 1964 was built by Heinz Wilbrand from Übach-Palenberg .
- In the church tower there are bells from 1632, the 18th century, 1954 and 1963.
- Altar of marble , altar Blaustein , baptismal font from the 18th century., Tabernacle , several saints of wood and plaster , choir stalls and proclamation panel.
- Stained glazing
gallery
literature
- Third edition 1994: Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen ISBN 3-87448-172-7
- Volume Eight 1904: The Art Monuments of the Rhine Province by Paul Clemen
- Local calendar of the district of Heinsberg 1994: Theft in the Würmer and Lindern Church in 1795 , by Leo Schreinemacher, page 50
Web links
- Late medieval wooden sculptures in the Church of St. Johann Baptist (Lindern)
- Monument entry of the Church of St. Johann Baptist
- St. Johann Baptist in the Gdg St. Bonifatius Geilenkirchen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geilenkirchen Monument List No. 36 , entry: May 2, 1983
- ^ Geilenkirchen-Lindern, Catholic Church St. Johann Baptist. on the website of the 20th Century Glass Painting Foundation Foundation
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 44 ″ N , 6 ° 12 ′ 59 ″ E