St. Johannes (Fellbach)
The Church of St. Johannes in Fellbach is a church building of the Roman Catholic parish dating from 1923 and expanded to its present form in 1948–1950 .
history
The foundation stone for the Church of St. Johannes was laid on May 6, 1923, during the period of hyperinflation on the outskirts of Fellbach . An emergency church with 400 seats was created based on a design by the architect Philipp Olkus . Thanks to the support of craftsmen and the city of Fellbach, the construction could be carried out quickly, so that the church was inaugurated on October 14, 1923 by Auxiliary Bishop Joannes Baptista Sproll as St. Johannes Evangelist . In 1929 an organ was finally bought, which in 1978 had to be replaced because it was unplayable. During the Second World War, the church was so badly damaged that it could only be repaired from 1848–1950 and the choir and tower added. The entire church interior was redesigned in 1992 according to plans by the architect Klaus Franz, who also planned the Fellbacher Maria Regina Church . At the same time, the electrical systems and heating were modernized.
Furnishing
The church has a small organ with a modern organ front .
Works of art
"Pieta"
The statue opposite the main entrance depicting Mary with a stained Jesus on her lap was taken to a restorer during the renovation in 1992, who discovered that it was carved in the 15th century. The origin of the Pietà is not known.
Evangelist window
The Evangelist window at the height of the altar symbolically shows the four Evangelists : Mark as a lion, John as an eagle, Luke as a bull and Matthew as a winged person.
John statue
The bronze statue of the Munich artist Johannes Raphael Potzler, which stands directly and centrally in front of the church, was erected on March 19, 2000. It shows the Evangelist John , the patron saint of the church, holding an open book in which the text “In the beginning was the word” can be read - the beginning of the Gospel of John.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Presentation of the organist Rita Ermer with a small picture of the organ ; accessed on November 24, 2015.
Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 34 ″ N , 9 ° 16 ′ 30 ″ E