St. Johannes Baptist (Borgentreich)

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Borgentreich parish church

The Catholic parish church of St. Johannes Baptist is a listed church building at Marktstrasse 9 in Borgentreich in the Höxter district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

A church was first mentioned in 1295. The neo-Gothic hall church was built from stone from 1833 to 1836 according to a name . From the previous building, the ship of which was demolished in 1833, wall blocks and pillar drums were reused. The north portal with its trimmed three-leaf arch from around 1400 was also taken over from the previous building. The original of the statue of John originally standing in Wimperg is kept in the center; it probably dates from the second half of the 13th century. The building is one of the oldest neo-Gothic churches in Germany and was built according to plans by the building manager Goecker with a choir in the 5/8 end. In the four-bay nave, ribbed vaults rest over strong round pillars and consoles. The colored windows with scenes from the life of Mary and John d. T. were installed at the beginning of the 20th century. On the roof sits a roof turret .

tower

The west tower with a pointed arch portal, in a rectangular template, was built around 1280. The sound openings are equipped with four-leaf tracery. The tail hood was replaced after a fire in 1680. In the tower hall, high ribbed vaults rest on consoles. The height of the church tower is 42 meters.

Bells

Furnishing

The equipment in the Baroque style was in white and gold taken and made in the 19th century for the most part.

High altar

In 1776, a couple from Behrendes donated their fortune for the construction of a high altar . The retable was made from 1781 to 1786 by a master Lodenheiyt from Alme. As was customary at that time, the templates come from a sample book . The sculptures come from a workshop in Paderborn. The figure of Sebastian on the right caused displeasure because of the poor clothing, and so it was stored in the attic for a long time. Today it is back in its original place.

The reredos extends up into the vault and takes up the entire width of the choir, it defines the entire stage of the choir room. Three steps lead to the sarcophagus-like cafeteria . The structure is becoming more and more transparent and moving upwards. The tabernacle was later changed, it is surrounded by a high base zone in a semicircle. Above it rise four Corinthian columns , which form the cranked entablature, over which a heavenly vault rises. This is crowned by a vault, the ribs of which bend to an acanthus bush. In the vault of heaven there is a figure of God the Father, surrounded by rays and clouds. To the right and left of it are adoring angels. Instead of an altar painting, there is a picture stage in the center in which the baptism of Jesus by John is represented figuratively. On the right and left above the doors are figures of Sebastian and Agatha. The cartouche contains the text Hic es filius meus dilectus, in quo mihi compacui, Math: Cap (This is my beloved son, whom I liked).

North side altar

The north side altar is dominated by a painting by the Paderborn court painter Johann Georg Rudolphi . It was donated by the vicar general of the Paderborn prince-bishop Laurentius von Dript. On the picture you can see his coat of arms and an inscription. The painting shows God the Father, Mary and Christ and the dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. God wears a miter crown, Mary has crossed her hands over her chest and Jesus is dressed in a bright red robe. Father and son crown Mary. Below the Maria there are depictions of small putti .

Other equipment

  • The cross altar is adapted to the high altar and the north side altar and shows figures of Liborius and Nicholas on the sides
  • The pulpit was made by Gockel from 1846 to 1851. The basket and sound cover are richly decorated.
  • The wooden double Madonna was made in the second half of the 17th century.

organ

The organ , built between 1630 and 1730, is one of the most important in northwest Germany. It was originally located in Dalheim Monastery and came to Borgentreich in 1803. They have the largest preserved spring shop organ and the fourth largest historical one in Germany. Due to its special construction, it is one of the most important monument organs in Europe. The basic inventory goes back to the one-manual instrument of the Bader family from the Renaissance, into which pipes from the 16th century were integrated. Gottfried Bader added a breastwork to the organ around 1677. Between 1705 and 1710, Johann Jacob John and the Reinecke brothers added a Rückpositiv and an independent pedal . Johann Patroclus Möller exchanged a register around 1750 .

After the implementation according to Borgentreich, the organ was rebuilt in a modified form in the course of the new church building in 1836 and the Rückpositiv set up as a backwork. Carl August Randebrock made a rescheduling in 1872 . From 1951 to 1953, Paul Ott carried out an initial restoration based on plans by Christhard Mahrenholz , which, however, was based on partly incorrect assumptions. In 1997, a support association was founded with a view to restoring the organ, and an initial survey by experts took place. After an organ symposium (1998) and the formation of an expert commission (2001), the organ construction company Hermann Eule (Bautzen) was commissioned with the work in 2003 . The aim was to restore the condition the instrument was in when it was purchased from Dalheim. In 2010 the restored instrument was set up again in the Johannes Baptist Church. The organ consecration took place on May 14, 2011.

Today the organ presents itself in its grown condition. It has 45 registers, divided into three manuals and pedal, with over 3000 pipes. About 70% of the historic pipes stock and most of the gold-plated acanthus - veil plant ornate and richly profiled cornices housing are received. The prospectus, with large and small pipe towers, takes up the entire width of the west wall in the central nave. On the main work, in moving robes, there are two angels with outspread hands. Also preserved are the spring chests by Bader in the main work and by John in the Rückpositiv and pedal as well as the sliding chest in the breast work by Möller. The disposition is:

I Rückpositiv CD – c 3
Principal 8th' E / J
Reed flute 8th' J
Gedact 4 ′ E / J
Dous flute 4 ′ J
Quinta 3 ′ J / E
Nassartquinta 3 ′ J
Octav 2 ′ J
Forest flute 2 ′ J
Tertzian 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ J / E
Quinta 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′ J / E
Mixture IV J / E
Cimbel III J
bassoon 16 ′ E.
Krummhorn 8th' E.
II major work CD – c 3
Bourdun 16 ′ E / B
Principal 8th' B / J
Hollow flute 8th' M.
Viola di gamba 8th' E / J
Quinta 6 ′ B.
Octav 4 ′ B.
Spans Cornet III 4 ′ E / B
Sexquialter III B / U
Mixture IV B / U / E
Cimbel IV U
Trumpet 16 ′ E.
Voxumana 8th' E.
III breastwork CD – c 3
Gedact 8th' G / M
Quintatona 8th' B.
Principal 4 ′ G
Night horn 4 ′ G
Slack traverse 4 ′ G
Octav 2 ′ G
Quinta 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′ G
Detzima II G
Mixture IV G
Ranquet 8th' E.
Hoboe 4 ′ E.
Pedal CD – d 1
Principal 16 ′ J
Sub bass 16 ′ J
Octav 8th' J
Forest flute 2 ′ J / E
Mixture VI J
trombone 16 ′ J
Trumpet 8th' J / U
Cornet 2 ′ J / U / E
Remarks
B = Bader family (early 17th century)
G = Gottfried Bader (around 1677)
J = Johann Jacob John (1710)
M = Johann Patroclus Möller (around 1750)
U = unknown (second half of the 19th century)
E = owl (2011)

literature

  • Ursula Quednau (arrangement): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Volume II: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2
  • Reclam's Art Guide, Germany III, 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6
  • Theodor Arens, Stanislaus Kandula, Roman Mensing: Barock im Erzbistum Paderborn , Bonifatius Verlag Paderborn 2001, ISBN 978-3-89710-495-2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reclam's Art Guide, Germany III, 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6 .
  2. ↑ Description of the organ , at the Borgentreich Organ Museum , seen August 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ See also the reporting
  4. ↑ orgel-owl.de: Organ in Borgentreich , seen August 18, 2012.

Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 9.9 ″  N , 9 ° 14 ′ 28.2 ″  E