St. Johannes Baptist (Delbrück)
St. Johannes Baptist is a Catholic parish church in Delbrück, East Westphalia, in the Paderborn district . Church and congregation belong to the Delbrück Pastoral Association in the Büren-Delbrück Dean's Office of the Archdiocese of Paderborn . The leaning tower is a characteristic of the church and symbol of the city of Delbrück.
Building history
Presumably there were several previous buildings; there are no reliable findings due to a lack of archaeological investigations. Today's central nave and tower were built around 1180 as a two-bay, vaulted Romanesque basilica ( alternating pillars with double columns) with a just closed choir and retracted tower. As a fortified church in the old fortified church, it only had one door on the south side. Around 1340 the southern nave was replaced by a Gothic nave of the same height as the central nave. At the same time, a Gothic choir was added so that the Romanesque choir became the third yoke. From 1864 to 1868 the northern nave was also replaced by a neo-Gothic one. At the same time, the south aisle got the western yoke. The tower is now in the structure of the current hall church . The tall leaning tower spire was built around 1400 and resulted in a total height of 65 m. The tower is made of wood and this has bent over the years due to the weather. The imbalance has worsened over the past few decades.
The outside of the church was renovated in 2008, and a fundamental interior renovation took place in 2009/2010. The church reopened on February 7, 2010.
Works of art worth seeing
The most important works of art are:
- Mercy Cross from 1496
- Pietà from the 14th century.
- a baroque double Madonna from the 18th century.
- a baroque figure of St. Agatha
- the baroque high altar (formerly in the Böddeken monastery )
Bells
The ring consists of five bells. The two clock bells belong to the historical collection of bells.
| No. | Name / patron | Nominal | Casting year | Caster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | as ° + 3 | 1949 | Albert Junker / Brilon |
| 2 | Liborius and Agatha | c '+ 10 | 1784 | Greve brothers |
| 3 | Maria | it '+ 4 | 1518 | Wolter Westerhues |
| 4th | big clock bell | f '' + 9 | 1494 | Johartwich de Lippia |
| 5 | small clock bell | b '' | 2nd half
12th century |
unknown |
literature
- St. Johannes Baptist Delbrück Schnell Art Guide No. 2782 Verlag Schnell & Steiner Regensburg, 1st edition 2011 ISBN 978-3-7954-6910-8
Web links
- Delbrück on the homepage of the Pastoral Association Delbrück
- Special pages of the church magazine Der Dom on the church (PDF; 905 kB) accessed on March 10, 2013
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 51.8 ″ N , 8 ° 33 ′ 45.8 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Johannes Baptist Delbrück Schnell Art Guide No. 2782 Verlag Schnell & Steiner Regensburg, 1st edition 2011 ISBN 978-3-7954-6910-8 page 4
- ↑ Restored parish church combines tradition and innovation (PDF; 14 kB)