St. Johannes Evangelist (Menzel)

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St. John's Chapel
Menzel with St. Johanneskirche

The Catholic Chapel of St. Johannes Evangelist is a listed church building in Menzel , a district of Rüthen in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

The previous church was first mentioned in 1486 when the altar was consecrated. The new building was consecrated in 1894 . The building is a three-bay hall with a retracted choir closed on three sides . The neo-Gothic building was plastered. The sacristy is on the south side. The west tower one was articulated helmet mounted. The ribbed vault inside rests on pillars and offset shield arches .

Furnishing

  • The altarpiece comes from the time the chapel was built.
  • The organ was built in 1896 by Johannes Speith .
  • The double Madonna dates from around 1700.
  • The seven life-size wooden holy figures from the mid-18th century were taken over from the previous chapel.

literature

Web links

Commons : Saint John the Evangelist Church (Menzel)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 , p. 946.

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 31.7 "  N , 8 ° 24 ′ 31"  E