St. Josef (metal sheets)

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St. Josef (center) characterizes the townscape

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Josef is a local church building in Bleche, a district of Drolshagen in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

History and architecture

The village belonged until 1922 to the mother parish in Drolshagen and was 1922 Pfarrvikarie levied. The previous church was built from 1887 to 1888, and over time it became too small. This former chapel was converted into a youth home. The new building was constructed from 1952 to 1953 according to plans by the architect Josef Wigger and was consecrated in 1954. The elongated nave closes with a retracted chancel, the tower crowned with a tent roof is attached to the side. The walls, made of white plastered masonry, are structured by arched windows and fit into the regional building tradition. A flat ceiling with two beams was drawn in inside . The altar arch separates the slightly raised rectangular choir from the nave; it is repeated in the front wall as a blind arch.

Furnishing

  • The chancel is dominated by a crucifixion group on the wall, it was created by a sculptor from Munich.
  • The tabernacle is made of brown marble and has golden doors adorned with the symbols of the four evangelists .
  • In front of the altar arch are the carved figures of Perpetual Help and Joseph , who holds his hand over Jesus, on pedestals .

Scheda Chapel

The Maria Königin chapel in the Drolshagen district of Scheda also belongs to the community. The foundation stone was laid in 1967, the chancel is dominated by a mother statue from the 16th century. Also worth mentioning is the tabernacle with representations from the Old and New Testaments, it was bought by Lennestadt-Maumke in 1990. The two figures of Saints Christopher and Elisabeth were carved by an artist from Bolzano.

literature

  • Heinrich Otten: Church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7
  • Michael Bieker: For love of home. History of the peasantry, school and chapel community 1992/1994

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 , page 246
  2. ↑ Pages of the community

Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 27.1 ″  N , 7 ° 43 ′ 32 ″  E