St. Josef (Strausberg)
St. Josef is a Roman Catholic church in the style of outgoing historicism in Strausberg , a town in the Märkisch-Oderland district in Brandenburg . It belongs to the parish of St. Hubertus Petershagen and is consecrated to St. Joseph of Nazareth , the bridegroom of Mary, mother of Jesus .
location
The building stands southwest of the city center on a street corner, towards which Weinbergstraße runs from the east and Fontanestraße from the south . South of the building is the St. Marien cemetery .
history
In 1851 the mission parish was founded in Wriezen . The pastor who worked there was commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church to also celebrate the service in the rural poor house in Strausberg . The chapel stood on the grounds of the Dominican monastery and was also visited by evangelical believers and the poor. Although the Catholic faithful were able to use a specially built chapel in Ritterstrasse from 1853, the building was so heavily frequented that the parish was concerned that the building would not bear the static loads. So these believers also went back to the country poor house.
At the turn of the century, the number of residents grew steadily, also due to Catholic migrant workers. Under the leadership of Leopold Nowak , the community acquired a plot of land in Weinbergstrasse and began collecting for the building. However, the onset of World War I ruined the plans. In 1923 the community was raised to the status of the quasi- parish . Five years later the time had come: the approximately 1,100 believers were able to use the church, which was built under the direction of Alwin Kopschina according to plans by the diocesan master builder Carl Kühn . The painting was done by Max Malitz from Berlin . The consecration took place on October 21, 1928 by Auxiliary Bishop Josef Deitmer . In 1933 the communities Müncheberg and Buckow left the parish and became independent, as did the missionaries and Johannis Sisters from Strausberg-Vorstadt around 1950. In 1959 the original painting was removed. In 1962 the church received a Sauer - organ . The tabernacle and the altar were built from brick in 1978 . In the years 1992 to 1994 the parish renovated the building and renewed the pulpit and the altar.
Building description
The building of the Märkischen late historicism was erected from masonry bricks that are brightly plastered . The easted choir has moved in and has a polygonal finish. This is followed by the rectangular nave with a length of around 14 meters and a width of around 10 meters to the west. The north and south sides are structured with three arched windows each, which are embedded in parabolic depressions. They are decorated with stained glass depicting the seven sacraments . They come from the German glass painter Carl Busch from Berlin. The rectangular west tower , whose portal is also embedded in a high, parabolic arch, is striking . Its shape is emphasized again by masonry stones. Two uniform, smaller and coupled arches are set in this arch, offset a little deeper. In the left arch there is a double-winged door, while in the right a segment arch-shaped window is let. In the middle is a wooden cross. Above is a circular window. It is framed by another cross made of brick, the lower end of which touches the segmental arch of the portal. Left and right are two larger windows, and a smaller one above. On the south side there is a staircase to the tower floor . It is separated from the rest of the building by a cornice and made of darker bricks. There are three sound arcades on the west and east sides and one sound arcade each on the north and south sides . A brightly plastered gable with a gable roof protrudes from this floor and ends with another cross.
Furnishing
The altar is comparatively simple and was built from reddish bricks. These bricks were also used on the base of the golden tabernacle behind it as on the ambo . A crucifix hangs over it . The white, stone and also simple fifth stands on a twisted foot. To the left in front of the choir stand Mary and Joseph of Nazareth with the Christ child on a plinth on the east wall of the nave . On the right-hand side there is a mosaic on the wall in front of the ambo , which again shows Joseph. The interior has a wooden barrel vault that takes up the outer shape of the parabola.
organ
The organ comes from the Sauer company and was inaugurated on December 23, 1962. The instrument has twelve registers on two manuals and a pedal . She has the following disposition :
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P,
Bells
The bell of the church consists of three bronze bells that ring in counter-swing on cranked steel yokes in a steel bell cage. With the exception of the small bell, which is still preserved today, all bells were given up and melted down during the Second World War. The middle bell from 1621, which was still present in the bell cemetery in Hamburg, was given to the parish after the end of the war. This is rung for the Angelus and the Holy Masses. All three bells are only rung on major holidays and special occasions.
| Bell no. | Chime | Caster | Casting year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | g 1 | Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock | 1994 |
| 2 | b 1 | Rolof classes | 1621 |
| 3 | of the 2nd | Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock | 1928 |
literature
- Georg Dehio (arr. Gerhard Vinken et al.): Handbook of German Art Monuments - Brandenburg. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 .
Web links
- Catholic Church “St. Josef “Strausberg , website of the parish of St. Hubertus, accessed on March 23, 2017.
- St. Josef, Strausberg , church map of the Archdiocese of Berlin, (PDF), accessed on March 29, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.erzbistumberlin.de/fileadmin/user_mount/PDF-Dateien/Kultur/Kirchenkarte_JosefStrausberg_kl.pdf
- ↑ Information on the organ , accessed on March 31, 2017
Coordinates: 52 ° 34 ′ 21.3 " N , 13 ° 52 ′ 20.3" E