St. Joseph (Werl)
The St. Joseph Catholic Chapel is a listed church building on the grounds of the Ostuffeln Catholic Institute in Werl , in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
Joseph von Mellin, who was a heir to the Elder, had committed his fortune in 1833 to the foundation of an orphanage , which was to be built on the Uffeln family estate after his death and that of his wife. Von Mellin died in 1837, his wife in 1860. The Prussian king, the highest protector of the foundation, ordered the division into a Protestant institution Westuffeln and a Catholic Ostuffeln. The widow of Mellin, who later became Countess von Loe zu Wissen, donated capital from the estate of her first husband for the construction of the Catholic chapel in Ostuffeln.
The orphanage chapel was built in 1870 according to plans by the builder Goerke from Münster. The construction was carried out by the royal private architect Friedrich Wilhelm Augustini from Elberfeld. The building was completed in 1874 and signed on January 7, 1875 by the state dean provost Nübel. The neo-Romanesque chapel has a single nave with two nave bays . The choir annex to the east is at right angles, the tower stands on the west side. The glass windows are designed in restrained colors; they were made in the workshop of Joseph Osterath in Xanten.
Furnishing
The altar is made of French sandstone and the cover is made of granite. The altar is close to the choir wall because of the narrow space. The altarpiece is made of oak.
- On the rear outer wall there is a relief picture with the image Let the little children come to me , it was created in 1876 by the sculptor Franz Goldkuhle.
- The figures of Saints Maria, Sophia and Joseph also come from Goldkuhle
literature
- Amalie Rohrer / Hans Jürgen Zacher (ed.): Werl history of a Westphalian city Volume 2 , Bonifatius Druck Buch Verlag 1994, ISBN 3-87088-844-X
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Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 16.8 ″ N , 7 ° 56 ′ 3.8 ″ E