St. Joseph and Medardus

Aerial photo of St. Josef and Medardus and the surrounding area (photo 2015)

St. Josef and Medardus (photo 2006)

Interior of the church

St. Josef and Medardus is the Catholic parish church of Lüdenscheid , which is architecturally very important.

history

Architect Arnold Güldenpfennig designed the historicist building from 1882 to 1885 in the style of the north German brick Gothic . It replaced the small Kreuzkapelle in the area of ​​today's Sternplatz, which was used by the Catholic community of Lüdenscheid after its re-establishment at the beginning of the 19th century. Initially, St. Joseph and Medardus only had one roof turret . The impressive tower crowned with a gable roof (54.15 meters), also with architectural details of brick Gothic, but above all those of Expressionism , was built according to the plans of the architect Robert Lamm between 1927 and 1929. At that time, it completed the silhouette of Lüdenscheid alongside the towers of the Erlöserkirche and Christ Church . Four bells were installed in the tower. These were melted down in 1942 for armament purposes. Today the tower has a four-part special bronze bell from Brilon in the tone sequence as ° -c′-e′-ges ′. The two small bells were cast in 1947 and the two large bells in 1948.

Patronage

The patron saint of the church is the patron saint of Lüdenscheid Medardus and Joseph of Nazareth , the foster father of Jesus. A patronage of Joseph is typical for church buildings that were rebuilt during the Kulturkampf in Germany.

See also

• List of churches and places of worship in Lüdenscheid

Web links

Commons : St. Joseph and Medardus  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• List of monuments of the city of Lüdenscheid
• Internet presence of the parish

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bell catalog of the diocese of Essen

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 49.8 "  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 48.2"  E