St. Kastor (hamlet)

St. Castor in the hamlet, tower and nave from the 18th century

Neo-Gothic transept from the south

The Catholic parish church of St. Kastor in Weiler , a local community in the district of Mayen-Koblenz ( Rhineland-Palatinate ), was originally built in 1727/28.

history

In 1330 a church consecrated to Castor von Karden was first mentioned in a document in Weiler. Peter Watzerath, who was pastor in Weiler from 1693 to 1737, financed the construction of the baroque church, which was consecrated in 1728 . The organ was installed in 1785 by the Stumm brothers from Sulzbach and expanded in 1876 by the organ builder Dasbach.

In 1906 the plans for the church expansion were presented by master builder Johann Adam Rüppel from Bonn. A neo-Gothic transept and a choir were built while maintaining the hall structure and the old church tower from 1727 . The Marien altar from the old church was taken over. In 1908, a high altar was installed by the Porten Brothers art joinery from Münstermaifeld . On June 20, 1909 was the consecration of the church by Bishop Karl Ernst Schrod from Trier instead.

Furnishing

Relic of St. Castor

At the baroque pulpit are evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to see. In the central nave on the right are the sculptures of St. Jude Thaddäus , St. Antonius, St. Francis and St. Aloisius . On the left in the central nave are the figures of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus and St. Elisabeth of Thuringia . Right in the transept of Joseph altar, which are fonts of basalt and a stele with the relic of St. Kastor.

literature

• Information sheet parish church St. Kastor Weiler , ed. from the Catholic parish of St. Castor

Web links

Commons : St. Kastor (Weiler)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Parish of St. Castor in Weiler

Coordinates: 50 ° 18 '42.3 "  N , 7 ° 7' 14.3"  E