St. Catherine (Ransel)
The former Catholic parish church of St. Katharina is a listed church building in Ransel , a district of the city of Lorch (Rheingau) . Today it is a branch church of the parish Heilig Kreuz Rheingau, a new type of parish. The so-called Rheingau Cathedral in Geisenheim has also been the parish church of Ransel since 2015 .
history
Ransel originally belonged to the mother church in St. Martin in Lorch , pastoral care by monks from the Schönau monastery . In 1654 Ransel was raised to an independent parish with the affiliated branch St. Antonius (Wollmphia) , in 1672 St. Nikolaus (Espenschied) was added as a branch. The parish continued to be supplied by Schönau Benedictine monks . As a result of the Thirty Years' War there was a shortage of religious in Schönau Monastery, which meant that it was less and less able to maintain the care of the parish. In the 1670s, the provost of Mainz, as patron saint, was forced to set up a pastor's position on site, which he only paid poorly.
There are no records of the previous building of today's church. It was probably in a very bad structural condition by the end of the 17th century, a new building was initially prevented by the turmoil of the Palatinate War of Succession . In addition, a major fire in 1714 destroyed almost all houses and barns in the area. Ransel was so impoverished that a new church was not possible.
In 1744 the cathedral provost finally gave 50 guilders and the wood necessary to build today's church. The construction must have been rather poor, because extensive renovation was necessary as early as 1797, as the church gable and tower were close to collapsing. In 1791, Pastor Weller had a new organ built by the organ builder Franz Xaver Ripple from Mainz at his own expense.
In 1824 the St. Anna (Sauerthal) branch was taken over; the impoverished Imperial Count Franz von Sickingen had previously, after tough negotiations, renounced his right of patronage. In 1825, the Espenschied branch was assigned to Schönau Abbey.
In 1890, the now enlarged choir was demolished and rebuilt . In 1912 a new horn organ was purchased and the old organ was traded in. Organ pipes that were no longer usable were bought by local farmers and used as manure pipes. In 1953, the church was completely renovated and expanded under Pastor Mohr.
The Ransel parish had its own pastor until 1980, after which the pastor from Lorch took over his duties. Ransel remained an independent parish.
The last major renovation was carried out in 1995 under Pastor Benedict.
On January 1, 2010, the parishes of St. Martin (Lorch) , St. Bonifatius (Lorchhausen) and St. Katharina (Ransel) with their two branches St. Anna (Sauerthal) and St. Antonius (Wollmanders) merged to form the expanded parish of St. Martin (Lorch) together. In 2015, the Heilig Kreuz Rheingau parish was founded, and the Ransel branch is one of its 13 parishes.
architecture
The church of St. Katharina is located in the middle of a church cemetery , which is still in use today and which also had an ossuary until 1783 . It was built in 1744 and on August 21, 1746 consecrated . The building is originally a plastered hall structure made of slate and quarry stone masonry with an inclined, three-sided closed choir and a rear gallery.
In 1954 a western vestibule was added and at the same time the wooden organ loft was enlarged inside using the old components. The sacristy attached to the south of the choir also dates from more recent times. In the course of the renovations in the 1950s, the exterior plaster was also removed, and so the building now looks like a stone, in keeping with the taste of the time.
Round-arched, light-glass newer windows with symbols from the 20th century illuminate the interior. During the last restoration in 1995, saints painted in neo-renaissance frames from 1900, works by the Mainz church painter Valentin Volk , were exposed in the cove of the flat ceiling . A hired hood - roof turret crowns the western slate roof end.
Furnishing
- High altar around 1685 in cartilage style with late Gothic figures by different carvers in the altar. Middle: Crucifixion group , Maria and Johannes (around 1500), the cross from the 17th century, side: St. Barbara with the tower and St. Catherine with the sword. The assistant figures to the right and left of the tabernacle niche probably belonged to the above-mentioned cross.
- South side altar with mannerist inlay - altarpiece . On the altar sheet a painting of the Lamentation of Christ, above a narrower essay with a painting of St. Elizabeth. Laterally below, right and left between Ionic columns, four niches with the following alabaster figures : St. Cecilia , St. Dorothea , St. Katharina , St. Margaretha (everything from the beginning of the 17th century, except for the large altarpiece, which probably dates from the 20th century . originates)
- North side altar: only the architectural structure is from the late 17th century while the paintings are more recent.
- Our Lady figure made of wood high quality work from the 2nd half of the 15th century. Frame renewed, crown and scepter added.
- Other holy figures from the 18th century made of wood and painted in color: In the nave, St. Sebastian , Antonius of Padua with the Christ child, John Nepomuk and in the choir, Catherine of Alexandria with the wheel, Peter with a key and Paul with a sword.
- Marble font , late 18th century.
- Organ built in 1912 by organ builder Carl Horn , largely original.
Choir room
Virgin Mary figure 15th century
High altar
Horn organ from 1912
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Bells
The ringing consists of three bells, these were cast in 1952 by Albert Junker from special bronze from Brilon . This tin-free, copper-silicon alloy is no longer used today and was developed in Brilon to save foreign currency in the post-war period.
Hubert Foersch comments on this in the Limburg bell book he wrote : “With regard to the tuning line as well as the partial tone development and the development of the sound, an exceptionally good Junker chime made of special Brilon bronze. (Compare on the other hand the Lorchhausen chime from 1947! Here, the further development of the alloy also plays an important role, the casting of the two chimes is five years apart.) "
Bell disposition : h ′ +/- 0 - d ′ ′ + 2 - e ′ ′ + 3
|
No. |
Surname |
Mass (kg) |
Ø (mm) |
Strike tone (16th note) |
Decay time (sec.) |
Sound progression |
Casting year |
Bell caster |
inscription |
| 1 | Christ | 320 | 802 | h 1 +/- 0 | 56 | calm | 1952 | Albert Junker | "VENI DOMINE JESU / 1952" |
| 2 | Maria | 180 | 676 | d 2 +2 | 53 | calm, vibrant, calm | 1952 | Albert Junker | "MONSTRA TE ESSE MATREMI / 1952" |
| 3 | Joseph | 120 | 601 | e 2 +3 | 58 | calm, vibrant, calm | 1952 | Albert Junker | "SANCTE JOSEPH ORA PRO NOBIS / 1952" |
Sources and literature
- Dagmar Söder: Rheingau-Taunus district, I.2, old district Rheingau. Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen . Theiss-Verlag, Darmstadt 2014, ISBN 978-3-8062-2987-5 .
- Pastor Albert Zell: Booklet Ransel. Copies: Chronicle of the Dernbacher Sisters in Ransel , Agende of the parish Ransel , church and parish Ransel .
- Pastor Johannes Zaun: Contributions to the history of the Rheingau country chapter and its twenty-four parishes. Molzberger publishing house, 1879.
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments - Hesse II . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-03117-3 .
- Hubert Foersch: Limburger bell book - bells and chimes in the diocese of Limburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariates, Limburg 1997.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 13 church locations in the parish Heilig Kreuz Rheingau. On heilig-kreuz-rheingau.de
- ↑ Agende of the parish Ransel (church order) / copied by pastor Albert Zell / 2001
- ↑ Hubert Foersch: Limburger bells Book - bells and chimes in the diocese Limburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariates, Limburg 1997
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 8.4 " N , 7 ° 50 ′ 35.6" E