St. Katharinen (Osnabrück)

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View of the tower of St. Catherine's
Choir
Crucifixion relief on the choir side
View of the chancel

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Katharinen is a late Gothic hall church in the old town of Osnabrück . Its tower, visible from afar, which has shaped the cityscape for centuries, is 103 m high.

Building history

In the first half of the 13th century, a small church was built in front of the walls of the Osnabrück inner castle in the area of ​​the city courtyards of the nobility, which initially belonged to the parish of the cathedral and was named for the first time in 1248 as "St. Katharinen ”is mentioned. The choice of the patronage is probably due to the veneration of the Catherine, which pilgrims who had returned from the Holy Land had brought to Osnabrück. The current building was built from around 1300 with several interruptions and was largely completed around 1500. In 1543 the Reformation was introduced in St. Katharinen . During the peace negotiations from 1643 to 1648, it offered the Swedish legation space for services and meetings. The proximity of the castle , which was built in 1669 and served as the residence of the Protestant prince-bishops of Osnabrück from 1673 , was the reason to use St. Katharinen as the court church .

Towards the end of the Second World War , St. Katharinen fell victim to the flames as a result of the bombing during the last air raid on Osnabrück on March 25, 1945, a Palm Sunday . The church could be consecrated again in 1950. In 1990 it had to be closed in order to carry out the necessary repairs to the interior. After extensive renovation work, the church was reopened in November 1992 and is today characterized by a simple, clear architecture. Together with the castle, the Poggenburg, the Ledenhof , the walls of the Barfüßerkloster and the old parsonages, the church forms a remarkable ensemble from ancient times. The interior is shaped by the Gothic will to form . A subdued, modern design sets special accents and invites you to contemplation and meditation. In addition to the church services, art exhibitions and concerts take place in St. Katharinen again and again. Handouts are available for church educational explorations.

In the bell tower there is a 4-part bell from the Bochum Association (g 0 –c 1 –d 1 –e 1 ).

organ

The organ of St. Katharinen was built by the Paul Ott workshop in 1961.

I upper section C – g 3
Reed flute 8th'
Dolkan 8th'
Praestant 4 ′
Coupling flute 4 ′
Funnel flute 4 ′
Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Forest flute 2 ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Seventh 1 1 ⁄ 7  ′
Sif flute 1'
Mixture IV-V
Dulcian 16 ′
Krummhorn 8th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
Quintadena 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Capstan flute 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Night horn 4 ′
Principal fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Super octave 2 ′
Mixture V-VI
Terzcymbel III
Trumpet 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
III Breastwork C – g 3
Dumped 8th'
recorder 4 ′
Principal 2 ′
Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Scharff III-IV
Vox humana 8th'
shelf 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
Principal 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Octave 8th'
Dumped 8th'
Super octave 4 ′
Tenor flute 4 ′
Night horn 2 ′
Mixture IV-VI
trombone 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Schalmey 4 ′
  • Coupling : I / II, III / II, I / P, II / P

The old Ott organ is no longer economically viable to overhaul. The construction of a new organ called Friedensorgel is therefore in the planning stage . For this purpose, an association for the construction of the Peace Angel was founded. The patron is the former Federal President Christian Wulff . The new organ will be built by the Swiss company Metzler Orgelbau from Dietikon and should be completed in 2018.

Bells

The Katharinenkirche has the second largest bell in the city of Osnabrück. They were cast in 1955 by the Gussstahlwerk Bochumer Verein and were heard for the first time on December 11, 1955.

Bell 1, tone: g °

Bell 2, tone: c '

Bell 3, tone: d '

Bell 4, tone: e '

Clock bells: bell 2/5, tone: f sharp '' and bell 3, / 6, tone: b '' by Petit & Edelbrock.

Patronage

The church bears the name of St. Catherine . According to legend, the learned princess from Alexandria turned to Christianity at the beginning of the 4th century. Catherine converted fifty of the most famous scholars of the Roman emperor to the Christian faith and reproached the emperor Maximus : "Your gods are empty delusions". He then had her killed by the sword.

Parish

The parish has around 7,000 members. It is divided into two parish districts, each with a parish office. There are two pastors as well as staff and volunteers in the church. A daughter church of St. Katharinen was the Luther Church in the Neustadt until 1927 , which was built between 1907 and 1909 and is decorated with art nouveau paintings.

literature

  • Karsten Igel: Saint Catherine, the wheel, the citizens and the bishop. The Osnabrück city seal and the Katharinenkirche - Jerusalem was also in Osnabrück . In: Osnabrücker Mitteilungen , 2006, 111, pp. 27–60.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dagmar Jestrzemski: Catherine of Alexandria. The crusaders and their saints . Lukas-Verlag, Berlin 2010. ISBN 978-3-86732-086-3 . P. 137.
  2. ↑ Recording of the bells
  3. ↑ Friedensorgel Osnabrück , accessed on March 10, 2017
  4. ↑ noz.de: Bells ring just as nicely as Big Ben's , accessed on February 24, 2020

Web links

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Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 23.3 "  N , 8 ° 2 ′ 34"  E