St. Konrad (Hemmersdorf)
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The Church of St. Konrad is a Roman Catholic parish church in Hemmersdorf , a part of the Saarland municipality of Rehlingen-Siersburg , Saarlouis district . The patron saint of the church is St. Konrad von Parzham . In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.
history
The church was built from 1934 to 1936 according to plans by the architect Josef Monz.
The local construction companies Metzinger and Becker as well as numerous volunteers were responsible for carrying out the construction work. The foundation stone was laid on November 4, 1934, the solemn consecration on February 16, 1936.
The demolition of a railway bridge by German pioneers at the beginning of the Second World War caused considerable damage to the church, which, due to the two evacuations of the village population in 1939 and 1944, could only be repaired after the war.
As a result of the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council , the interior of the church was rebuilt and redesigned in the 1960s.
On June 29, 1985 the church and the altar were consecrated by Trier Auxiliary Bishop Alfred Kleinermeilert as part of a pontifical ministry .
In 2002 the church and rectory were extensively renovated .
Furnishing
In the main altar there is a sculpture of St. Martin from the previous church.
The current windows in the main nave of the church were installed in the 1950s. The windows designed by the glass painter Jakob Schwarzkopf are inspired by the hymn of the sun of St. Francis of Assisi . The smaller windows in the side aisles function with their pictorial representations as stations of the cross .
The organ of the church in 1970 by the company Hugo Mayer Orgelbau ( Heusweiler originally built) as a house organ and came in the 1980s to St. Konrad. The Hardt company carried out a renovation in 2008. The abrasive loading -instrument is on a loft set up, and has 9 (10) register , divided into 2 manuals and pedal . The playing and stop action is mechanical.
Bells
In the tower of the church there is a chime consisting of four bells:
| No. | volume | Weight (kg) | Foundry, casting location | Casting year |
| 1 | e ' | 1350 | Causard, Colmar (France) | 1952 |
| 2 | fis' | 750 | Causard, Colmar (France) | 1952 |
| 3 | g sharp ' | 500 | Causard, Colmar (France) | 1952 |
| 4th | H' | k. A. | k. A. | 1935 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, partial list of monuments in the Saarlouis district ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 347 kB), accessed on December 26, 2012
- ↑ a b c d Information on the parish church of St. Konrad at: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on December 26, 2012
- ↑ a b c d e Information on the parish church of St. Konrad on: www.hemmersdorf.de, accessed on August 22, 2015
- ^ Organ of the parish church St. Konrad Hemmersdorf On: www.organindex.de. Retrieved March 17, 2015
- ^ Description of Bellringer92 on: www.youtube.com, accessed on December 26, 2012
Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '15.6 " N , 6 ° 36" 43.9 " E