St. Konrad (Langschede)

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Church of St. Konrad, tower view
St. Konrad Church
Figure of St. Conrad in front of the church

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Konrad is a church building that characterizes the townscape in Langschede , a district of Fröndenberg in the Unna district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The parish vicarie belongs to the Fröndenberg Pastoral Association, in the Unna dean's office in the Archdiocese of Paderborn .

History and architecture

Before 1945 the believers had to visit the churches in Halingen or Fröndenberg. During the Second World War , religious education was held in private homes, as religious education was not allowed in schools. A first mass was held in 1945 in the hall of an inn with the approval of the British occupying forces . By 1947, an emergency chapel was set up in a barn near the train station, which was built from used bricks. The altar stood on the east side and the emergency chapel was accessed via a farm road. Shortly afterwards, the temporary space became too small, a chancel and a sacristy were added to the west side. The entrance was moved to Wasserwerkstraße. Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger gave confirmation here in 1950. The construction of a new church was discussed with the archbishop at the time and was generally approved by him. The site intended for the new church was bought in 1920 by the church building association at the time, including the residential building on it. The foundation stone for the new church was laid in 1951. First a small diaspora church was built in the industrial community , which was built according to plans by the architect Aloys Dittrich. The church hall was equipped with a gable roof covered, the walls were divided by arched windows. The square tower accommodated the sanctuary. This church became too small at the beginning of the 1960s and no longer met the requirements. The building was extensively expanded between 1963 and 1964 according to plans by the architect Otto Weicken. A high cone was created on the back of the room axis to provide space for the font . The former chancel in the tower became a side chapel; above is the singing gallery . The nave , the chancel and the baptismal area are connected by the gable roof. The area where the baptism takes place is separated by high window strips made of concrete glass . A honeycomb wall with concrete glass illuminates the chancel on one side. On the other hand, the walls are structured by Johannes Hohmann's windows. During the renovation between 1992 and 1993, attempts were made to historicize the room setting ; wall and ceiling templates were to divide the room into yokes . Ribbons were painted on the wall surfaces.

Furnishing

Side chapel

The side chapel is separated from the nave by a glass wall. Mass is read here during the week and silent adoration is held. The small altar is consecrated and furnished with a relic of Brother Konrad.

Church window

The colorful lead glass windows by the artist Hohmann from 1964 take up themes from the will and determine the spatial effect. They are kept in a contemporary design in the colors purple, blue, golden yellow and turquoise. The following are shown: the old covenant - the model of the new people of God (Moses receives the tablets of the law from God's hand), the birth of the new people of God with the covenant of Christ (after the incarnation, Jesus sacrifices himself for all the guilt of the world, his blood flows into the chalice of everlasting covenant), the blessing of the new people of God by the Holy Spirit (the spirit of God renews everything with the penetrating flames of divine love. Mary sits in the ship as a symbol of Ecclesia) and the completion of the new people of God (adoration of the Lamb).

Peal

The four-part bronze bell was purchased in 1959 and sounds in f sharp'-g sharp'-h'-c sharp ". The three large bells are dedicated to the following cartridges:

Other equipment

  • The tower is crowned by a rooster designed by Johannes Hohmann.
  • The altar cross is a work based on designs by J. Hohmann.
  • The organ front is traditional, it covers the baptismal font.

literature

  • Heinrich Otten: Church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 .

Web links

Commons : St. Konrad (Langschede)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reference to the pastoral network
  2. ↑ Deanery Unna
  3. ↑ Prehistory
  4. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 , pp. 253-254
  5. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 , p. 254
  6. ↑ Side chapel and altar
  7. ↑ Church window
  8. ↑ bells
  9. ^ Heinrich Otten: The church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7 Tower cock and altar cross

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 34.3 "  N , 7 ° 42 ′ 32.6"  E