St. Lambertus (Randerath)

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St. Lambertus

Heinsberg-Randerath monument no. 54, Feldstrasse 33 (4191) .jpg

Denomination : Roman Catholic
Consecration date : March 19, 1950
Parish : Randerath
Address: 52525 Heinsberg,

Feldstrasse 33

Coordinates: 51 ° 0 '56 "  N , 6 ° 10' 36"  E

The St. Lambertus Church is located in the Randerath district in the town of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is a listed building as an architectural monument.

location

The three-aisled church is the center of the place. It is in Randerath on Feldstrasse directly on the market square and in the vicinity of Randerath Castle. On the east side of the church is the memorial of soldiers killed and missing in the war.

history

The 15th century church burned down in 1670. In 1885 a building association was founded and the architect Lambert von Fisenne was commissioned to plan the restoration of the three-nave church. In 1893 work began on the new building according to the architect's plans. On November 28, 1895, the new church could be designated. During the Second World War , the church was blown up in January 1945. In 1949 a new church was built according to plans by Fritz van Well from Aachen . It was consecrated on March 19, 1950. In 1964 the chancel was rebuilt according to a plan by Josef Höttges from Mönchengladbach and on August 16, 1964 the new altar was inaugurated by Archbishop Joseph Attipetty , Verapoly, India . In 1980/83 the church was renovated under the direction of architect Lennartz from Erkelenz .

St. Lambertus is now part of the Community of Communities (GdG) Heinsberg-Oberbruch ( Diocese of Aachen ).

architecture

The church is a brick building with three polygonal apses from the previous three-aisled church. The church has five window axes . A pre-built, undivided west tower is covered by a receding four-sided helmet . The church and tower roof is shod with slate. On the north side there is a mission cross from 1728 under a protective roof and a stone cross in a wall niche .

Furnishing

Bells

Surname Weight Chime Caster Casting year
1. Lambertus bell 1500 kg cis¹ Bochum association for cast steel manufacturing 1958
2. St. John's Bell 950 kg e¹ Bochum association for cast steel manufacturing 1958
3. Joseph Bell 620 kg fis¹ Bochum association for cast steel manufacturing 1958
4. Mary's bell 470 kg a¹ Johannes Bourlet 1680

Motif: "Ideal Quartet"

gallery

  • Church interior

  • Side altar

  • crib

  • Tower and clock

  • War memorial

  • Choir room

  • Stone cross

  • Mission cross

literature

  • Episcopal General Vicariate Aachen (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach, 3rd edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7 .
  • Paul Clemen: The art monuments of the Rhine province. Volume 8, 1904.
  • Home calendar of the Selfkantkreis 1955: From the history of the St. Catharinen Altarpiece in Randerath , by Werner Reinartz, page 71.

Web links

Commons : St. Lambertus (Randerath)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heinsberg Monument List No. 54 , entry: January 30, 1984
  2. ↑ More information under: Bells in the Heinsberg region by Norbert Jachtmann on page 193 ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.glockenbuecherbaac.de
  3. ↑ Heinsberg-Randerath, Catholic Church of St. Lambertus. on the website of the 20th Century Glass Painting Foundation Foundation