St. Laurentius (Merzenich)

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St. Laurentius in Merzenich
Church from the southeast

St. Laurentius is the Roman Catholic parish church of Merzenich in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia . It was built between 1898 and 1901 according to plans by Theodor Roß .

The church is dedicated to St. Martyr Laurentius of Rome was consecrated and entered as a monument under No. 34 in the list of architectural monuments in Merzenich .

location

The church building is located in the center of Merzenich on a hillside between Lindenstrasse and Schulstrasse. The rectory and the parish youth center are located directly to the north of the church.

history

West view

In Liber valoris from the year 1308 a church in Merzenich is mentioned in writing for the first time. Even then, Merzenich was an independent parish and belonged to the extensive deanery of Jülich in the Archdiocese of Cologne . The respective dukes of Jülich had the right of collation . Girbelsrath and Miesheim with their branch churches have been part of the Merzenich parish since the Middle Ages . While Miesheim went under in the early modern times, Girbelsrath remained as a branch of Merzenich until the parish elevation on February 12, 1849. In the course of the restructuring of the church landscape during the French era , the parish came to the newly founded diocese of Aachen in 1802. This was dissolved again in 1825 and Merzenich fell back to the Archdiocese of Cologne. Since 1930 the place belongs again to the re-established diocese of Aachen.

On January 1, 2016, the parish of St. Laurentius / Merzenich was significantly enlarged through the incorporation of the previously independent parishes of St. Amandus / Girbelsrath, St. Gregorius / Golzheim and St. Lambertus / Morschenich.

Building history

At the end of the 19th century, the population of Merzenich had grown so much that the previous parish church on Lindenplatz , a building from the 13th to 17th centuries, had become too small. Thus, a new building was decided at another location. The Cologne architect Theodor Roß was commissioned to plan the construction of today's parish church . The church was finally built between 1898 and 1901 on Lindenstrasse. Even before the full completion of the new church was the first on November 25, 1900 Holy Mass celebrated and the new church by the dean of the deanery Dueren, Otto Josef Lohmann , benediziert be. The solemn church consecration and consecration of the high altar took place on June 12, 1902 by the Cologne auxiliary bishop and later archbishop Antonius Fischer . Since then, the old church has fallen into disrepair and is now only preserved as a ruin.

As a result of the Second World War , the church suffered severe damage. The spire was completely destroyed by shelling and after the war it was replaced by a flat roof, which gave the church tower its distinctive appearance. The roof turret on the crossing also fell victim to the war.

In 1970 the church chancel was redesigned according to plans by Wolfgang Bley. In 1989 the church roof was renovated and in 1992 the masonry of the bell tower was renovated. The interior of the church was renovated between 2011 and 2014. First, the ribbed vaults were secured because they had deep cracks. In 2013 and 2014, the completely whitewashed paintings from the time the church was built were uncovered, restored and supplemented, thus returning the interior to its original state.

Building description

Main portal

St. Laurentius is a three-aisled hall church made of bricks in the neo-Gothic style with a four-story bell tower in the west, transept and choir closed on seven sides in the east. The interior is spanned by ribbed vaults.

Furnishing

In the church there is a neo-Gothic high altar , which was made by the local carpenters Gebr. Pütz around 1900. Werner Pütz carried out the carving work. There is also an Antwerp reredos in the church. This was taken over from the old Merzenich church and made from walnut wood in the 16th century. In 1975 it was restored and now serves as a side altar. A second side altar is the "alabaster altar", which was also taken over from the old church. This originally comes from the Cologne church Klein St. Martin . It is believed that the Antwerp carved altar also comes from this church, but this has not been proven.

organ

The organ was built in 1997 in the Schumacher Orgelbau workshop in Eupen (B). The French instrument has 29 registers on two manuals and a pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I Positif de Dos C–
1. Bourdon 8th'
2. Salicional 8th'
3. Prestant 4 ′
4th Flûte à cheminée 4 ′
5. Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Duplicate 2 ′
7th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
8th. Petite fourniture III
9. Cromorne 8th'
Tremblant
II Grand Orgue C–
10. Bourdon 16 ′
11. Montre 8th'
12. Viole de Gambe 8th'
13. Reed flute 8th'
14th Prestant 4 ′
15th Flûte pointue 4 ′
16. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
17th Duplicate 2 ′
18th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
19th Furniture IV
20th Cymbals III
21st Cornet IV (from f 0 )
22nd Trumpet (B / D) 8th'
Pedale C–
23. Soubasse 16 ′
24. Flûte (Ext. No. 22) 8th'
25th Flûte (Ext. No. 22) 4 ′
26th Octave basse 8th'
27. Octave (Ext. No. 25) 4 ′
28. Bombard 16 ′
29 Trumpet (Ext. No. 27) 8th'

Bells

No.
 		 Surname
 		 Diameter
(mm)		 Mass
(kg, approx.)		 Percussive
( HT - 1 / 16 )		 Caster
 		 Casting year
 
1 - 1,247 1,200 it ' +3 Martin Legros 1775
2 Maria Anna 1,140 1000 ges' -2 Gregor van Trier 1503
3 Maria 1,020 790 as' +4 Hans August Mark; Eifeler bell foundry , Brockscheid 2003
4th Laurentius 814 370 ces '' +3 Hans August Mark; Eifeler bell foundry, Brockscheid 2003
5 - 720 250 d '' +1 Gottfried Dinckelmeyer (out of order) 1721

Motif: ideal quartet

Pastor

from ... to Surname
1401-1431 Petrus de Mercede
1431–? Heinrich Reteri
1486–? Albert Kemper
1533-1547 Johann Hammerstein
1547-1550 Gerhard Mombart
1555–? Werner Fabri
1585–? Peter Fabritius
1607-1621 Jacobus Schotten
1621-1634 Johannes Kyrenius
1641-1647 Hubertus Krichel
1650-1683 Henricus Wollersheim
1683-1699 Matthäus Schuthaubt
1699-1737 Matthias Hermann Greven
from ... to Surname
1750-1756 Johann Arnold Cupper
1756-1774 Johannes Beyer
1774-1797 JH Schieffer
1797-1840 Johann Heinrich Pütz
1840-1873 Johannes Morschel
1873-1887 Hochscheid (parish administrator)
1887-1909 Alois Patron
1909-1914 Edmund Bodems
1914-1923 Hubert van Cleev
1923-1939 Conrad Simons
1939-1945 Heinrich Kremer
1945-1976 Clemens Winkhold
1976-2017 Heinz Dieter Hamachers
Since 2018 Andreas Galbierz

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St. Laurentius in Merzenich. In: Internet site for church music in the Düren region. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
  2. ^ Letter from the Aachen Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff to the parishes of the Merzenich and Niederzier parishes. In: Website parish Niederzier. May 28, 2015, accessed April 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Dürener Zeitung No. 196 - Monday, November 26, 1900 Article: Stadt- und Kreis-Nachrichten .
  4. ↑ Dürener Zeitung No. 133 - Friday, June 13, 1902 Article: Confirmation trip of the Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Fisherman .
  5. ↑ St. Laurentius in Merzenich. In: Internet site for church music in the Düren region. Retrieved August 10, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Dürener Zeitung No.? - Monday April 22, 2013 Article: The restoration of the parish church will cost at least 1.1 million euros
  7. ↑ Bernd Limburg: Catholic parish church St. Laurentius in Merzenich. In: Bernd Limburg's website. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Hubert Böhr: 7000 years Merzenich. From the Stone Age to the year 2000 , Aachen 2014, p. 162f. u. P. 278ff.
  9. ↑ Information about the organ on the website of the builder company
  10. ↑ Norbert Jachtmann: Bell music in the Düren region
  11. ↑ Hubert Böhr: 7000 years Merzenich. From the Stone Age to the year 2000, Aachen 2014, pp. 191f.
  12. ↑ Parish Letter No. 06/17, p. 2.
  13. ↑ Parish Letter No. 12/18, p. 2.

Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 41.1 ″  N , 6 ° 31 ′ 33.1 ″  E