St. Laurentius (Wolfersweiler)
The St. Laurentius Church is a Catholic parish church dedicated to St. Laurentius of Rome in Wolfersweiler in Saarland , a district of the community of Nohfelden , district of St. Wendel . In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.
history
The church was built in 1867/68. Pastor Karl Heinrich Benz was responsible for the interior and exterior design of the building.
In June 1874, took place the consecration of the church by the Trier Bishop force Johann Jakob . The building was damaged in
both the First and Second World Wars .
A major restoration was carried out in 1957 .
Architecture and equipment
The church building is a hall church in the style of historicism , with neo-Romanesque elements predominating. Built on a hill, the building to which leads up a staircase, is divided from west to east in the church tower with an octagonal spire , the five yokes divided nave with three window axes and a choir that as a conclusion to a semicircular apse passes. A sacristy is attached to the side of the nave . Another small extension is added to the side of the choir room.
The neo-Romanesque elements can be seen on the outside of the church in the form of arched friezes and pilaster strips . The building is entered through a tower portal with a round arch and lunette window . Inside, mighty round columns with composite capitals support the girdle arches between the yokes.
The church's furnishings include the tabernacle, newly acquired in 1958, and the high altar from 1960 in the chancel, which was consecrated on July 10 of the same year by cathedral capitular Josef Paulus on behalf of the then Trier bishop Matthias Wehr . There is a large cross above the tabernacle.
Other appliances are two of basswood created saints , Mary and Joseph representing that on pedestals standing flanking the sanctuary. The Stations of the Cross on the side walls of the nave and a figure of St. Theresa of Lisieux are made of the same material . The objects were made in southern German art workshops.
The church windows were installed in 1941. They show the church patron Laurentius, Petrus Canisius , Wendalinus , Elisabeth of Thuringia , the Holy Family and the Guardian Angels . Under the organ loft one's memorial plaque of the fallen of World War II attached.
The three bells existing bells is harmonious on the bells of the more southern Protestant church voted.
organ
The predecessor of today's organ was purchased in 1944. It was a Seifert organ built in 1929 from the parish church of St. Josef in Koblenz . In 1963 organ builder Christian Gerhardt carried out a complete renovation or new building.
The Kegelladen instrument has 14 registers , divided into 2 manuals and pedal . The game and stop action is electro-pneumatic . The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Playing aids : 1 free combination, tutti
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list of the district of St. Wendel ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2016
- ↑ a b c d e f g Ruth Wagner: A big anniversary celebration is coming up - The Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius Wolfersweiler . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , page E1, SZ-Extra: Moments. 5th / 6th March 2016.
- ↑ a b The organ of the parish church of St. Laurentius Wolfersweiler On: www.organindex.de. Retrieved March 5, 2016
Coordinates: 49 ° 33 '59.5 " N , 7 ° 10' 30.8" E