St. Laurentius (Erwitte)

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St. Laurence
Wayside shrine on the church square
St. Laurentius after tower fire

The Catholic Church of St. Laurentius is a listed church building on the church square in Erwitte , in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The community belongs to the Erwitte pastoral network in the Archdiocese of Paderborn .

history

The building is one of the early parish churches . It is believed that it was founded in the missionary phase of the 8th century. The first church was probably a donation from Emperor Heinrich II , which is suggested by a donor relief in the Marienkapelle. The church, built between 1160 and 1170, is a cross-shaped pillar basilica in a bound system . The church has a mighty tower, it was once called the most noble church in the Duchy of Westphalia.

The transept and nave consist of simple quarry stone walls . The choir apse is provided with a round arch frieze. The central nave is almost square, the also square choir closes in a semicircular apse. The side aisles were renewed in the 19th century. The church was repeatedly destroyed in fires, for example in the Thirty Years' War , during the Soest feud and in the great fires of 1710 and 1971. A major renovation was carried out between 2005 and 2006.

inner space

The single nave of a previous church in the central nave has a vaulted ceiling. The nave is short in relation to the huge tower because the dimensions of the old hall church have been retained. It is 33 meters long, the transept is 30 meters long. The side walls of the old church were raised and received two openings. The mighty tower hall belongs to the central nave. A sacristy is attached to the north transept .

During the renovation in 1959, the original Romanesque character was restored.

tower

The 80 m high three-storey tower in front of it, built around the middle of the 13th century from stone , is adorned with round arch friezes and pilaster strips , unlike the simple nave . In the Middle Ages, it was part of the city ​​fortifications as a defense tower ; on the first floor there is a room with loopholes. After the fire in 1971, the tower was given a Romanesque tower dome. On the upper floor, the walls are divided by three ogival arcades with small pillars in the middle.

Portals

The church is accessed via three portals. The tympanum above the south portal shows the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon and Saint Laurence . Above the north portal you can see the judging Christ with the four evangelists . The tower portal, built later, is provided with columns, the capitals of which have openwork ornamentation.

Furnishing

Choir of St. Laurentius Church in Erwitte
  • In the floor in front of the celebration altar there is a relic of Laurentius.
  • The Romanesque cross (around 1200) above the celebration altar, also known as the cross of grace, is the most precious piece of equipment.
  • The baptismal font used to be in the tower hall; because of the new organ, it was moved to the aisle.
  • The Pietà by Gröninger is considered an outstanding work by the artist. Gröninger created it in the first half of the 17th century. It stands on the south wall of the tower yoke. Originally it was used as an altarpiece; it was donated by the canon Johann von Landsberg, a member of the clergy of St. Martin in Minden. The retable changed its location several times, it stood at the entrance to the choir, and in the Marienkapelle, where it was redesigned in 1921 as a war memorial.
  • Around Christmas time, an old nativity scene is set up behind the baptismal font.
  • In the Marienkapelle there is a Madonna and Child on the east side of the south transept. It is a remnant of the baroque high altar. The unclothed baby Jesus is standing on Mary's left leg, her right hand is raised in a blessing. The Madonna is sitting on a silver bank of clouds, her bare feet are clad in sandals. A golden crescent moon breaks the clouds below. With her right hand she holds a golden globe, she wears a red undergarment and a blue cloak that is lined with green. The folds of clothing are very varied. The baby Jesus looks down, the mother looks ahead.
  • The Madonna with the halo hangs down from the vault of the nave; it is probably a work from the end of the 17th century. It is a double Madonna, as can often be found in baroque churches. This type of image developed towards the end of the 14th century. Maria wears a blue undergarment and over it a gilded upper garment with folds that move in large arcs to the feet. Maria holds a golden scepter in her left hand, her gaze is fixed on the child. She has loose hair and a gold crown. Her head is surrounded by a halo of rays with twelve stars and her body is surrounded by rays, at her feet lies the crescent moon as a sign of the patroness of space. The baby Jesus has raised his right hand in blessing, in his left hand he is holding a gold-plated globe.

organ

The organ was built in 2016 by Manufacture d'Orgues Dr. Bernard Aubertin (Courtefontaine, Jura, France). The instrument has 46 stops on three manuals and a pedal.

I positive C-g 3
1. Fugara 8th'
2. Bourdon 8th'
3. Octave 4 '
4th Erwitta 4 '
5. Nazard 3 '
6th Flageolet 2 '
7th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  '
8th. Mixture III-IV 0 1'
9. Dulzhorne 8th'
Tremblant
II Grand Orgue C-g 3
10. Principal 16 '
11. Montre I-II 08th'
12. Bourdon 08th'
13. Viole 08th'
14th Double flute 08th'
15th Praestant 04 '
16. Flute 04 '
17th Big Tierce 03 1 ⁄ 5  '
18th Fifth 03 '
19th Duplicate 02 '
20th Cornet V (from c 1 ) 0 08th'
21st Mixture IV-VII 02 '
22nd Bombasson 16 '
23. Trumpets 08th'
24. Clairon 04 '
III Récit C – g 3
25th Flûte ouverte 8th'
26th Portal 4 '
27. Traversines 2 '
28. Quinte et Tierce II 1 1 ⁄ 3  '
expressif (swellable)
29 Bourdon harmonique 0 8th'
30th Viol 8th'
31. Vox anglica 8th'
32. Flûte octaviante 4 '
33. Basson-Hautbois 8th'
34. Trumpets 8th'
35. Voix humaine 8th'
36. Clairon 4 '
Tremblant
Pedale C – f 1
37. Principal 16 '
38. Fifth 12 '
39. Octave 08th'
40. Bourdon 08th'
41. Octave 04 '
42. Mixture II-III 0 02 '
43. Dulciane 32 '
44. Buzene 16 '
45. Trumpets 08th'
46. Cornet 04 '
  • Coupling : I / II, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P

Bells

The old ringing of five cast steel bells in a 0 , h 0 , e 1 , f sharp 1 and a 1 from 1959 and a bronze bell d 1 from 1952 became unusable due to the tower fire. In 1972 six new bronze bells were hung, in 2008 two Klepp bells were placed in the roof turret and in 2018 the chiming was rounded off with the Christ Salvator bell. The Christ Salvator Bell is (as of 2019) the second largest bell in Westphalia.

No.
 patron
 Casting year
 Caster
 Weight
(kg) 		Diameter
(mm) 		Nominal
 place
1 Christ Salvator 2018 Bell foundry Eijsbouts, Asten / NL 7,960 2,252 g 0 -4.5 West tower
2 St. Joseph 1972 Bell foundry Petit & Edelbrock, Gescher 3,100 1,700 h 0
3 St. Laurence 1,800 1,410 d 1
4th St. Rochus 1,250 1,240 e 1
5 St. Agatha 850 1,100 f sharp 1
6th St. Mary 700 1,030 g 1
7th St. Heinrich 500 930 a 1
8th St. Hubertus 2008 140 520 a 2 +1 Roof turret
9 St. Anna 110 480 h 2 +1

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pastoral Association
  2. ↑ Donor relief
  3. ^ Reclam's Art Guide, Volume III, Rhineland and Westphalia. Architectural monuments. 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6 , p. 136.
  4. ↑ Dehio, Georg , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , page 318
  5. ↑ Description and photos
  6. ↑ Description and photos
  7. ↑ Explanations and photos on Erwitte.de
  8. ↑ Description and photos
  9. ^ Theodor Arens, Stanislaus Kandula, Roman Mensing: Barock im Erzbistum Paderborn , Bonifatius Verlag Paderborn 2001, ISBN 978-3-89710-495-2 , page 124
  10. ↑ Photos of the crib
  11. ^ Theodor Arens, Stanislaus Kandula, Roman Mensing: Barock im Erzbistum Paderborn , Bonifatius Verlag Paderborn 2001, ISBN 978-3-89710-495-2 , pages 126 and 127
  12. ^ Theodor Arens, Stanislaus Kandula, Roman Mensing: Barock im Erzbistum Paderborn , Bonifatius Verlag Paderborn 2001, ISBN 978-3-89710-495-2 , page 129
  13. ↑ Information on the new organ
  14. ↑ Information on disposition
  15. ^ The consecration of the bell in St. Laurentius in Erwitte, North Rhine-Westphalia. DOMRADIO.DE , August 11, 2018 (accessed August 20, 2018)
  16. ↑ Pastoral Association Erwitte - Erwitte: Bells. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Erwitte - The bells of the cath. Parish Church of St. Laurentius, bell presentation (tower photo) on YouTube .

Web links

Commons : St. Laurentius  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 49 ″  N , 8 ° 20 ′ 25 ″  E