St. Margareta (Bremthal)
St. Margareta is the Catholic parish church of Bremthal . The Margarethenkirche is Margaret of Antioch consecrated and stands as a cultural monument under monument protection .
history
Bremthal originally belonged to Schloßborn ecclesiastically . At that time there was probably a chapel on the Kirchberg in Bremthal. Around 1200 this was elevated to a parish church. The first pastor known by name is Hermann in 1311. In the 15th century, the chapel was replaced by a new building on the same spot, which was less than half the size of today's church.
In the course of the Reformation Bremthal became Protestant and became a branch of the Protestant parish of Eppstein. The extensive parish income and property also went to the parish of Eppstein. In 1581 the place became part of Kurmainz . Even if the state religion was Catholic again from 1607/09 onwards, the material basis for its own parish was lacking and Bremthal became a subsidiary church of Fischbach. The pastor there celebrated irregular services in Bremthal. In 1728 Bremthal was assigned to the parish of Oberjosbach.
The church was described as dilapidated and too small in 1814. In 1820 the tower was dismantled and rebuilt. From 1884 the chaplains of the parish Oberjosbach had their seat in Bremthal after the diocese of Limburg had set up a branch in Bremthal-Vockenhausen.
After the old church was demolished, today's church was built and consecrated in 1889. In 1918, the Bremthal-Vockenhausen branch was elevated to a parish. In addition to Bremthal and Vockenhausen, the district also included the Catholics of the predominantly Protestant communities of Auringen , Medenbach and Wildsachsen .
In 1955 Vockenhausen left the parish association. In 1977, Bremthal formed a parish with Wildsachsen, which formed a parish association with the new parish curate of Auringen, Medenbach and Naurod. In 1983 the church adapted its structures to the civil parish structures that had resulted from the regional reform in Hesse : Bremthal became part of the Eppstein parish association. These included the parishes of Eppstein and Bremthal and the parish curatios of Niedejosbah and Vockenhausen. The common pastor had his seat in Eppstein.
church
The church was built in 1888 according to plans by the Mainz diocesan master builder Josef Lucas and consecrated the following year. The neo-Gothic church made of Taunus slate is easted. The tower is on the west side. It is a hall church with a short transept and a five-eight choir. The sandstone head of Christ above the upper window of the tower may have come from the previous church. There are sacristy additions to the transept. Buttresses, coffin cornice and high lancet windows structure the building. The pointed arched main portal in the tower is located between buttresses. In the tympanum there are simple tracery and a figure of Margareta, a simple eyelash , above a window rosette.
Inside, the church is divided into a wide main nave and two narrow aisles. The supporting pillars of the nave and the vaulted yokes with cross ribs give the impression of a basilica.
Furnishing
The high altar and two side altars as well as the pulpit of the original neo-Gothic interior and the painting from 1920 by Alfons Colloseus from Frankfurt am Main were removed during the renovation and redesign in 1956–59 and 1972–73. The square painting of the base was reproduced during the renovation in 1989.
The baroque marble font from 1749 is the only piece that has definitely been taken over from the previous church. A cast-iron holy water kettle from the 17th / 18th century is still preserved. Century, which is however in the Museum Wiesbaden.
According to uncertain tradition, the wooden crucifix hanging in front of the altar is said to come from the 16th century and the Eppsteiner Talirche.
Road cross from 1773
In front of the church is a baroque wayside cross made of sandstone from 1773, which has been moved here . The base bears the inscription:
“Oh, all of you, who walk the path for a while, notice and see if there is also a pain like my Schetz. Cupid meus. Yo. Hänri. Cellar Elisabetha Kellerin 1773 "
The inscription is based on verse 12 of the first chapter of Jeremiah's Lamentations .
Pastor
- 1918–1928: Martin Hippacher
- 1928–1935: Wilhelm Reuter
literature
- Berthold Picard: History in Eppstein: a guide through the districts of Bremthal, Ehlhalten, Eppstein, Niederjosbach and Vockenhausen. Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-7829-0442-7 , pp. 10-14.
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Catholic Church St. Margareta In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '24.3 " N , 8 ° 21' 34.1" E