St. Margaretha (Sichtigvor)
The parish church of St. Margaretha is a baroque-style church building in Sichtigvor , a district of the town of Warstein in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). It is the parish church of the Catholic parish of Mülheim , which includes the Warsteiner districts of Mülheim, Sichtigvor and Waldhausen . In addition, until 1809 it was the church of the German Order Coming Mülheim .
history
There was already a parish church in Mülheim around 1200. At that time, Count Gottfried II. Von Arnsberg renounced his right of patronage in favor of the patronage monastery in Soest. This was initially transferred to the Herdecke monastery and, after the establishment of the Teutonic Order branch, to the Mülheim Teutonic Order . Until the abolition of the order in 1809, the patronage right lay with it. Since there was no church property of its own, the state is still responsible for maintenance today.
Probably after the takeover by the order a new larger church was built. The commander, land commander and knight were buried in it. The church was also damaged, presumably in connection with the fire of the coming 1593. This was later rebuilt. This church was connected to the main building of the Coming, roughly where the Rentei is today. The current building is above the commander. Its construction began in 1707 under the then Landkomtur Wilhelm von Plettenberg .
architecture
It is a single-nave and three-bay Gothic-style baroque building with a 5/10 end. A west tower with a French dome is built in between the elongated walls of the nave. A small extension is on the southeast side. In the east at the end of the choir is the sacristy . There is a grave cellar under the end of the choir. The church has a cross vault made of ribs with cross stones that rests on consoles . The side caps are provided with ridges in three parts. The sacristy has a reticulated vault . The west building has a cross vault with ridges. The windows are arched. There are also some oval openings. The north and south portals also have round arches. On the west side there are five niches with crowns and coats of arms. On the east side there is another niche with a figure. Between the niches on the west tower is a plaque with the name of the high and German master Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg .
The outside entrances in the north and south as well as in front of the sacristy are in the baroque style. They bear the coat of arms of the Lords of Plettenberg with the cross of the Teutonic Order and the Latin inscription: “ Wilhelmus liber Baro de Plettenberg ex Lehnhausen ordinis teutonici eques commendator in Mülheim et ad 5 (anc) t (um) Georglum monasten a fundamentis exstruxit anno 1707 . "Translation:" Wilhelm Freiherr von Plettenberg from Lenhausen, Knight of the Teutonic Order and Landkomtur in Mülheim and St. George in Münster, built this building from scratch in 1707. "In the north, the title was supplemented by:" Commendator provindalis balliviae Westfalicae. “The commander Wilhelm von Plettenberg, Levin von Nagel, Franz Gaudens von Westrem and Franz Wilhelm Bernhard von Westrem as well as several other knights were buried in the crypt under the church. The crypt was later converted into a boiler room.
Interior
The baroque sermon pulpit from 1725 is striking. The choir stalls from 1728 with the coat of arms of the von Westrem family are also remarkable . The confessionals bear the coat of arms of Commander Georg Levin von Nagel and probably date from around 1714. The time when the organ was built is not entirely clear. The possible period is between 1720 and 1730. There is also a Baroque Madonna from around 1700.
The old baroque altars are no longer there. Today's altar assembly was built in the neo-renaissance style (typical columnar shape , coated with gold leaf), with two iron crosses being attached to remind of the Teutonic Order . The colors of the altar have since been changed once. The altar consists of three parts - the high altar and two side altars.
A baroque Way of the Cross (originating from around 1730 and originating from southern Germany) was acquired for the church in 1960. There is also a statue of Liborius, which was also purchased at this time and originally comes from France. A representation of St. Barbara used to be in Waldhausen. There is a statue of Anthony above the pastor's confessional .
The coat of arms of the Elector and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Clemens August I of Bavaria used to be above one of the church entrances . Above the other is the coat of arms of the von Plettenberg family . They came to their present location during the 1960 renovation.
Bells
In 1927 four new bronze bells were purchased from the Humpert bell foundry in Brilon after the losses in World War I, tone sequence
g'-b'-c '' - d ''. These bells were melted down during World War II and replaced by three bells made from special bronze from Brilon in 1946:
- St. Margaretha, tone f sharp ', weight 747 kg.
- St. Lucia and Agatha, clay a ', weight 457 kg.
- St. Georg, tone h ', weight 327 kg.
In addition, on the east side of the tower there is a small chime for the clock to strike.
Outdoor area
On the south side of the church there is a recreated Lourdes grotto to commemorate the healing of Elisabeth Tombrock . On the north outer wall of the church are the tombstones of the previous pastors, which were located inside the church until it was renovated.
Web links
- Parish Church of St. Margaretha
- Parishes in the deanery Rüthen (PDF file; 498 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Albert Ludorff : The architectural and art monuments of the Arnsberg district. Münster 1906, p. 93 f.
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 27.6 ″ N , 8 ° 16 ′ 39.7 ″ E