St. Margarethen (forest)
The St. Margarethen Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Wald ZH in the Zurich Oberland . It is at Rütistrasse 31.
history
History and naming
The Christian faith first came to the region of today's Zurich Oberland through the Romans . In the Roman fort in Irgenhausen am Pfäffikersee , the foundations of the region's first Christian church can still be seen today. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Christian faith came a second time by the monks Gallus and Columban in the Eastern Switzerland . A church of St. Margarita in Wald is first mentioned in a document from 1217. Because of this medieval church, today's Catholic church in Wald ZH is consecrated to St. Margaret . Since the Reformation in Zurich from 1523, Catholic worship was banned in what is now the Canton of Zurich, which is why the church of Wald ZH was henceforth used for Reformed worship. It was only in the 19th century that Catholic services could be held again in the canton of Zurich. The Edict of Tolerance from 1807 allowed immigrant Catholics to celebrate Catholic services again, but initially only in the city of Zurich. When the modern Confederation was founded in 1848, freedom of religion and freedom of residence was enshrined in the constitution , so that Catholic communities could be established throughout the Canton of Zurich. As a result of the industrialization that created numerous jobs in the Zurich Oberland, people from Catholic areas in Central and Eastern Switzerland, but also from neighboring countries, moved to the region. In June 1866 , the first Holy Mass since the Reformation was celebrated in the Zurich Oberland at the Pilgersteg inn , which was between Dürnten and Rüti ZH . The Capuchin Fathers of the Rapperswil Monastery had committed themselves to the diocese of Chur to take over pastoral care in the Zurich Oberland. The Catholics who immigrated at that time were mostly poor and lived scattered throughout the region, which made it difficult to establish a Catholic community.
Development and construction history
When the number of Catholics in the Zurich Oberland rose rapidly in the 1870s, the Inland Mission , an aid organization founded by Johann Melchior Zürcher-Deschwanden with the aim of establishing parishes in the diaspora, decided to build a church in Wald. Wald was chosen because it was the center of the Catholic settlers at the time. The manufacturer Hotz made the suggestion to buy the Gasthof Zum Ochsen including land on which a church could have been built. In 1872 the property Zum Ochsen was acquired and an annex was built next to the house, which was similar to a church. The Ebnöther-Gubelmann family, who had previously lived in the Zum Pilgersteg restaurant , took over the Zum Ochsen restaurant in Wald. This marked the end of the mission station on the pilgrim bridge. On September 6, 1874, St. Margaret's Church and a bell were consecrated by the Guardian of the Capuchin monastery in Rapperswil. It was a simple hall church with an attached polygonal choir. In the years that followed, the church's furnishings were gradually expanded, for example in 1887 with a new tabernacle , two side altars and a painting in the choir. In 1877 the pastoration of Oberholz was handed over to the Wald mission station by the Bishop of St. Gallen . From 1882 the mission station was no longer looked after by the Capuchin Fathers of Rapperswil, but by secular priests. In 1882 the Wald mission station was raised to an independent parish. In 1883 the Gasthaus Zum Ochsen was rebuilt next door; the old Gasthaus Zum Ochsen was rededicated as a rectory and rebuilt the following year. As the number of Catholics rose steadily and the church became too small, a building site for a new Catholic church had to be found. In 1915 the building site on Gartenstrasse was bought for today's church. In 1920 the Catholic Christian-Social Club House Cooperative acquired the Baumgarten property , which made more space available for the development of Catholic life in Wald. On June 2, 1920, the Catholics in Wald held a Corpus Christi procession for the first time since the Reformation . This public confession of faith was not understood by the local authorities in the traditionally reformed town. Only a federal court decision from 1923 regulated the requests for procession by Catholics. In 1925, the general assembly of the men's association approved the construction plans for the new church in Wald. These were created by Joseph Steiner , Schwyz. In order to provide the financial means, the property Zum Ochsen including the old church was sold. On July 4, 1926, the foundation stone was laid for the new church and the attached parish center. On October 9, 1927, the new St. Margarethen Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chur, Georg Schmid von Grüneck . Even if Vicar Pontalti's “souvenir sheets” and newspaper articles spoke of a St. Joseph's Church, the new church was also given St. Margareta as its patroness . In the following decades the church was gradually designed. In 1954 the bell tower received a new five-part bell. On November 7, 1954, not only the bells, but also the church, which had been freed from building debts, were consecrated by Bishop Christian Caminada . After the public law recognition of the Catholic Church in the canton of Zurich in 1963, the renovation and adaptation of the church to the liturgy constitution of the Second Vatican Council could be started thanks to the financial means . A first project was rejected in 1969, but a smaller project was accepted two years later. Under architect Herbert Oberholzer, Rapperswil, the church and the rectory were subjected to a comprehensive renovation, which was completed by July 1, 1973. In 1974 a new organ was installed. In 2006–2008 the parish center was extensively renovated.
The parish of St. Margarethen with its 2,949 members (as of 2017) is one of the smaller Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich.
Building description
Church tower and exterior
The St. Margarethen Church is located on Rütistrasse southwest of the town center. It is a neo-Romanesque church, completely in the central Swiss style like other churches built by Joseph Steiner in the canton of Zurich, such as the Church of the Heart of Jesus Zurich-Wiedikon , St. Franziskus Wetzikon or St. Petrus Embrach . The church consists of a three-aisled longitudinal house, to which a drawn-in, rounded choir was attached. To the north-west of the church, the square church tower was built, which is closed with a retracted tower dome. The Romanesque style is clearly recognizable on the pair of arched windows in the nave and bell tower. The parish center, which was also designed by the architect Joseph Steiner, is built on the western side of the church.
The bells and the tower clock were approved by the tax authority on March 15, 1954. On August 12, 1954, the four big bells were cast by the H. Rüetschi foundry in Aarau and consecrated on November 7 in Wald by Bishop Christian Caminada. The smallest bell dates from 1874 and was donated by the Guardian of the Capuchin monastery in Rapperswil. According to its current appearance, it was turned over by the Rüetschi company in 1954, the original decoration was removed and a new inscription was incised.
| number | Weight | volume | dedication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2145 kg | c 1 | Redeemer |
| 2 | 1243 kg | it 1 | Ave Maria |
| 3 | 928 kg | f 1 | John the Baptist |
| 4th | 632 kg | g 1 | Pius |
| 5 | 333 kg | b 1 | St. Margareten |
Interior and artistic equipment
The Church of St. Margarethen is a three-aisled church with a basilica floor plan. The main nave is closed with a retracted choir. The romanized cube capitals between the main and side aisles rest on columns made of dark stone. The ceiling of the church is a wooden coffered ceiling , to which the parapet of the organ gallery is coordinated. In 1927 the church was still sparsely furnished. A simple high altar , a communion bench and a pulpit formed the basic equipment of the church. Over the years this equipment has been supplemented and adapted to current tastes. In 1939 a new high altar, a new pulpit and communion benches were installed. The choir was decorated with frescoes by the painter August Frey from Zurich. God the Father could be seen in the choir , under whom people of different classes had gathered. In 1945 the interior design of the church was completed. The two side altars were given in honor of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph a complementary wall decoration. During the total renovation of the church in 1972–1973, the chancel was redesigned and adapted to the requirements of the liturgy constitution of the Second Vatican Council. As the frescoes by August Frey from 1939 no longer fit into the new concept, they were covered. In 2003 the church received a new way of the cross , which includes a 15th station as a special feature. This shows the resurrection as the completion of the life and suffering of Christ. In 2007 a new statue of the church's patroness, St. Margaret, was consecrated.
organ
In 1928 the church received its first organ . It was an instrument from 1736 that had been thoroughly overhauled by the company Späth Orgelbau , Rapperswil, before it was installed. After deficiencies in the existing instrument became apparent, those responsible in the parish decided to buy a new organ. This was created by the Mönch Orgelbau company from Überlingen. It is an instrument with 1935 pipes in 28 sounding registers on two manuals including a pedal. The organ has a mechanical action mechanism, an electrical registry and six mechanical composition combinations. On March 24th 1974 the new organ of the church was inaugurated.
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literature
- Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
- Martin Müller: The Catholic parishes in the Zurich Oberland. History of their reconstruction in the 19th and 20th centuries. Zurich 2007.
- Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years of the parish of St. Margarethen Wald ZH. Forest ZH 2008.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liselotte Forster: 70 years as a Catholic in Bäretswil 1940–2010. Becoming and growing a diaspora parish in the Zurich Oberland. Bäretswil 2010, p. 12.
- ↑ Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 264.
- ↑ Liselotte Forster: 70 years as a Catholic in Bäretswil 1940–2010. Becoming and growing a diaspora parish in the Zurich Oberland. Bäretswil 2010. pp. 12-14.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. Pp. 5-7.
- ↑ Martin Müller: The Catholic parishes in the Zurich Oberland. History of their reconstruction in the 19th and 20th centuries. P. 130.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. Pp. 8-35.
- ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich (Ed.): Annual Report 2017. p. 84.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. Pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Information about the bells on YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. P. 15.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. P. 17.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. P. 18.
- ↑ Hans Maduz, Paul Nick: 125 years parish of St. Margaret Wald ZH. P. 16.
- ^ Website of Mönch Orgelbau, section Forest ZH, cath. Parish church. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
Coordinates: 47 ° 16 '23.79 " N , 8 ° 54' 41.27" O ; CH1903: seven hundred eleven thousand four hundred and forty-two / 236865