St. Mary's Visitation (Ahsen)

The Marienkirche in Ahsen

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Mary's Visitation is a listed church building in Ahsen , a district of Datteln in the Recklinghausen district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

history

The church was first mentioned in a document in 1439 as a branch church of Datteln . It burned down in 1720. The current building is a simple hall with a turret , it was built from 1723 to 1726 by Johann Conrad Schlaun . The transept and choir were added in 1929. The church was renovated in 2019/2020.

Furnishing

• Wooden crucifix from the end of the 13th century
• Remains of the baroque furnishings
• four rococo blakers (candle holders)

literature

• Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments , North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, 1969, German art publisher

Web links

• description

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Auxiliary Bishop Rolf Lohmann consecrated the altar in Ahsen , accessed on March 21, 2020.
2. ^ Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments. North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, 1969, Deutscher Kunstverlag, p. 4

Coordinates: 51 ° 41'59.9 "  N , 7 ° 18'36.1"  E