St. Martinus (evenings)

St. Martinus in evenings

inner space

St. Martinus is the Roman Catholic branch church of the Abenden district of the city of Nideggen in the Düren district (North Rhine-Westphalia).

The church belongs to the parish of St. Johannes Baptist Nideggen and is registered as an architectural monument under number 61 in the list of architectural monuments in Nideggen .

history

As early as the 16th century there was a chapel in the evenings. At that time the place belonged to the parish of St. Clemens Berg . No further information is known about this place of worship.

At the beginning of the 1860s there were plans to build a new church. On March 17, 1864, the Vicariate General of the Archdiocese of Cologne , to which evenings belonged at the time, approved the construction of a new church. The foundation stone was laid on June 23, 1864 and just one year later, on November 13, 1865, the new single-nave church with a choir closed on five sides was consecrated. It was built from red sandstone and in the neo-Gothic style. From 1868 it was also possible to baptize in the evenings.

In 1871 a sacristy was added, which was expanded between 1921 and 1925. The church was also renovated during this period.

In 1968 the chancel was redesigned. A renewed renovation of the interior and exterior took place in 2004 and 2005.

Furnishing

In the interior there is a neo-Gothic high altar by the sculptor Hermanns from 1876. In addition, a crucifix from the 18th century can be seen in the chancel, which was taken over from the previous building, and a Way of the Cross from 1951/52. The branch community also owns a Baroque pulpit from 1663. However, it is located in the diocese depot in Wenau monastery . It probably also comes from the old chapel. Wilhelm Sonanini created the windows in 1923.

Web links

Commons : St. Martinus (evenings)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the St. Martinus evenings branch community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Internet page of evenings ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Website of the Foundation Research Center for 20th Century Glass Painting

Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 8.8 ″  N , 6 ° 28 ′ 43.4 ″  E