St. Matthias (Bad Sobernheim)

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The Protestant parish church of St. Matthias is a listed church building in Bad Sobernheim .

history

The previous church was consecrated in 976 by Archbishop Willigis . The tower in the northwest of the choir comes from this . Its upper floor and entrance are new. The church is a three-aisled late Gothic hall church from the 15th century. It consists of four cross rib vaulted yokes on octagonal pillars. The early Gothic choir was built first, followed by the nave in 1482 . The main entrance is built like a hall, the sacristy is added to the south. Complete renovation and roof restoration 1897–1900 by architect Ludwig Hofmann (Herborn). Extensive renovation and security work was carried out from 1959 to 1969.

Furnishing

  • Georg Meistermann - tracery windows
  • Altar canopy capitals with depiction of angels and paintings from the time it was built
  • Figures attached to the pillars
  • various remains of wall paintings
  • Gravestones from the 15th-17th centuries century

organ

Mute organ

The organ dates from 1739 and has largely been preserved in its original form after a restoration by the Müller company in 2003–2005. It was made by Johann Michael Stumm . It has 25 registers , divided into two manuals and a pedal . The disposition is as follows:

I Rückpositiv C, D – c 3
1. Gedact 8th'
2. Solicinal 8th' D.
3. Principal 4 ′
4th Rohrflöth 4 ′
5. Octav 2 ′
6th Quint 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
7th Mixture III
8th. Cromhorn 8th'
9. Vox humana 8th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C, D – c 3
10. Gedact 16 ′
11. Principal 8th'
12. Gedact 8th'
13. Violdigamb 8th'
14th Octav 4 ′
15th Flöth 4 ′
16. Solicinal 4 ′
17th Quint 3 ′
18th Super octave 2 ′
19th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
20th Mixture IV
21st Cornett IV
22nd Trumpet 8th' B / D
Pedal C, D – g 0
23. Sub bass 16 ′
24. Principal bass 8th'
25th Trombone bass 16 ′

literature

  • Joachim Glatz: The Protestant parish church St. Matthias in Sobernheim ( large monuments , booklet 300). Munich / Berlin 1976
  • Reclam's Art Guide Germany III, Monuments, Rhineland and Westphalia, 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reclam's Art Guide Germany III, Monuments, Rhineland and Westphalia, 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6 , p. 662
  2. ↑ Photos and description ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Information about the organ

Coordinates: 49 ° 47 ′ 1.2 ″  N , 7 ° 39 ′ 9 ″  E