St. Mauritius (Bonstetten ZH)
The Church of St. Mauritius is the Roman Catholic parish church of Bonstetten ZH in the canton of Zurich . It is currently (as of 2016) the youngest Catholic church in the canton of Zurich after the churches of St. Marien (Richterswil-Saturdayern) and St. Franziskus (Uetikon am See) . The parish belonging to St. Mauritius is responsible for the places Bonstetten, Stallikon and Wettswil am Albis .
history
History and naming
The medieval chapel of Bonstetten was a branch of St. Stephan zu Stallikon and was first mentioned in documents around 1360-1370. The successor building was consecrated in 1439, then damaged in the Old Zurich War and reconciled in 1448 in honor of St. Mauritius , which is why today's Catholic Church in Bonstetten is also consecrated to this saint. In 1484 Bonstetten became an independent parish. The collature and the tithe were at the St. Blasien monastery and passed from the Grand Duchy of Baden to Zurich in 1812 .
When the Reformation was carried out in Zurich from 1523 onwards, Catholic worship was also banned in the Zurich subject areas, which is why the church of Bonstetten continued to be used for Reformed worship services. It was not until the Edict of Tolerance of 1807 that the Catholic rite was permitted again for the first time, but locally limited to the city of Zurich. The freedom of residence and freedom of belief in the Helvetic Republic and, from 1848, in the Swiss federal state allowed Catholic workers and their families to move to the Reformed canton of Zurich. The industrialization left in the area of Affoltern different companies emerge, so that the region was attractive to workers. In 1860 the Affoltern district had 322 Catholics, in 1888 it had 1013, of which 273 lived in Affoltern itself. These figures make it clear that the establishment of a Catholic parish in Affoltern seemed urgent. The domestic mission , which financially supported the establishment of Catholic parishes in the reformed cantons, enabled the opening of a mission station in Affoltern on May 30, 1887 . On May 18, 1891, Affoltern was elevated to the parish of St. Josef . The Catholics from Bonstetten, Stallikon and Wettswil were looked after by the Affoltern parish.
Development and construction history
The population growth in the first half of the 20th century and especially after the Second World War made the Catholics of Bonstetten, Stallikon and Wettswil want their own parish. In 1959 the restaurant Zum Bahnhof in Bonstetten was bought. Up until 1964, church services and club events took place in the hall of the restaurant, which was in operation until 1970. In 1965 the restaurant hall was converted into a chapel by the architect Robert Bürkler, Affoltern. On October 3, 1965, the church room was inaugurated by Vicar General Alfred Teobaldi . The Bishop of Chur , Johannes Vonderach , appointed Bonstetten, Wettswil and Stallikon as parish rectorate and in 1980 as an independent parish, which was run by the mother parish of Affoltern a. A. was separated. In 1982 the second renovation of the church was carried out by the architect Werner Meier, Wettswil. Bishop Johannes Vonderach consecrated the redesigned church on November 27, 1982.
For the growing parish, the former restaurant, in which the first church and parish center was set up, turned out to be increasingly too small and impractical. Therefore, in 2008 an architecture competition for a new church was announced. In April 2010 the architects Ramser and Schmid, Zurich received the first prize for their project. In autumn 2014, the old buildings were dismantled and construction began on the new church. The groundbreaking ceremony and the consecration of the foundation stone by Vicar General Josef Annen took place on February 10, 2015 . For the construction of the church, the bell tower was moved 20 meters from its previous location and raised by four meters. In a two-year construction period, the new St. Mauritius Church and parish center as well as 45 additional apartments were built on the site. On June 5, 2016, the new St. Mauritius Church was consecrated by Bishop Vitus Huonder.
The parish of St. Mauritius with its 3,644 members (as of 2017) is one of the medium-sized Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich. Bonstetten, Stallikon and Wettswil aA belong to the parish
The first St. Mauritius Church (1961-2014)
Church tower and exterior
The first St. Mauritius church was located in the same place as today's church, next to the Bonstetten-Wettswil train station, and was built into the hall of a former inn, which the building complex could see from the outside. The building was an older house with a gable roof , to which a larger hall was added at a later date. This was converted into the Church of St. Mauritius in 1965. After the restaurant was closed in 1970, the dilapidated residential floors were demolished from 1971 to 1972 and the former restaurant was covered with a flat roof. The resulting parish home was opened on August 27, 1972. Since the church was not easily recognizable as such from the outside, the forecourt was redesigned when the church was rebuilt in 1982. After the turn of the millennium, the desire arose to build a free-standing church tower . As a new building of the church including the parish center was looming, it was decided to design the church tower as an independent structure and erected it in 2005 on the south-western corner of the building site on Stationsstrasse . As part of the new construction of the church, the church tower was moved 20 meters in 2015 and a fourth glass segment was added.
The shortened church tower 2005-2015
The first church of St. Mauritius, 2014 view
Interior view of the first church, construction status 1998–2014
The Hauser organ in the old church
Interior and artistic equipment
The first church of St. Mauritius was a rectangular room, which was prepared between 1959 and 1964 for secular purposes as well as for church services. In 1965, the hall was redesigned into a church space by adding a raised altar area and a sacristy. The pews could be taken over by a church in central Switzerland. In 1982 the room was converted for a second time. The hall ceiling was removed so that the room gained height and the roof structure became visible. A light shaft was pulled down from the roof above the altar to emphasize the importance of the altar with the daylight . In accordance with the requirements of the Second Vatican Council , the church area received a new popular altar and ambo , which, like the new benches, were made of light wood. Older furnishings were the Mother of God , who was on the wall to the left of the altar, and the baptismal font in front of the Mother of God. The inscription was carved on the baptismal font: “You were buried with Christ through baptism and were raised with him.” ( Colossians 2:12 EU ) On the back wall of the sanctuary there was a simple wooden cross . The organ was not placed on the gallery above the church entrance, but in the front of the choir behind the altar, so that the unity of word and music in Catholic worship also found spatial expression.
organ
Barmettler organ (1976–1997)
In 1976 an organ by Ernst W. Barmettler, Kriens was installed in the organ gallery. It was a mechanical instrument with 5 registers on a manual and attached pedal. This instrument dates from 1972 and was originally built for another location. During the interior renovation of the church in 1982, floor heating was installed, which replaced the warm air heating, which was harmful to the organ.
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Hauser organ (from 1998)
In 1998 the present organ of the church was built by the company Armin Hauser, Kleindöttingen . It is a mechanical instrument with 13 registers, a transmission and an extension to 2 manuals and pedal. The new instrument was no longer placed on the gallery for liturgical reasons, but also for reasons of sound and space requirements, but was in the first church in the choir behind the altar. After the completion of the new St. Mauritius Church, the organ was placed unchanged in the new church space in 2016.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P, II / P 4 ′
The second St. Mauritius Church (from 2016)
Exterior and church tower
Like its predecessor, today's St. Mauritius Church is opposite the Bonstetten-Wettswil train station. The church tower shows passers-by that there is a sacred space inside the newly constructed building on Stationsstrasse . On the west side towards the train station, the building consists of straight edges and houses the parish center on the inside, while on the east side, where the church is located, angled façade surfaces characterize the exterior of the church building. The only decorative element of the church are the window fields, which are attached in various sizes to the walls of the church building. The window fields are structured with a kind of tracery , the basic shape of which is triangles , which refer to the trinity with their three numbers and are taken up again in the structure of the interior.
The church tower is made of steel and glass and, compared to its original state, was increased by one element and moved by 20 meters as part of the new church building. It can be illuminated in different colors at night. The bell consists of five swinging and two fixed bells and was cast by H. Rüetschi , Aarau in 2005. On September 18, 2005 the bells were consecrated by the former abbot of Einsiedeln Monastery , Georg Holzherr . The reliefs on the bells were designed by the artist Luke Gasser .
| number | Weight | volume | dedication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 730 kg | g 1 | Christ the King |
| 2 | 520 kg | a 1 | Guardian Angel |
| 3 | 420 kg | b 1 | St. Mary |
| 4th | 300 kg | c 2 | St. Clara |
| 5 | 200 kg | d 2 | St. Mauritius |
Interior and artistic design
The visitor first enters the foyer through a glass portal , from which the church, the auditorium and the stairwell to the other rooms of the parish center can be reached. In the foyer there are two works of art by Luke Gasser, who also designed the interior of the church. On the wall opposite the glass portal, a crucifix welcomes the visitor. The crucifix is made up of ten elements that refer to God's work in the New Testament . From bottom to top you can see: a chalice and a loaf of bread, which symbolize the Lord's Supper , a fish , the Agnus Dei , a shepherd's staff, hands and a dove of the Holy Spirit . To the left of the cross there are four bronze plaques on which v. l. No. the patron of the church, St. Mauritius , next to the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus and an angel can be recognized. The visitor enters the interior of the church through a glass door, which is determined by the polygonal floor plan and the window areas that rise like a staircase towards the altar. The roof construction is supported by wall supports that are reminiscent of tree trunks and that support the roof's concrete struts as branches. The pews and chairs are aligned in a semicircle to the east -facing chancel, which is raised from the rest of the church by three steps. The artist Luke Gasser created the elements of the sanctuary from poplar wood and stone. On the church wall to the left of the chancel , the 14 Stations of the Cross tell of the Passion of Christ, followed by a wooden cross with a stylized body on the choir wall. A rock crystal, which is illuminated from below, serves as eternal light . The uniform materials wood and stone for the altar, ambo and baptismal font underline the mutual relationship between the celebration of the Word of God and the celebration of the Eucharist as well as the sacrament of baptism. Under the cross on the wall there is a tabernacle made of bronze on a wooden stele . The organ of the previous church was set up unchanged on the south wall of the church.
literature
- Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
- Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. Bonstetten 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 192.
- ↑ Catholic parish Affoltern a. A. (Ed.): Church of St. Joseph Affoltern am Albis. Affoltern 1983. p. 6.
- ↑ Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 185.
- ↑ Catholic parish Affoltern a. A. (Ed.): Church of St. Joseph Affoltern am Albis. Affoltern 1983. pp. 10-12.
- ↑ Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 192.
- ^ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. p. 22.
- ^ Website of the Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. p. 22.
- ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich (Ed.): Annual Report 2017. P. 82.
- ^ Website of the Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. P. 20.
- ^ Website organ directory Switzerland Liechtenstein. Section Catholic Church Bonstetten ZH. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ Website organ directory Switzerland Liechtenstein. Section Catholic Church Bonstetten ZH. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ Landisbau website, Baublatt p. 29. Accessed on September 6, 2016.
- ↑ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. P. 21.
- ↑ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ Parish of St. Mauritius (ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the church on June 5, 2016. pp. 9-10.
Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '32.94 " N , 8 ° 28' 7.75" O ; CH1903: 677875 / 242172