St. Maximin (Düssel)
The Church of St. Maximin is a Roman Catholic church in the district of Düssel, which belongs to Wülfrath .
history
The church building dates from the early 12th century and is one of the oldest existing structures in the Bergisches Land . Due to the year in the form of four iron anchors embedded in the tower, 1111 is considered to be the year of construction. The art historian Paul Clemen has contradicted this dating and speaks of a "wrong interpretation" of the four iron anchors ("IIII"). The building is a Romanesque pillar basilica .
The church was first mentioned in 1246 when it was attached to the provost of St. Gereon's monastery.
In 1612 the community joined the Reformation , but changed back to Catholicism in 1652. Together with the churches of Gruiten , Schöller and Sonnborn , it belonged to the so-called " four chapels ".
In 1855 extensive renovation and expansion work was carried out. The nave was stretched and a transept was added to accommodate the growing community. In 1863 the dilapidated tower built in Romanesque style was torn down and replaced by a new building. As early as 1888/89 the preserved central nave was replaced by a transept with a choir square .
Extensive renovation work took place in 1972/73 and 1999/2001. The celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Church, which lasted until 2011, began with the high mass on November 28, 2010.
Others
The parish of St. Maximin looks after the St. Mary's conception chapel in Wuppertal - Schöller .
literature
- Paul Clemen: The art monuments of the Rhine province, Volume 3: The art monuments of the cities of Barmen, Elberfeld, Remscheid and the districts of Lennep, Mettmann, Solingen , Düsseldorf 1894.
Web links
- Catholic parish St. Maximin in Wülfrath - Official website
- Further information on zeitspurensuche.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wülfrath: Beauty is 900 years old Westdeutsche Zeitung, November 5, 2010
- ↑ Clemen (1894), p. 236.
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 '43.3 " N , 7 ° 3' 22.4" E