St. Mechtern (Cologne-Ehrenfeld)
The St. Mechtern Church is a Catholic church building in Cologne-Ehrenfeld . It is in the tradition of the Mechtern Martyrs Church in Cologne , which is based on the legend of the Thebaic Legion .
Description and equipment
Today's parish church was built in 1954 according to plans by the architect Rudolf Schwarz . The previous building, a neo-Romanesque domed basilica by the architect Eduard Endler from 1909, was largely destroyed in the Second World War. Only the tower ground floor, which is used as a chapel room, has been preserved. The tower stump and the parsonage next to the church from 1914/15 are under monument protection .
St. Mechtern - basement tower (November 2011)
St. Mechtern - memorial stone
The bell of St. Mechtern consists of 3 bronze bells, two of which were cast after the Second World War.
| No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Caster |
Diameter (mm) |
Weight (kg) |
Nominal (16th note) |
inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thebaer | 1949 | Alber Junker Sr., Brilon | 1200 | 1000 | f 1 -6 | A. JUNKER, BRILON GAUDE ET LAUDA DEUM, COLONIA SANCTA THEBAEORUM LEGIONIS SANGUINE CONSECRATA .ECCLESIA PAROCHIALIS AD SS.MARTYRES COLONIAE BELLO VASTISSIMO 30.OCT. 1944 DIRUTA THEBAEORUM LEGIONIS INTERCESSIONI SEMPER CONFIDENS 1949 |
| 2 | Anna | 1949 | Alber Junker Sr., Brilon | 1070 | 650 | g 1 -2 | A. JUNKER, BRILON GAUDEAMUS OMNES IN DOMINO SUR HONORE BEATAE ANNAE. DICO EGO OPERA MEA REGI MATRES PAROCHIAE AD SS MARTYRES COLONIAE SANCTAI (!) MATRI ANNAE SE SUOSQUE COMMENDANT 1949 |
| 3 | John | 1909 | F. Otto, Hemelingen | 910 | 475 | a 1 -1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Image of Endler's Church at seelsorgebereich-ehrenfeld.de ( Memento from September 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ See the basic information on St. Mechtern on the website of the City of Cologne.
- ↑ Cologne Bell Book at the Archdiocese of Cologne (3rd edition 2004; PDF, 5.6 MB). Information on the bells of St. Mechtern on pp. 344–347.
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 42.8 " N , 6 ° 55 ′ 15" E