St. Meinolf (Bellersen)

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General view of the south side, 2012
Interior view of the Sankt Meinolf Church in Bellersen
Grave of the von Haxthausen family on the north-eastern wall of the church

The Catholic parish church of St. Meinolf is a listed church building in Bellersen , a district of the town of Brakel in the Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia . The church and parish belong to the Höxter deanery in the Archdiocese of Paderborn . The church stands in the middle of a walled cemetery. The Corvey monastery had a main courtyard in the village in the 12th century, the parish church was the center of the parish according to a parish division from 1231.

History and architecture

The church was first mentioned in 1015 in the vita of Bishop Meinwerk .

The four-axis building is a simple hall building that closes on three sides in the east. The church was built from 1746 to 1749. The west tower was added in 1746. The hexagonal chapel of the Barons von Haxthausen was added in 1932. The tomb of Baron Elmerhaus III is on the outside of the north-eastern church wall. from Haxthausen.

A cove ceiling can be seen in the interior, the sacristy door in the apex of the choir is marked 1603, it has a frame with fittings . August Oetken painted the interior in New Baroque style in 1932.

Furnishing

  • In the tower an altar piece with Vespers from 1610, inscribed: Heinrich Gröninger . The altar is made of sand-lime brick.
  • Two figurative epitaphs from 1583 and 1589 are in the chapel.
  • The sandstone baptismal font is from the beginning of the 17th century.
  • The wooden pulpit is a work from the mid-18th century.
  • The Madonna was carved by Anton Joseph Stratmann around 1780, it was recast in 1973 based on findings.
  • The wooden figures of Saints Meinolf and Liborius come from the former high altar, they were carved in the third quarter of the 18th century.

Stained glass window

Several elaborately designed glass windows structure the walls.

title Artist year Location technology comment photo
St. Meinulf is ordained a deacon by St. Badurad Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the ship Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow
St. Meinulf in the school of St. Hathumar Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the ship Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow The window is signed with Gerh. Küsters stained glass Paderborn 1905 Bellersen - church - window - St. Meinulf in the school of St. Hathumar.jpg
Baptism of St. Meinulf Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the ship Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow Bellersen - Church - Window - Baptism of St. Meinulphus.jpg
Birth of St. Meinulf Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the choir Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow Bellersen - Church - Window - Birth of St. Meinulphus.jpg
ornament Artist not known 1932 In the chapel of the Barons von Haxthausen Antique glass / lead
ornament Artist not known 1932 In the chapel of the Barons von Haxthausen Antique glass / lead
St. Peter Henning and Andres company around 1900 In the choir Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow Bellersen - Church - Window - Petrus.jpg
St. Paul Henning and Andres company around 1900 In the choir Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow The window is signed with Henning and Andres Bellersen - Church - Window - Paulus.jpg
Death of St. Meinulf Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the choir Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow Bellersen - Church - Window - Meinulphus dies.jpg
St. Meinulf brings the relics of St. Liborius to Paderborn Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the choir Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow Bellersen - church - window - St. Meinulf brings the relics of St. Liborius to Paderborn.jpg
St. Meinulf builds the Böddeken monastery Gerhard Küsters company 1905 in the ship Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow Signed with Gerh. Küsters stained glass Paderborn Bellersen - church - window - St. Meinulf builds the monastery Böddeken.jpg
A stag appears to St. Meinulf Gerhard Küsters company 1905 In the ship Antique, cathedral glass / lead / black solder / silver yellow

organ

The instrument was probably built in 1872 by Fleiter from Münster. Siegfried Sauer from Ottbergen restored it in 1971. The case is new, three partly old and seven whole registers have been reused.

Trivia

The beggar Hermann Georg Winkelhan was buried on September 18, 1806 in the church cemetery. Annette von Droste-Hülshoff wrote the novella Die Judenbuche based on his life story .

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Meinolf  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deanery Höxter
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Handbook of German Art Monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , p. 184.
  3. ^ Reference to Corvey Abbey as the owner
  4. ^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969, p. 40.
  5. ↑ stained glass window
  6. ^ Organ OWL
  7. ↑ Judenbuche

Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 36.6 "  N , 9 ° 11 ′ 27.7"  E