St. Michael (Trier-Mariahof)

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Parish Church of St. Michael
Layout
Chancel with three picture galleries
View into the urn crypt

Sankt Michael is a modern, stylish Catholic parish church in Trier in the Mariahof . It was built in 1968/69 by the Dillingen architect Konny Schmitz (1925-2010) as a cube pyramid. The artists Otto Herbert Hajek (1927–2005) played a key role in the interior design with the special design of the altar island as a complete sculpture and Jakob Schwarzkopf (1926–2001) with the stained glass windows.

history

The Mariahof district was designed as a model city in the early 1960s. Located on a long hill, its most striking feature is the flat roof construction. As usual in such cases, the low bungalows are on the edge, the multi-storey houses in the middle, so that the entire complex results in a step-shaped structure. The architect Konny Schmitz took up the silhouette when a church was to be built in the center in 1965. He developed a step pyramid, using concrete as the material. The jury awarded the first prize to the harmony between the sacred building and its surroundings, foundation stone laid: 1968.

Architecture description

In accordance with the ideals of the 1960s, the building was constructed entirely of concrete. The pyramid rises in five steps over a floor plan of 33 × 36 m. The greatest height is reached at 15 m above the altar in the (slightly offset) center. Columns were dispensed with in the interior because the components were placed on top of each other so that the next step rests on the previous one. The girders were pulled through to the outside. The watercourses are also found there, so that they give the outside view their own interesting structure. In the interior, cubes of 3 × 3 × 3 m were created in the style of neocubism . The natural incidence of light in the main room comes from above in this church. It sinks through large glass domes in the roof and is caught and reflected by the gold parts of the pictures in the interior. The natural incidence of light in the main room comes from above in this church. It sinks through large glass domes in the roof and is caught and reflected by the gold parts of the pictures in the interior. The light symbolism "light = grace" has been handed down since time immemorial.

Interior design

As is common in Gothic churches, the interior is surrounded by a walkway with a chapel wreath . The organ and the single picture on the left serve as room dividers. In this area are the large glass windows by Jakob Schwarzkopf , which flank the entrance doors. They are designed with representational, finely linear window painting. As in an overture, he presents the program for the entire area of ​​the church: strengthening and support in times of need. Scenes from the Old and New Testaments are juxtaposed in the windows . But he recalls ancestral Mahlszenen: Moses at the rock (Hader water), Wedding at Cana, manna in the desert, the miraculous multiplication of bread that Todestraurigkeit of Elijah under the juniper bush, the Emmaus disciples . Schwarzkopf designed this good news finely with drawings (in the style of Henri Matisse or Paul Cézanne ). It is an important addition to the abstract image announcements in the main room.

The chapel wreath is derived from the corner formations of the bypass zone. Coming from the sacristy , the viewer walks along the 15 stations of the cross . The 30 × 30 cm depictions were cast in bronze in 1994. Also on this page is the weekday chapel, which is decorated with variable pictures of primary school students.

The entrance area with the glass windows follows. There, embedded in a quiet zone, is the Marienkapelle with a copy of the Kesselstatt Madonna from the 14th century (original in the Museum am Dom , Trier). The Michaelskapelle with a Russian Michael icon (around 1800) follows. There is a glass pyramid that can be opened in the church floor. Urns have been buried in the crypt through this opening since 2009. The baptismal font is also located here at the burial site. This is followed by a chapel with variable displays.

The “way” is completed by the cycle of pictures “characters on the way” (1982) by Otto Herbert Hajek , who also designed the chancel and the pictures in the “vault”. This cycle of images optically supports the sculptures on the altar island towards the rear. Its middle pictures clearly contain the symbolic colors of the divine trinity in large triangles (symbolic form of the Trinity): gold for Father, red for Son, blue for Holy Spirit. .

Sanctuary

The entire level of the altar zone was completed for consecration in 1982. In the main room, the three seating blocks are aligned with the sanctuary in the middle. In this central church , the concern of the Second Vatican Council is fulfilled: “People of God around the altar”. This is particularly evident in the distribution of the Eucharist . The church forms a table fellowship and gathers around the Lord's table. Not she, but the priest, moves when the sacrament of the altar is administered .

The altar island by O. H. Hajek is to be understood with all elements as a uniform floor relief. A finely veined marble made of smoky crystal with a gold shimmer corresponds with the associated bronze elements, which are balanced in such a way that they form a rounded, but also complete whole with the marble parts. Hajek used the Romanesque height measure: 112 cm (instead of 98 cm today). Hajek installed a tumba under the altar as a storage place for relics, in order to protect the valuable smoky crystal marble of the altar from too many processing operations. He used it to create a lower room and placed the altar above it. The horizontal of the room is caught by the large three-step cross symbol. While the conspicuous cross stele formally creates the connection up to the "vault", the interior design of the tabernacle with its bright colors and gold leaf creates a reference to the panel paintings in the top gallery. The tabernacle is open with its side wings a triptych with its own image proclamation. All structures of the chancel, such as the altar, ambo / eagle stand, candlesticks, cross, are part of the total work of art of "walk-in sculpture". These individual elements are variable in terms of their spatial allocation (installation).

The vaulted room is determined by the special incidence of light on the theme of the " Heavenly Jerusalem ". In the Bible passage Rev. 21, which describes this heavenly residential city, speaks of 12 gates adorned with precious stones. Hajek divides the old symbol number twelve (12 tribes of Israel - the whole of Christianity) into 7 + 5 pictures, this in two levels with ambiguous themes: in total they represent the "12 gates". The middle picture gallery shows the in soft colors “Seven angels” with the “bowls” reported in the Revelation of John. The top five panel pictures, in strong primary colors, symbolize the "wounds of the lamb ". But each of the two galleries is also its own self-contained picture wreath.

Three artists of almost the same year created a total work of art in this church because they each interacted with one another in a subtle way.

organ

On June 7th 2009 the new organ in the parish church of St. Michael was consecrated. It is a pipe organ from the organ building company Klais , Bonn, which was previously in the parish church of the Heart of Jesus in Essen-Frintrop. The organ was built in 1970 as Opus 1414, has 28 sounding stops and a total of 1912 pipes. Orgelbau Fasen implemented the instrument, created a new case, restored the work and replaced two registers. The length of the largest pipe (Reg. 20) is approx. 530 cm (with foot), the length of the smallest pipe (Reg. 16) is approx. 1.2 cm (without foot). The disposition is as follows:

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Dumped 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Lovely Gedackt 8th'
4th Octav 4 ′
5. Coupling flute 4 ′
6th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
7th recorder 2 ′
8th. Mixture V-VI
9. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
10. Wooden flute 8th'
11. Pointed Gamba 8th'
12. Principal 4 ′
13. Flute 4 ′
14th Octav 2 ′
15th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
16. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
17th Scharff IV – V
18th Dulcian 16 ′
19th oboe 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
20th Principal 16 ′
21st Sub bass 16 ′
22nd Octave 8th'
23. Pipe pommer 8th'
24. Choral bass
25th Sesquialter III
26th Back set III
27. Bombard 16 ′
28. Bass trumpet 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P, super octave coupling II / P

Bell jar

The bell rings
tower

In the bell tower on the southeast side, also covered as a flat roof to match the surroundings of the district, the bell was installed in the belfry around 1970. It was made by the Cornelia Mark-Maas bell foundry from Brockscheid in the Eifel region.

Urn crypt

In 2005, the St. Michael Board of Directors decided to apply for the construction of an urn crypt under the St. Michael parish church. The urn crypt should not compete with the usual funerals and burials. Rather, it should work towards limiting the anonymous dispersal and giving the deceased a dignified final resting place. The architect Konny Schmitz is also buried here. In April 2009, the expansion of the church cellar as an urn crypt (burial chamber 1 and 2) with stelae and stele walls was completed. In 2016 the urn crypt was expanded with the name "Burial Chamber 3".

The rest period for the deceased is 20 years. The ashes are transferred to the collective grave after the rest period has expired. However, the tomb can also be bought back. Those who decide to find their final resting place under the parish church of St. Michael have the option of purchasing a family grave or a community grave site. This burial place is primarily an offer for members of the parish community Heiligkreuz, St. Maternus and St. Michael and their relatives as well as for citizens of the city of Trier upon request.

As in a cemetery, the urns are lowered into the crypt by the undertaker through an opening in the church floor, protected by an openable glass pyramid. After the blessing and farewell, the urn is buried by the undertaker in a stele compartment. The stele compartments are closed with prefabricated grave slabs made of basalt stone, which are marked with Christian symbols as well as the names, dates of birth and death of the deceased.

A death officer can be held in the parish church before the burial. The place of remembrance for the deceased is the church interior. A memorial book is on display there, and candles can be set up in the next side chapel. The parish commemorates the dead at every mass. In this respect, this type of burial is considered a work of mercy today.

The crypt is generally not accessible. On All Saints 'Day and All Souls ' Day , the urn crypt is opened for relatives of the deceased or interested visitors for a few hours each.

literature

  • Gisela Kob: "The Heavenly Jerusalem - The Parish Church of St. Michael in Trier-Mariahof " (in Festschrift Sankt Michael - Mariahof 1964 - 2014, Catholic parish of St. Michael, Trier (ed.), Trier 2014)
  • Gisela Kob: “The Heavenly Jerusalem. The new on the basis of the old ”in Liturgy and Mystagogy pp. 125–139, German Liturgical Institute, Trier 2007.
  • Church guide to the parish church of St. Michael Trier-Mariahof; Text: Gisela Kob, layout: Franz Raabe, photos: Josef Tietzen, Lintz Druck, Trier 2006, Kath. Pfarrgemeinde St. Michael Trier (ed.).
  • Das Münster 1986, No. 2 with contributions by Gisela Kob ("St. Michael, Trier-Mariahof. Space and Signs"), Pastor Erich Nauhauser ("St. Michael Trier-Mariahof. Faith and Art") and Otto Herbert Hajek (" Thoughts on the church interior of St. Michael in Trier-Mariahof ")
  • Reinhold Bonertz: "Last rest under the parish church" (in Festschrift Sankt Michael - Mariahof 1964 - 2014, Catholic parish of St. Michael, Trier (ed.), Trier 2014)
  • Anuschka Plattner: “Oh Hajek. Concepts of interior design. Catalog of works "(dissertation, University of Heidelberg, 2000)
  • Architekturführer Trier, pp. 164–167, Andreas Tacke (ed.), Michael Imhof-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86568-728-9
  • Anuschka Plattner: "OH Hajek, The Church of St. Michael in Trier-Mariahof" (Master's thesis, University of Heidelberg, 1964)
  • Jutta Fichtner: “St. Michael Community Center in Trier-Mariahof” 1966–70
  • Festschrift for the consecration of the Klais-Fasen organ in the parish church of St. Michael, Trier-Mariahof on June 7, 2009, sponsorship group for organ building of the Catholic parish of St. Michael, Trier-Mariahof (ed.)

Web links

Commons : St. Michael, Trier-Mariahof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Museum am Dom Trier ( Memento from July 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Episcopal Cathedral and Diocesan Museum
  2. ↑ St. Michael, Tabernacle
  3. ^ Organ in St. Michael (Trier-Mariahof) , accessed on July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Cornelia Mark-Maas bell foundry

Coordinates: 49 ° 43 ′ 54.1 ″  N , 6 ° 39 ′ 30 ″  E