St. Nikolaus (Altengeseke)
The Catholic parish church of St. Nikolaus is a listed church building in Altengeseke , a district of the municipality of Anröchte in the Soest district in North Rhine-Westphalia . The building was designed and built as one of the few in the Archdiocese of Paderborn as a stylish building from the Baroque period . The church is the historically most important building in the village of Altengeseke. The community belongs to the deanery Lippstadt-Rüthen, in the community association of Catholic parishes Hellweg. The church is also used for events and concerts.
History and architecture
The parish was first mentioned in a document dated Oct. 26, 1238. The previous church had been significantly damaged in the Thirty Years' War . Despite several minor repairs, the church had become so dilapidated that it had to be demolished. The Romanesque tower with its two-part sound holes comes from this building . The clergymen were the Mülheim Teutonic Order , the Patroklistift and the Walburgis Abbey in Soest, and the Rumbeck and Annenborn monasteries in Waltringhausen .
The old church was demolished in 1752. The foundation stone for the new building was laid on May 2, 1752, and construction began at the same time. Residents of the village contributed doing extensive clamping and day services. The gothic three-bay hall church was built until 1756. The choir that has just closed is one-yoke. The church and the three altars were consecrated on June 18, 1756 by Ludwig Kleine, the abbot of the Wedinghausen monastery . The main patrons were St. Nicholas of Myra and St. John Nepomuk , a Prague canon. The Romanesque west tower is crowned with a high buckled helmet, it was rebuilt from 1738 to 1741 under the direction of Heinrich Stütting according to a name. Its walls are structured by arched windows and sound holes. The ridge above the choir is crowned with a French hood . The retracted two-bay rectangular choir carries a roof turret with a baroque hood . The sacristy extension is built into the eastern choir bay and consists of two rooms. The walls are divided by buttresses and a cranked cornice. The windows and portals are set in sandstone , the southern portal is marked with 1752 by a chronogram . The inscriptions on the cartouches above the portals are weathered and can no longer be deciphered. The building with the wide hall , the walls of which are divided by arched windows, corresponded to the baroque room concept. The keystones of the gothic ribbed vault are painted and decorated with symbols.
Furnishing
High altar
According to information in the church chronicle , the pastor Löcke and the church provisional signed a contract with the master carpenter Heinrich Martini on April 10, 1765 about a sneer to be made , which was built in 1767. The altar paintings were made by J. H. Falcke. The altar was illuminated by C. V. Sauer in 1777. The cherubim in the upper altar floor was made by the sculptor Leonhard Falter from Büren . The altar was built in the Rococo style. Since the extensive restoration in 1954, it has been shown in the original color version again . The colors white and gold predominate. The red and gold decorated tabernacle zone is decorated with angels and candlesticks, it is the heart of the main altar. A golden pelican hovers over the tabernacle . It stands as a symbol of devotion and goodness on the right and left two columns delimiting the altarpiece. The bishop Nikolaus von Myra is shown in a theatrical gesture. At his feet sits a putto who is busy with gold pieces and a book. A putto walking next to it brings Nicholas the crosier . On the left side is the grain ship from the grain miracle legend than Hansekogge shown. The painting on the upper floor shows the Trinity , it is a crude depiction of an artist who is not known by name.
Side altars
The side altars stand diagonally in front of the choir bay, they form an impressive unit together with the high altar. The northern altar is dedicated to Saints Rochus , Sebastian, Karl Borromeo , Norbert, Philipp Neri and the Evangelist Johannes . The altarpiece shows John, sitting at an open window, seeing the birth of Jesus in a vision . The in Latin chronogram held SanCtVs Ioannes In Deo reCVMbens results in the year 1712. In the explosive gables are figures of St. Roch and Sebastian, and George and the Dragon . The southern side altar shows a chronogram HonorIsantCtae Annae MatrIs Delparae aVlae ChristI which also results in 1712. On the altarpiece you can see the representation of Maria's parents, Joachim and Anna , together with her. The three figures represent Mary, Peter and Paul. On the altar table stands a figure of Mary as Queen of terracotta . Their origin is not clear.
pulpit
The pulpit is painted in white and gold. It is in the style of the late Westphalian Rococo. It is of cultural and historical importance and is related to the pulpits of the Kreuzkirche in Mönninghausen and St. Brigitta in Weiberg . Around 20 years after the construction of the high altar, Pastor Löcke gave the order for the construction of the pulpit to the sculptor Leonhard Falter. The sculptor was given clear guidelines, Löcke wrote: Primo, the pulpit should be made according to the demolition signed by me and from healthy, completely dry oak; Immediately in the back wall the picture nut Pastor Bonus should be carved, as well as the four evangelists in the panels below. The pulpit was built in 1785 and the round pulpit looks slim. The half-figures of the evangelists are in bas-relief above clouds. On the back wall of the pulpit, Christ with a hat on his head is depicted as a good shepherd ; he kills a wolf with a lance. In 1796 the artist Sauer painted it. He documented his work under the pulpit stairs: Illumina vit Sauer living in the city of Geseke in 1796 . The gold braid on the pulpit lid hangs down all around, the lid is richly decorated with gold-framed ornaments and is crowned by an angel who, sitting on a cloud , presents the tablets with the ten commandments in his right hand . Above it, a triangle with the eye of God can be seen in a golden halo .
Baptismal font
The baptismal font in the strict early baroque style is in the tower hall. It is designed in the form of a cabinet and is reminiscent of a house altar. Its upper part of the cabinet is a lavishly decorated aedicula with columns. The double-framed painting shows a baroque crucifix . Underneath, a flap can be seen between volutes, which, when open, presents a frame in which the baptismal bowl hangs. The interior behind the flap has been renewed. The baptismal font was probably made around 1680 for the previous church and probably served to secure the baptismal water and the tinned copper basin during the chaos of war. An order from Paderborn said: Pastores sacrum fontem sub opercule et sera diligenter servent (the pastors should carefully secure the baptismal font with a lid and bolt).
Radial Madonna
A double Madonna hangs down from the central yoke of the vault , it was made at the beginning of the 18th century. It is therefore one of the oldest pieces of equipment in the church. The performing artist is not known. The figure of Mary carries the baby Jesus on her left arm . It is delicately carved and superbly composed. With her slim figure she is reminiscent of Gothic Madonnas. The courtly clothing, a white robe with ruffles on the sleeves and a blue cloak, which is set off with wide gold braids , is finely carved. Mary and the child are accompanied by four putti , the group is framed by flaming golden rays. The heads of four angels appear in a cloud under the figure of Mary. Mary is not crowned, but is still represented as the Queen of Heaven, in her right hand she probably originally held a scepter, which was lost. A clear sign of the portrayal of the Queen of Heaven are the absence of the globe and the snake with which the Immaculate from Revelation was depicted in the early Baroque manner . It does not stand, as is often the case, on a crescent moon, but on a pedestal.
Other equipment
- The organ prospectus was made at the end of the 18th century.
- The South German Vesper picture was painted in the second half of the 17th century
- The 14 Stations of the Cross are a work from around 1885
- The confessionals, the choir stalls and the communion bench date from the time the church was built. They were illuminated by Leonhard Falter after 1777.
- Around 1777 the almost life-size figures of Saint Anthony of Padua in the representation as a monk and the Franciscan order and Franz Xaver as a missionary were completed by the sculptor Leonhard Falter from Büren and placed over the side portal extensions.
Historic furnishings
The monument conservator and architect Albert Ludorff , as government commissioner of the Prussian state building administration in the series Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler von Westfalen, also described the church of St. Nicholas and its furnishings in a short report. As things stand at the moment, it cannot be proven whether the following items have been preserved. In 1912 there were still:
- In the sacristy there was a carved cupboard from the 18th century
- A late Renaissance style monstrance in the shape of rays, carved from silver, the foot was decorated with tendrils. The monstrance is 50 cm high.
- Of the four existing bells, two are inscribed, the other two were cast recently.
- maria is mine petrus conradi pastor niclaus' storck provisoren joannes de la paix de arnberg johan cordes me fecit anno dni 1656 The bell has a diameter of 1.08 meters and was cast by Johann de la Paix .
- innissium sancti eevangiligi seccundum johannem with a diameter of 0.43 meters
Historic rectory
The rectory opposite the church in the churchyard belongs to the St. Nicholas Church . It was erected in 1852 as a two-storey plastered building in solid construction and serves purely as a residential building. The entrance to the five-axis building is in the central axis. The building is accessed via a wide hallway and a single flight of stairs that lead to the upper floor. The hall expands to a large kitchen, from which a separate access to the garden is possible. The original structure of the rooms is largely unchanged.
Parish Archives
Church records have been preserved in the parish archive since 1682. A parish chronicle was started in 1740 by Pastor Fellings and later continued by Klemens Schulte.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969.
- Theodor Ahrens, Stanislaus Kandula, Roman Mensing: Baroque in the Archdiocese of Paderborn. Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2011, ISBN 978-3-89710-495-2 .
- Georg Dehio, under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 .
- Albert Ludorff : The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia , Lippstadt district. Published by the Provincial Association of the Province of Westphalia, Hermann Hermes Verlag GmbH, 1912.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Significance of the building
- ↑ Pages of the Deanery Lippstadt-Rüthen Deanery Lippstadt-Rüthen ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Community association Hellweg ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The St. Nikolai March of the Tambour Corps Altengeseke
- ↑ First documentary mention of the community ( memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Albert Ludorff : The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia , Lippstadt district. Published by the Provinzial Verbande der Provinz Westfalen, Hermann Hermes Verlag GmbH, 1912, p. 10.
- ↑ Albert Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia, Lippstadt district. Published by the Provincial Association of the Province of Westphalia, Hermann Hermes Verlag GmbH, 1912, p. 2.
- ↑ End of the choir ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Baroque in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, p. 37.
- ↑ a b Ursula Quednau (edit.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Volume II: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , p. 16.
- ↑ Albert Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia, Lippstadt district. Published by the Provincial Association of the Province of Westphalia, Hermann Hermes Verlag GmbH, 1912, sacristy extension.
- ^ Baroque in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, p. 36.
- ↑ Pelikan, symbol for devotion and kindness ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Baroque in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, p. 37.
- ^ Baroque in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, pp. 38–40.
- ↑ a b Baroque in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, pp. 40–41.
- ^ Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969, p. 12.
- ↑ Description ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Saints Franz Xavier and Antonius of Padua ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Albert Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia, Lippstadt district. Published by the Provincial Association of the Province of Westphalia. Commission publishing house by Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 1912, p. 10.
- ^ Thomas Spohn: Parsonage in Northwest Germany.
- ↑ Albert Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia, Lippstadt district. Published by the Provinzial Verbande der Provinz Westfalen, Hermann Hermes Verlag GmbH, 1912, p. 9.
Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 21.6 " N , 8 ° 14 ′ 53.7" E