St. Nicholas (Great Hesepe)
St. Nikolaus is the Roman Catholic church in Groß Hesepe , a district of the municipality Geeste between Meppen and Lingen in the Emsland district in Lower Saxony . The church belongs to the deanship Emsland-Mitte of the Diocese of Osnabrück and has been part of the Catholic parish community of Geeste since 2006. This parish community includes St. Nikolaus Groß Hesepe Christ King Dalum in the southwest, St. Antonius Geeste in the middle and St. Isidor Osterbrock in the east. St. Nicholas is in the northwest. The districts of Groß Hesepe and Klein Hesepe belong to the parish of St. Nikolaus.
history
The St. Nicholas Church, located on a raised ridge, is in its original form one of the oldest churches in the Emsland. The single-nave old building has been preserved from the early 14th century. The church has undergone several modifications and additions. The tower in the west was built in 1517. A late baroque high altar and a late baroque tree pulpit were built around 1750 .
In 1938/39 the church was given a larger extension to the south across the existing main nave, because the number of people attending church services had increased significantly. A side chapel with an organ gallery was built to the west of the choir.
The sanctuary in the extension was redesigned in 1980 in accordance with the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council .
The old Nikolauskirche
The rectangular nave is almost 23 m long and 9 m wide. Two nave bays divide the nave. Large-figure fresco paintings from the late 15th century can be seen on the ribbed vaults. a. the “Crucifixion Group” and the “Epiphany of the Holy Three Kings”. The late Gothic extended choir was adapted to the older part of the nave.
The almost 30 m high tower made of pebbles, boulders and lawn iron ore stones with sandstone blocks has an octagonal pointed helmet. The two bells were cast in 1517. The Marienglocke weighs 1100 kg, the Nikolausglocke 930 kg.
The baroque altar carved out of oak from 1766 was designed by the master builder Johann Conrad Schlaun and executed by the court carpenter Wilhelm Weber from Sögel. The painter OC König from Münster painted the two altar paintings “Trinity of God” and “St. Nicholas in the bishop's robe ”. The altar statues “St. Joseph ”and“ St. Maria “are sculptures by the artist Geitner from Münster. The oak pulpit from 1803 was designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun and executed in 1805/1808 by the master carpenter Schagemann from Meppen. The font, built in the classical style, dates from 1820. The celebration altar from 1989 was created by the artist Gertrud Oevermann-Sahlfeld from Neuenkirchen-Vörden. The donated way of the cross was made in the 19th century.
The enlarged church
From the openwork south wall of the old church there is a clear view of the church, which is extended to the south. The architect Johann Kamps from Hamburg received the order. The view falls on the altar wall and the choir room. The two ornamental windows in the chancel and in the nave on the east side were made by the court glass painter Wilhelm Derrix from Kevelaer based on designs by the professor and painter Heinrich Kamps. The windows represent the “St. Nikolaus ”and the“ St. Elisabeth ”. The other four stained windows in the nave were made by the painter Hermann Gesing from Herne / Westf. Designed in 1960.
He also created the large group of mosaics on the front behind the parish altar. Jesus is shown as crucified and exalted Lord, framed by large circles as a symbol for the Lord of all creation. Mary and John stand under the cross.
The bronze reliefs in front of the parish altar, in front of the ambo and the bronze tabernacle doors were made by the sculptor Joseph Krautwald from Rheine.
The wood-painted statue of the Virgin Mary on the left next to the ambo dates from the 19th century.
The organ in the right side chapel from 1980 has 20 stops and two manuals. It was built by the Lothar Simon company from Borgentreich-Muddenhagen in the Höxter district.
On the red gable roof at the south end there is a square pointed roof turret .
Overall, the old and the new church interior of the St. Nicholas Church form a successful unit.
See also
literature
- Franz Bölsker-Schlicht: The parishes of Meppen, Hesepe, Bokeloh, Wesuwe and Haren - a historical foray . In: Yearbook of the Emsländischen Heimatbund , Volume 38 (1992), pp. 146-175.
- Hermann pillory (compilation): St. Nicholas Church in Groß Hesepe. From the past Hasba –Hesepe. (800 years). A Festschrift, published by St. Nikolaus-Kirchengemeinde Groß-Hesepe, 1989, pp. 34–42, 66–71, 158–178, 190–194.
- eight-page leaflet St. Nikolauskirche in Groß-Hesepe , undated
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Coordinates: 52 ° 37 '29.3 " N , 7 ° 14' 10.9" E