St. Peter in Ketten (Montabaur)

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St. Peter in Ketten, aerial view (2016)
Nave with figures of apostles, view of the choir and wall paintings
The parish church of St. Peter in Ketten, view from the Schlossberg

St. Peter in Ketten is a Catholic parish church in Montabaur , the district town of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is the largest and oldest church in the pastoral area of Montabaur. With the two west towers it towers over the roofs of the old town and forms a counter pole to the castle in the north-west in the southeast of Kirchstrasse.

Building history

Church floor plan

In 959 a wooden church was built below the Humbach fort, and a little later it was replaced by a second church with a stone foundation. Presumably the second church was already in chains at the current location of St. Peter. The current structure was built in several construction phases from the first half of the 13th century to around 1350. The data are based on construction studies, there is no written evidence. The basic form of a non-vaulted Roman basilica was created in the first half of the 13th century. The south aisle was later expanded: the south tower was built and the main nave was vaulted. Further construction phases were the expansion of the north portal into a vestibule (today the baptistery), the construction of the transepts and the installation of galleries .

restoration

After extensive restoration, the church was reopened in autumn 2006 by Bishop Franz Kamphaus.

Exterior construction

West facade

The exterior plastered three-nave building has the basic shape of a gallery basilica with a transept. However, the entire construction is of a large pitched roof covered (since the 16th century). A special feature are the side aisles of different widths, which also give the outer structure an asymmetry. The architectural style is influenced by the late Romanesque and early Gothic . The towers, of which there are four in total, are remarkable. The two west towers carry the bells and, together with the gable of the nave, form an impressive facade, probably unique in the area of ​​the Westerwald . The structure also has two smaller towers on the side, a north and a south tower. The towers are decorated with pilaster strips and blind arcades and have pointed, slate-covered helmets.

Interior

The side aisles are separated from the central nave by pointed arches, with a gallery halfway up. A ribbed vault closes the interior off at the top. The comparatively low eastern section is striking, which results in a large wall surface on the eastern wall above the triumphal arch , which was used as the base for the painting on the Last Judgment .

Furnishing

Choir room with the altar

altar

In 1913 the sculptor Weis from Niederlahnstein created the winged altar . It is a carved high altar in the neo-Gothic style . It should not rise too high in the small choir room so as not to cover the choir windows.

Baptismal font

In the baptistery - originally a vestibule open on three sides - is the baptismal font from 1661. It is made of Lahn marble . The basin is supported by three pillars. The brass lid is more recent.

Representations of Our Lady

Crescent Madonna

On the first pillar in front of the southern transept is a life-size wooden figure, the Madonna of the Crescent Moon . It is a late work of the so-called soft style of the Gothic period, created around 1450. It shows the crowned Mary with the baby Jesus. It stands on a crescent moon, under which there is a human face, an indication of transience and original sin . The work of art did not get to St. Peter in chains until the 1940s, before it was probably in the Franciscan Church. The Franciscan Church, which stood between the monastery and the hospital, was demolished after the monastery was dissolved in 1813.

In front of the north portal is a copy of an early Gothic stone Madonna, the original of which comes from the time the church was built (around 1400).

Apostle figures

On the pillars of the central nave there are figures of the 12  apostles . They were carved in the neo-Gothic style in 1890. Their bases are labeled with the name of the apostle.

Painting of the Last Judgment

The large painting on the east wall, originally probably made in the 14th century, was repeatedly painted over. It was not uncovered and revised until 1878. In doing so, it was partly changed according to contemporary tastes. The upper third of the painting on a renewed plaster base is completely new. Christ as judge of the world is surrounded by angels. The 12 apostles are shown to the right and left. Below are the dead called from the graves, the left on the way to heaven, the right on the way to hell.

Confessionals

The confessionals in the south aisle date from the Rococo period . They too were previously in the Franciscan Church.

Epitaph Weydebach

The epitaph Weydebach

The epitaph from 1644 is the most important baroque work of art in the church, placed above the passage to the choir. Next to the Pietà are John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene . These are the namesake of Johannes and Maria Magdalena Weydebach, who were honored with the epitaph.

organ

The current instrument from Mühleisen (Leonberg) was inaugurated in 2014 and replaced a Kemper organ from 1954. Like its predecessor, it is built on the west wall of the church without covering the large west window. The instrument has 40 registers on three manuals and a pedal.

I Rückpositiv C – a 3
1. Suavial 8th'
2. Covered 8th'
3. Principal 4 ′
4th Reed flute 4 ′
5. Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Duplicate 2 ′
7th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
8th. Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Scharff IV 1'
10. Chalumeau 8th'
"Tremulant"
II main work C – a 3
11. Praestant 16 ′
12. Principal 8th'
13. Flûte harmonique 8th'
14th Reed flute 8th'
15th Viola da gamba 8th'
16. Octave 4 ′
17th Forest flute 4 ′
18th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Super octave 2 ′
20th Mixture major IV 2 ′
21st Mixture minor IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
22nd Cornett V (from a 0 ) 8th'
23. Trumpet 8th'
III Swell C – a 3
24. Bourdon 16 ′
25th Violin principal 8th'
26th Bourdon 8th'
27. Salicional 8th'
28. Beat 8th'
29 Fugara 4 ′
30th Transverse flute 4 ′
31. Piccolo 2 ′
32. Mixture IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
33. Basson 16 ′
34. Trumpet harm. 8th'
35. oboe 8th'
"Tremulant"
Pedals C – f 1
36. Stand (Ext. No. 38) 32 ′
37. Principal bass 16 ′
38. Sub bass 16 ′
39. Bourdon (= No. 24) 16 ′
40. Octavbass (partly from No. 37) 8th'
41. cello 8th'
42. Bourdon (partly from No. 38) 8th'
43. Choral bass (partly from No. 40) 4 ′
44. trombone 16 ′
45. Basson (= No. 33) 16 ′
46. Trumpet (partly from No. 44) 8th'
  • Coupling (mechanical): I / II, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
  • Cross coupling (electrical): III / III (sub and super octave coupling), III / P (super octave coupling)

literature

  • Wolfgang Ackva: The parish church of Montabaur and the monastery Sankt Florin Koblenz , city archive, Montabaur 2002
  • Leaflet of the church building association St. Peter in Ketten, Montabaur, 2nd edition 2010

Individual evidence

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Web links

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Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 6.1 ″  N , 7 ° 49 ′ 57.8 ″  E