St. Peter and Paul (Bad Oeynhausen)
 Listed "Upper Church" from the West Corso |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| place | Bad Oeynhausen , Germany |
| diocese | Archdiocese of Paderborn |
| Patronage | Apostles Peter and Paul |
| Building history | |
| architect | Upper Church: Friedrich August Stüler
Main church: Rainer Disse |
| start of building | Upper church: 1871 |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Upper church: historicizing / neo-Gothic
Lower church: modern |
| Furnishing style | Upper church: neo-Gothic
Lower church: modern |
| Function and title | |
| 52 ° 12 '6.5 " N , 8 ° 47' 31.9" E | |
The parish church of St. Peter and Paul is one of two Roman Catholic churches in Bad Oeynhausen in the East Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia .
The parish belongs to the WerreWeser pastoral area , the head of which is based here. The Deanery Herford-Minden and the Archdiocese of Paderborn are superordinate to the pastoral room . The parish vicarie St. Johannes Evangelist in the Eidinghausen district also belongs to the parish .
location
The church is located directly on the "Westkorso" street on the north-western edge of the Bad Oeynhausen spa park . The church grounds border on the Gollwitzer-Meier-Klinik to the north.
history
When the first Catholic church services took place in Bad Oeynhausen around 1851, the area of today's parish was looked after from Herford. The congregation was elevated to an independent mission parish in 1861 and an independent parish in 1909 . The area of the parish was reduced in 1956 with the establishment of the parish St. Laurentius in Löhne and the parish vicarie St. Johannes Evangelist in Eidinghausen. This transformation was due to the increased number of Catholics due to the influx of refugees after the end of the war.
In 1857, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia had two churches built for both major denominations near the spa gardens. After delays caused by the Franco-German war , construction did not begin until 1871 according to plans by the architect Friedrich August Stüler .
Between 1922 and 1929 an extension was built for the neo-Gothic church, which extended the original church to the north. A new building was planned in the 1970s. Since the original church was already a listed building at that time, this building stock had to be preserved. The extension was demolished and replaced by today's main church according to the plan by Rainer Disse .
Building description
The originally built, listed church (called Oberkirche) is now mainly used for weekday and toddler services and is regularly available for personal prayer. The plan is a Greek cross . The church has a wooden vaulted ceiling and galleries in three of the cross arms. In the fourth, eastern arm is the sanctuary.
The redesign of the church resulted in the demolition of the first and the new construction of the current extension. Today's main church is largely below the surface of the earth, as it was intended to leave the historic church alone.
Furnishing
Upper Church
In the chancel, next to the tabernacle, there is the carved wood paneling of the pulpit of the demolished annex.
The benches that can be found in the upper church today were originally made for another church.
There are also various depictions of Mary in the upper church. The Pietà to the left of the altar and the iconic representation of Mary to the right of the entrance offer the opportunity to light sacrificial candles. In the entrance there is a statue of St. George . Seen from the altar on the right side on an arched pillar there is a statue of St. Elisabeth of Thuringia , on the opposite pillar a statue of St. Nicholas . There are also two other small statues of saints on the wall leading to the stairs to the main church.
Main church
The altar stands in the center of the church below a large skylight so that daylight falls on the altar. The ambo and tabernacle are arranged in a line behind it.
The benches are centered in the octagonal space to the altar, only interrupted by the tabernacle and organ. This illustrates the attitude following the Second Vatican Council to celebrate and venerate the Holy of Holies in the community of the community.
In the main church, to the right of the organ, there is a donated statue of the Virgin Mary. Behind the baptismal font there is also a figure of St. Martin . On the other side of the church, on the stairs to the upper church, on the right side, seen from the altar, is a wooden statue of St. Thomas More , a gift from the English who used the church during the occupation. There is a statue of the Apostle Paul on the side of the other staircase .
Prayer room
The prayer room was designed for the Bad Oeynhausen / Löhne 2000 state horticultural show (today: Aqua Magica Landscape Park ) and is located below the upper church. It is separated from the main church by a lattice door. Light comes into the room from the upper church through a glass pyramid. It includes a fountain with a small altar around which there are chairs for mass celebrations for smaller groups. The tabernacle that comes from the demolished annex is also here.
Instruments
organ
The organ is positioned in the main church to the right of the tabernacle and altar. The organist is thus on a level with the community.
harmonium
The harmonium can be found in the upper church on the gallery above the stairs to the main church. From the generally accessible area, however, it is hidden from view by the gallery parapet.
Bells
There was a bell tower when it was first added. When it was demolished, the bell tower was also torn down. The bells were passed on to other communities.
use
The main church is mainly used for large mass celebrations on Sundays or on public holidays. On weekdays, services are mainly celebrated in the upper church or in the prayer room. In addition, the open church invites to personal, silent prayer.
Since the main church is partly underground, it is possible to step onto the church roof. This is used, among other things, for celebrations of the community.
Web links
- http://www.st-peter-und-paul-bo.de/
- http://www.herford-minden.de/
- http://www.erzbistum-paderborn.de/
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Peter and Paul website ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2017 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. , related communities
- ↑ Rico Quaschny: "This is a work, O King, your grace". In: Rico Quaschny (ed.): Friedrich Wilhelm IV. And Bad Oeynhausen. Bielefeld 2011, pp. 43–113, here p. 96.
- ↑ St. Peter and Paul website ( memento of the original from December 8, 2015 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. , on the history of the community
