St. Peter and Paul (Grieth)
The Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul is a listed church building on Griether Markt in Grieth , a district of Kalkar in the Kleve district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
The church was originally a church dedicated to St. Wissel branch dedicated to Peter . It was elevated to a parish church in 1445.
The three-aisled, rib-vaulted brick basilica was built in the 14th and 15th centuries with two choirs . The side aisles are narrow, the three-storey west tower from the 14th century is half enclosed. The main choir, which consists of a yoke and a pressed 5/8 end , also dates from the 14th century. The basilical nave from the 15th century is significantly higher than the choir. The choir protruding from a yoke with a 5/8 end over the flight of the aisle was built in the 15th century. It was connected to the main choir by two ogival arcades . A sacristy was added to the main choir on the south side in 1959 .
After being severely damaged in World War II, the building was rebuilt in its old form, with all roofs and vaults as well as the spire renewed.
Furnishing
Passion retable
The passion retable on the high altar originally belonged to the north side altar. In the middle of the shrine, a populous Calvary can be seen as a carved relief . To the left and right of it, under high canopies , there are figures of the apostles combined in pairs by the framing architecture . The Lower Rhine work with Brabant influence dates from around 1460 to 1470. The original version has been lost. The predella was made in 1875 by R. Moser based on a design by Vincenz Statz . It was renovated in 1894 by F. Langenberg, the angel in the canopy zone of the shrine was added and wings with painted outer sides were added.
Other equipment
- The eight-sided sandstone baptismal font, decorated with tracery , is from the end of the 15th century.
- The hexagonal pulpit is a fragment of a carved pulpit from 1664. It is decorated with rural reliefs of the four evangelists .
- The Magistratsbank from 1774 shows Grieth's coat of arms in the essay.
- The two former choir benches were made in 1664.
- The wooden Vesper picture is a Lower Rhine work from around 1490 to 1500, the setting is neo-Gothic.
- St. Viktor is a Lower Rhine work, he was carved around 1490/1510. The version is from more recent times.
- The figure of St. Catherine from the beginning of the 16th century is ascribed to L. Jupan, the remains of the old version have been exposed.
- St. James the Elder , attributed to H. Douverman, is from 1520 to 1530. The monochrome version is from more recent times.
- The brass chandelier is from the second half of the 15th century, with a crowning bronze statuette of Our Lady .
literature
- Georg Dehio , edited by Claudia Euskirchen, Olaf Gisbertz, Ulrich Schäfer: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia I Rhineland . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich / Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-422-03093-X
Web links
- History (accessed April 14, 2012)
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 10.9 ″ N , 6 ° 19 ′ 1.2 ″ E