St. Peter and Paul (Hemer)
St. Peter and Paul is one of five Roman Catholic parish churches in the city of Hemer . It is a baroque building from 1700, which has been a listed building since 1982.
The parish church is known for its organ built in 1702 by Johann Jacob John, which is still used today for the musical organization of church services.
history
The church was built between 1697 and 1700 under Prince-Bishop Jobst Edmund von Brabeck in the grounds of his mansion, Haus Hemer . At that time there was already another church , consecrated to St. Vitus, in the park of Haus Hemer, which served as a parish church before the Reformation. The reason for this church building was the large increase in the Catholic community, which celebrated its services in a chapel in Haus Hemer after the Reformation.
According to a foundation letter from 1700, the founder, Prince-Bishop of Brabeck, had the church built under the patronage of Mary. The reason for the change of patronage to the apostles Peter and Paul is not yet known. Furthermore, von Brabeck donated some parts of the interior such as the historic organ and the high altar, of which only individual parts are left. Confessionals, two bells and the baptismal font were donated by the heir Johann Arnold von Brabeck.
Due to the steady growth of the community in the following century, a transept and a rectangular choir were added in 1898, the tower and main nave were preserved, but were increased and renewed in 1913. Furthermore, in 1906 the church was painted in neo-Gothic style, which was removed again in 1957/58, so that the original baroque painting could be exposed and adapted in the transept. Another renovation took place in 1981, which took into account, among other things, the decisions of the Council. The high altar was lowered, a celebration altar and an ambo were redesigned and set up.
In 2006, the entire facade was renewed because the natural stone masonry showed considerable damage. The quarry stone facade was completely plastered and the presumed original appearance of the church from the 18th century was restored. At the same time, the parish became the seat of the newly created dean's office in Märkisches Sauerland .
Furnishing
organ
The Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim, Jobst Edmund von Brabeck, donated not only the church, but also the organ . He commissioned the organ builder Andreas Schweimb , who had a workshop for organ building in Einbeck with his master craftsman Johann Jacob John, to build two large works for his hometown Letmathe (1698) and for the newly built parish church in Hemer. Andreas Schweimb died during the construction period. The work was completed by his master craftsman Johann Jacob John . The oldest known disposition dates from 1770:
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- Effect register: simple cymbal star
The baroque prospect is symmetrical. In the middle there is a large round tower, on the left and right edges a smaller one. Between the round towers there is a flat field and two pointed fields arranged one above the other. The organ is decorated with the coat of arms of the founder family von Brabeck and four music-making angels.
In the middle of the 19th century, major repairs to the organ were necessary for the first time, but for a long time these were too expensive for the church patron Rudolf Löbbecke . Finally, on October 14, 1849, a contract to rebuild the organ was signed after a court obliged Löbbecke to finance it. During this renovation, the organ received new wind chests , most of the pipe material was preserved. A further renovation was planned for the period around 1900, but was not carried out in favor of an extension and renovation of the church space.
In the years 1955–1957 the instrument was restored for the first time by the organ builder Werner Bosch (Kassel). In 1980 the organ builder Hans Peter Mebold (Siegen) built the new choir organ (positive), in 1983 the instrument was restored by Orgelbau Sauer (Höxter-Ottbergen), and in the course of renovation work on the parish church, the organ was thoroughly cleaned in 2006; In the course of this, the wind supply was relocated back to a chamber in the tower. In addition, the instrument got a double cymbal star. Today the instrument has 22 stops on two manual works and a pedal.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Effect register: double cymbal star
Bells
The peal of the parish church consists of three bells that were cast around December 19, 1699 by Bernhard Wilhelm Stuhle from Arnsberg. On December 30th they were transported to Hemer. During the First World War, the largest bell was taken out of the tower to be melted down for the armaments industry, but this was prevented by the end of the war. During World War II, the preservation of the bells was considered desirable, which is why they continued to be preserved. In 2000 the thinned brass knuckles of the three bells were replaced.
The largest bell (diameter: 938 millimeters, weight: 456 kilograms, strike tone f sharp ') was donated by Jobst Edmund von Brabeck. On it, von Brabeck himself is depicted with his coat of arms, framed by the church patrons Peter and Paul . The inscription "Epis Hildesiensis Iodocus Edmundus" ("The Bishop of Hildesheim Jobst Edmund") complements this representation. Another inscription on the lower part of the bell reads:
"HIC PETRO ET PAVLO SACRA TECTA PERENNIA STRVXIT HILDESII PRINCEPS BRABECK DE SANGUINE LUXIT"
An inscription in the upper part refers to Mary , which is why the bell is referred to in literature as Mary's bell :
"NOS AVDI AVRE PIA VITAE SPES VIRGO MARIA
PORTA SALUTIS AUA CHRISTIGENISQVE FAVE"
Gate of salvation, greetings, keep the Christ children!
The middle bell (diameter: 845 millimeters, weight: 346 kilograms, strike note a ′) was donated by Jobst Edmund von Brabeck (1660–1728) , a nephew of the Prince-Bishop. There is a relief on it that shows St. Joseph . As on the first bell, Mary is depicted again, as are tendril ornaments and the coat of arms of the von Brabeck family. In addition, can be found on this bell as Joseph-and Jodokus bell two inscriptions is called:
"VOS DIVI ELECTI IOSEPH ATQVE IVDOCE IVVATE CRESCAT VT ILLVSTRIS STIRPS BRABECKANA"
"IODOCVS EDMVNDVS DE BRABECK ECCLES CATH HILD ET MONAST SPECT SCHOLAST ET DNVS IN HEMMEREN LETMEDE SODER NIENHAGEN ET KLUSENSTEIN"
The first inscription is a prayer in which Joseph and Jodokus are addressed. Jodokus is the patron saint and namesake of the prince-bishop and was probably included in the inscription at his request.
The third bell (diameter: 759 millimeters, weight: 268 kilograms, striking note h ') is named Peter and Paul bell after its cartridges . In addition to depictions of these two saints, there is a relief of St. George on this bell . Johannes Arnold von Brabeck, another nephew of the church founder, donated this bell as well as the pulpit , the confessionals and the baptismal font . The inscriptions of the smallest bell:
"VERAX CRED ENZIS STET IESV ECCLESIA GENTIS HANC PAVLE ENSE TEGAS DVX PETRE CLAVE REGAS"
"IOES ARNOLDVS DE BRABECK PRINCIP HILDESIENS SVPR STAB PRAEFECT DNVS IN HEMEREN LETMATE SODER ET NIENHAGEN"
All inscriptions contain chronograms , from which the casting year 1699 emerges, which is therefore considered to be proven.
See also
literature
- Werner Hoffmann: The organ of the parish church St. Peter and Paul zu Hemer. in: Bürger- und Heimatverein Hemer eV (Hrsg.): The key. Hemer 1972.
- Werner Hoffmann: St. Peter and Paul. in: The Primer. Volume 6: Churches, bells, organs in the Hemer urban area. Zimmermann-Verlag, Balve 2001.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Hemer: List of monuments in Hemer.Retrieved on August 24, 2019.
- ↑ Catholic parish of St. Peter and Paul , Hemer: Church leaders - The parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Hemer . December 1999.
- ↑ Werner Hoffmann: The organ of St. Peter and Paul. A valuable instrument of the baroque period. in: Bürger- und Heimatverein Hemer eV (Hrsg.): The key. Hemer 1980
- ↑ Information on the organ
- ^ Josef Boßmann: The bells of the parish church St. Peter and Paul in Niederhemer (addendum). in: Bürger- und Heimatverein Hemer eV (Hrsg.): The key. Hemer 1983
- ↑ Josef Boßmann: The bells of the parish church St. Peter and Paul in Niederhemer (3). In: Bürger- und Heimatverein Hemer eV (Hrsg.): The key. Hemer 1983.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 44.8 " N , 7 ° 45 ′ 38.2" E