St. Peter and Paul (Scharrel)
St. Peter and Paul in Scharrel , parish of Saterland , is a branch church of the Catholic parish of St. Jakobus, Saterland, which belongs to the Friesoythe deanery of the diocese of Münster .
history
All that is known about the previous building is that it was in poor condition as early as the 1650s. The current church was built from 1858 to 1860 according to plans by the architect Johann Bernhard Hensen . The church was consecrated in 1860. In 1869 the spire was blown down, in 1885 it was restored.
description
The neo-Gothic hall church made of red brick has a four-bay nave , which is divided by cantoned pillars , and a projected west tower . The choir has a five-eighth closing .
Furnishing
The high altar and the Way of the Cross date from the time the new church was built, the baptismal font from 1894 and the side altars from the beginning of the 20th century. Older than the church building are the Pietà and two chandeliers made of brass from the 17th century.
literature
- The architectural and art monuments of the Duchy of Oldenburg . III. Issue: Amt Cloppenburg and Amt Friesoythe, reprint of the 1903 edition, Osnabrück 1976, p. 173.
- Georg Dehio (Hrsg.): Handbook of the German art monuments . Vol. 2: Bremen / Niedersachsen, Neubearb., Munich 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 1164.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 53 ° 4 '9.5 " N , 7 ° 42' 24.8" E