St. Petrus and Paulus (Neuhausen auf den Fildern)

St. Peter and Paul
Denomination :	Roman Catholic
Patronage :	Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus
Consecration date :	22. 7 1854
Pastor :	Alfred Kirsch
Parish :	St. Peter and Paul
Address:	Klosterstrasse 5 ; 73765 Neuhausen on the Fildern

48.682635 9.279141Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 57.5 ″ N , 9 ° 16 ′ 44.9 ″ E

The in Rundbogenstil built Basilica of St. Peter and Paul is the parish church of the same Catholic parish in the town of Neuhausen auf den Fildern . The parish is part of the Esslingen-Nürtingen deanery in the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese . Due to its size, the church is popularly known as the Filder Cathedral or the largest village church in Europe .

location

View of the Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen from the Schlossplatz. To the right of the tower is the old castle

The church stands on the edge of the church square near the town center. Other buildings adjacent to the church square are the Upper Castle and the Castle Scheuer . In the immediate vicinity of the church is the rectory, the chaplain house of St. Lorenz and the parish hall of the parish.

history

The first church building on this site was erected in the period before 1330. There is no reliable information about the furnishings and the architectural style. The style was probably Romanesque .

The predecessor of today's parish church was a late Gothic building. The information on the creation date is contradicting itself. The description of the upper office from 1845 indicates the year 1484. In Württemberg's ecclesiastical art antiquities reference is made to the year 1434. The demolition took place in 1850.

The foundation stone for the new church was laid on October 7, 1850. Pastor Schott blessed the church on December 24, 1852. The next day the Holy of Holies was brought back to church. However, the actual church consecration did not take place until July 22, 1854 by Bishop Lipp .

The tower was taken over from the previous building when the new church was built. However, since it was relatively too small, it was decided to raise the tower. The extension was completed in 1912. At the same time, a new bell and a tower clock were installed.

Between 1960 and 1966 the church building was completely renovated: the old wooden gallery was demolished and the concrete organ gallery that is preserved today was built. A new, larger sacristy was built south of the choir. The high altar and the neo-Gothic pulpit were removed and replaced with new works. Warm air heating was installed and the floor was covered with limestone slabs.

In 2016 and 2017 the church was renovated again. The pre-conciliar altar area was completely redesigned. The altar area was lowered on three steps and the altar and ambo were newly created. The pulpit built in 1962 was left in place. The entire church was equipped with new sound and light technology and the color scheme of the walls was refreshed.

Building description

The church is a three-aisled basilica with a raised chancel that ends in a 5/8 end. The church tower and the main portal close off the church to the west. The church building is 55 meters long, 25 meters wide and 16 meters high.

Exterior construction

The old sacristy is on the north side of the choir. The new sacristy adjoins the south side of the choir. A gable roof spans all three aisles. The outer walls of the nave and the choir consist of unplastered Dettenhausen sandstone. The windows have sandstone frames. Noteworthy decorations in the outside area are the serrated frieze at the upper end of the nave walls, on the two gables of the side portals, on the choir and on the western gable of the nave. There are pilaster strips at the corners of the nave .

Furnishing

Way of the Cross

The new way of the cross was consecrated in 1984. This replaced the old way of the cross, which was removed in the sixties. It was designed by Otto Habel . The natural stone mosaics show 15 stations of the Passion of Christ in ten pictures. A 16th station represents the denial of Peter .

Baptism area

The baptismal area is located in the front area of the left aisle. The baptismal font dates from the second half of the 19th century and is made in the neo-Gothic style. The water bowl is set in an octagonal stone.

Like the Way of the Cross, Otto Habel created a mosaic cross in the baptismal area on the front wall in the left aisle. The work takes up themes of baptism.

During the renovation in 1960–1962, baroque figures of St. Francis and St. Clare were integrated into the baptismal area.

Choir area

During the renovation in 2016/2017, the choir area was lowered to the pre-conciliar height of three steps. The staircase was pulled further into the interior of the church and now reflects the shape of the apse. The altar was also moved closer to the congregation. This is how the so-called weekday chapel was created, in which smaller services now take place. The choir area has flexible seating for this purpose. Like the altar and ambo, the flooring is made of Kelheim limestone . The mirror organ has also been in the altar area since the last renovation.

Main altar

The artist Herbert Lankl from Bärnau created the new main altar . It was delivered in December 2016. On June 17, 2017, it was consecrated by Bishop Gebhard Fürst . During the ceremony, the relics of the martyrs Maximus, Victor and Clementia were buried under the altar. The design emerged as the winner in an artist competition with two other competitors. The altar has the shape of a table and was made of Kelheim limestone. The new ambo was also carved from this stone.

tabernacle

The historical tabernacle is dated to the year 1466 using a date carved into it. The existing stonemason's mark cannot be assigned to any artist. The tabernacle was already in the previous church.

Mary Altar

The altar of Mary is not a consecrated altar, but is generally referred to as such. It is made of shell limestone and is located in the right aisle. A stone statue of the Madonna from around 1500 stands on a stone block.

pulpit

The pulpit was created by the Salzburg artist Toni Schneider-Manzell . However, this was not a commissioned work. It was previously exhibited at the Salzburg Biennale.

The bronze cast winds around the front column on the left side of the nave. It is supported by a steel structure and does not touch the column. The pulpit is decorated with biblical representations. In addition to Jesus Christ, the Saints Peter and Paul, the patrons of the parish church, are also shown.

window

During the renovation in the 1960s, the middle three windows were installed in the choir room in 1961. In 1963 the two side windows were glazed in the same style, as was the colored glazing of the windows in the aisles.

The middle choir window, called the Christ Window , shows scenes related to Jesus Christ.

The central window is flanked by the Peter window on the left and the Paul window on the right. These windows in turn show scenes about the two church patrons of the parish church.

Apostle figures

In 1856 the painter and carver J. Sayer from Rottweil made the figures of the apostles Peter and Paul. In the following years the remaining ten apostles followed. The figures are made of wood and were originally gilded and painted. However, these decorations were later removed.

The apostles are depicted with long robes and attributes .

It was not until 1993 that the names of the apostles were attached to the stone plinth, so that an assignment was now possible. It is noteworthy that the figure originally created as Paul in the meantime represented St. Thaddäus. It can be explained by the fact that this renaming now represents the actual circle of the 12 apostles after the election of Matthias . In the meantime, the Paul figure has been named as such again.

St. Nepomuk

The Nepomuk statue in the rear area of the right aisle dates from the Baroque period and stood on the bridge over the Fleinsbach, a few hundred meters from the church, until 1964. When the statue was placed there is unknown. In 1964 it was kept inaccessible to the public due to renovation work on the bridge in the side staircase to the organ gallery. The figure, which was badly damaged by weather and environmental influences, could be restored with a donation.

In 2001 the original statue was placed in the rear of the parish church. Since then, a cast has been in the old place on the bridge.

Johannes Nepomuk is considered to be the bridge saint and is depicted in canons' costume with a cross and a martyr's palm. A five-star halo can be seen over his head. They are interpreted as the five letters of the Latin word tacui ("I was silent").

Organs

There are two organs in the church: An organ Opus 126, II / 32 register by the Ludwigsburg organ builder Eberhard Friedrich Walcker from 1854 and a positive organ from 1762 by the organ builder Hieronymus Spiegel from Rottenburg am Neckar.

In the previous building there was already a baroque organ with a manual, 12 stops and a pedal. This was expanded during the demolition work. A new organ was made for the new church.

Bells

The current ringing consists of six bells with the tone sequence c'-es'-f'-as'-b'-c ". This corresponds to the tone sequence in the Abbey Church of the Archabbey of Beuron .

The bells, which were still relatively new at the time, were removed for war purposes in 1942. Only the old F-bell was left. Soon after the end of the war, replenishing the number of bells was discussed. In 1947, the so-called death knell (C '') was purchased thanks to an individual foundation .

In October 1950 three more bells (Es', As' and B ') were consecrated. They were financed from collected donations. Ten years later the Trinity Bell (C ') , also financed by an individual foundation, was consecrated. With that the bell was completed. Also in 1960 it was decided to purchase an electric bell system. Before that, the bell had to be rung by hand.

No.	Surname	Casting year	Caster	Nominal	Notes, inscription (s)
1	Trinity bell	1960	Bell foundry Kurtz (Stuttgart)	c '	Image: Holy Trinity (Mercy Seat) by sculptor Retzbach. Inscription: GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO (Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit) "Emilie Friton, born June 6, 1879, donated to my home church Neuhausen auf den Fildern"
2	Peter and Paul bell	1950	Bell foundry Kurtz (Stuttgart)	it'	Image: Peter and Paul Inscription: CONSTITUES EOS PRINCIPES SUPER OMNEM TERRAM (You set them up as princes over all lands)
3	Twelve o'clock bell	1440 or 1450	Bell foundry Hans Eger (Reutlingen)	f '	Inscription: LUCAS MARCUS IOHANNES MATHEUS ANNO DOMINI MILESIMO
4th	Warrior memorial bell	1950	Bell foundry Kurtz (Stuttgart)	as'	Image Christ monogram Inscription: DA PACEM DOMINE (Give Peace Lord)
5	Marienbell	1950	Bell foundry Kurtz (Stuttgart)	b '	Image: Madonna Inscription: BENEDICTA ES TU VIRGO MARIA A DOMINE PRAE OMNIBUS MULIERIBUS SUPER TERRAM (Blessed are you Virgin Mary, from the Lord of all women on earth)
6th	Death knell	1947		c ''	Image: St. Michael Inscription: SIGNIFER SANCTUS MICHAEL REPRAESENTET EAS IN LUCAM SANCTAM (St. Michael, standard bearer, guide them into eternal light)

use

In addition to regular church services, concerts from the Neuhauser Organ Concerts series and the concerts of the St. Peter and Paul Choir take place in the church .

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 36.
^ August Friedrich Pauly: Description of the Oberamt Eßlingen. 1st edition. Verlag der JG Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart and Tübingen, 1845, p. 211
^ Paul Wilhelm von Keppler: Württembergs ecclesiastical art antiquities. As an association gift for the Art Association of the Diocese of Rottenburg. 1st edition. Verlag W. Bader, Rottenburg, 1888, p. 101
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 53 ff.
^ Eugen Efinger: Heimatbuch von Neuhausen aF. Ed .: Community Neuhausen on the Fildern. 1951, p. 172/173 .
^ Markus Dewald: Historic buildings in Neuhausen on the Fildern . In: Sönke Lorenz, Andreas Schmauder (Hrsg.): Neuhausen - history of a catholic village on the Fildern . Markstein Verlag, Filderstadt 2003, ISBN 3-935129-11-4 , p. 368 .
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 70 f.
↑ Parish of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen / F. (Ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the altar and reopening of the renovated parish church . 17th June 2017.
↑ Eugen Efinger: Heimatbuch von Neuhausen a. F. Ed .: Municipality of Neuhausen on the Fildern. 1951, p. 171 .
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 50.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 51.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 79.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 79 f.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 76.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, pp. 75/76.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 71 ff.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 55 ff.
^ Karl Bayer, Wolfgang Jaudas, Ekkehard Schmid: Nepomuk - the bridge saint . Ed .: Catholic church community St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen in cooperation with the community Neuhausen adF and the community for local history Neuhausen. Neuhausen on the Fildern May 2001.
↑ Markus Grohmann: Building history of the E. F. Walcker organ in Neuhausen and the path to restoration (= the historical organs of the parish church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen on the Fildern ). P. 10.
↑ Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, pp. 100-103.

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[2] August Friedrich Pauly: Description of the Oberamt Eßlingen. 1st edition. Verlag der JG Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart and Tübingen, 1845, p. 211

[3] Paul Wilhelm von Keppler: Württembergs ecclesiastical art antiquities. As an association gift for the Art Association of the Diocese of Rottenburg. 1st edition. Verlag W. Bader, Rottenburg, 1888, p. 101

[4] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 53 ff.

[5] Eugen Efinger: Heimatbuch von Neuhausen aF. Ed .: Community Neuhausen on the Fildern. 1951, p. 172/173 .

[6] Markus Dewald: Historic buildings in Neuhausen on the Fildern . In: Sönke Lorenz, Andreas Schmauder (Hrsg.): Neuhausen - history of a catholic village on the Fildern . Markstein Verlag, Filderstadt 2003, ISBN 3-935129-11-4 , p. 368 .

[7] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 70 f.

[8] Parish of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen / F. (Ed.): Festschrift for the consecration of the altar and reopening of the renovated parish church . 17th June 2017.

[9] Eugen Efinger: Heimatbuch von Neuhausen a. F. Ed .: Municipality of Neuhausen on the Fildern. 1951, p. 171 .

[10] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 50.

[11] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 51.

[12] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 79.

[13] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 79 f.

[14] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 76.

[15] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, pp. 75/76.

[16] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 71 ff.

[17] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, p. 55 ff.

[18] Karl Bayer, Wolfgang Jaudas, Ekkehard Schmid: Nepomuk - the bridge saint . Ed .: Catholic church community St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen in cooperation with the community Neuhausen adF and the community for local history Neuhausen. Neuhausen on the Fildern May 2001.

[19] Markus Grohmann: Building history of the E. F. Walcker organ in Neuhausen and the path to restoration (= the historical organs of the parish church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen on the Fildern ). P. 10.

[20] Markus Dewald: The Catholic parish church St. Petrus and Paulus. Your building history and art historical equipment in the past and present. In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatforschung Neuhausen adFildern (Ed.): Parish and Church of St. Petrus and Paulus Neuhausen adF (= series of publications on the local history of Neuhausen adF Volume 1). Neuhausen 1997, pp. 100-103.