St. Philip and James (memory)
The Catholic parish church St. Philippus und Jakobus is a church in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Speicher in the Eifel , which was built from 1895 to 1896 by the cathedral builder Reinhold Wirtz .
history
Construction of the neo-Gothic church began in 1895 on the site of the old church from 1774. The first plan was for a three-aisled church. This plan was rejected because it provided for two towers and, according to the plan, the church would not have been deep enough for the intended width. Today's three-aisled church is approx. 25 m wide and 50 m long; the tower reaches a height of around 70 meters.
Furnishing
High altar
The 13 m high neo-Gothic winged altar from 1911 is outstanding. The more than fifty figures carved from wood depict events from the life of Jesus and the church. Richly carved ornaments, capitals, pinnacles and finials give the altar a special splendor.
organ
It was not until 1903, seven years after the consecration, that the church received the still existing pneumatic organ from the Johannes Klais company in Bonn. Even today the organ is almost in its original condition. It comprises 24 registers. In 1991/1992 the building company carried out a general restoration.
Bells
The bell ringing of the parish church includes four bells from 1947. All bells together weigh 86 quintals.
St. John's bell , 8 quintals, consecrated on October 19, 1947
Inscription:
- Saint John, protect people and land,
- the shepherd and the flock
St. Nicholas bell , 14 hundredweight, consecrated on October 19, 1947
Inscription:
- Through storm and reef
- steer our ship
- to the blissful beach,
- to the homeland
- to the father's house, St. Nicholas
St. Michael bell , 22 quintals, consecrated on October 19, 1947
Inscription:
- All who are devoted to God
- you steer skyward!
Marien-Glocke , 42 quintals, consecrated on December 14, 1947
Inscription:
- My name is Maria, Queen of Peace,
- I implore the peace of the world
- I ask for peace of heart
- I lead you to eternal peace.
literature
- Karl E. Becker: memory - space and time. Memory 1981.
- Werner P. Streit: History of the parish St. Philippus and Jakobus Speicher.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry on St. Philip and St. James in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; accessed on March 1, 2016.
Coordinates: 49 ° 56 ′ 7.1 ″ N , 6 ° 38 ′ 17.5 ″ E