St. Quiriakus (Mechern)

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The Catholic Church of St. Quiriakus in Mechern

The St. Quiriakus Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Mechern district of Merzig . It bears the patronage of St. Quiriakus, a priest monk of the Trier Abbey of St. Maximin . In the list of monuments of the Saarland the church building is a single monument listed.

history

The lower parts of the choir and tower of today's church were built in the 15th century . In 1718 a new nave was built.

According to plans by the architect Carl Friedrich Müller ( Saarlouis ), the nave was extended in 1871 and the choir and tower were raised.

In 1951 the church was expanded again under the direction of the architect Adolf Mönch ( Saarbrücken ).

During renovation work according to plans by the architect Hanns Schönecker ( St. Ingbert ) between 1971 and 1972, the church was given its current appearance. During the work, well-preserved Roman frescoes were discovered, which are now in the Saarbrücken Museum of Prehistory and Early History .

Furnishing

The furnishings include a late Gothic crucifix with a branch cross from the 16th century as well as wooden statues of Saints Quiriacus, Nicholas and Anthony of Padua .

The windows are by the glass and mural painter Ferdinand Selgrad (Spiesen-Elversberg). Jo Enzweiler (Wallerfangen) was responsible for the design of the portal from 1972 .

Others

Is the listed in the cemetery next to the church Tomb of Barbe de Célinie Galhau (1781-1868), a daughter of Barbe de Galhau, the last mistress of the reign Fremersdorf , 1794 in Paris by the guillotine was executed.

literature

  • Kristine Marschall: Sacred buildings of classicism and historicism in Saarland . Institute for Regional Studies in Saarland, Saarbrücken 2002, ISBN 978-3-923877-40-9 , p. 666 .
  • Bastian Müller: Architecture of the post-war period in Saarland (preservation of monuments in Saarland) . Ed .: State Monument Office in the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Transport in Saarland. tape 4 . Saarbrücken 2011, ISBN 978-3-927856-14-1 , pp. 248 .

Web links

Commons : St. Quiriakus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on Quiriakus at: www.heilige.de. Retrieved March 16, 2015
  2. ↑ a b List of monuments of the Saarland, partial list of monuments in the district of Merzig-Wadern ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Retrieved March 16, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.saarland.de
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Church of St. Quiriakus Mechern On: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Info on: mohr-rautenstrauch.de. Retrieved March 16, 2016
  5. ↑ Info at: www.fremersdorf.de. Retrieved March 16, 2016

Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ 11.5 "  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 51.8"  E