St. Severin (Schwefe)

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St. Severin, view of the tower
Detail view

The Protestant parish church of St. Severin is a listed church building in Schwefe , a district of Welver in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

Until 1809 the building was also the church of the evangelical women's monastery, which was split off from the Dominican monastery in Paradiese in 1660 . The hall church with a polygonal closed choir and a chapel-like extension on the south side has a west tower . The core building and the tower were built around 1150. The originally Romanesque church was the center of a defense system (the fish ponds in the parish garden are still remnants of the church castle moats). The so-called Urbanus chapel was added in the 15th century. The nave was widened in 1706, according to the names in wall anchors, and the north wall and the choir were rebuilt at the same time. At the same time, the windows on the south side were enlarged. The spire was renewed in its present form in 1788.

The exterior was built from hammer-right quarry stone, and the tower was slurried. The south wall of the nave is in line with the tower. The walls are structured by stepped buttresses and high arched windows, as well as two bricked-up Romanesque windows. The arched portals are kept simple.

A barrel ceiling made of Wellerwerk was drawn into the interior . In the Urbanus Chapel there is a deeply set ribbed vault . The former collegiate and west gallery stand on twisted columns. The St. Urbanus and Mary painted on the vault are indicated in chronograms with 1662, 1663 and 1664. In 2016 the interior was thoroughly renovated.

Furnishing

  • The carved retable from around 1520/30, demanding in shape and size, is attributed to the workshop of Peter von Kohlusen. In shape and design, it is reminiscent of the richly figured Antwerp carved altars. The retable was restored from 2007 to 2008 , the version was partially retouched. On the occasion of the completed restoration work it was established in September 2008 by the fiber optic Conservation Office in Westphalia as a monument of the month in Westfalen-Lippe excellent.
  • The painted predella from the second half of the 17th century is attributed to Arnold Barels.
  • The late Gothic sacrament niche is made of green sandstone.
  • The carved baptism in the shape of a chalice is marked 1682.
  • The richly carved pulpit with twisted columns was created in 1709 by Martin Möller.
  • The oak church chair with volute trimmings is marked 1696.
  • The carved organ case was made by Martin Möller from 1715 to 1716. It is richly decorated with festoons and angels.
  • The parapet of the former organ gallery is marked 1652, it was restored in 1970.
  • The two square wooden death shields are marked 1704 and 1727. They are decorated with painted coats of arms.
  • The church has five bells (four steel bells from 1955 in c'-es'-f'-g 'and a bronze bell in des "from 1703).

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dirk Strohmann: Monument of the Month (2008). Monument of the month September 2008: Sponsorships for the valuable winged altar in the Protestant parish church in Welver-Schwefe. Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe , archived from the original on August 28, 2011 ; accessed on October 7, 2018 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 34 '38.4 "  N , 8 ° 2' 5.5"  E