St. Simon and Jude Thaddäus (Oberembt)

St. Simon and Jude Thaddaeus
Denomination :	Roman Catholic
Patronage :	Simon, Jude Thaddeus
Rank:	Parish church
Parish :	St. Simon and Jude Thaddaeus Oberembt

Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 23.7 "  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 43.8"  E

The Church of St. Simon and Judas Thaddäus is the Roman Catholic parish church in the Oberembt district of the city of Elsdorf (Rhineland) in the Rhein-Erft district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

The church is registered under number 91 in the list of architectural monuments in Elsdorf (Rhineland) .

history

The Oberembter church emerges from a chapel whose patronage rights were held by the St. Pantaleon Abbey in Cologne . In 1582 Oberembt became an independent parish, until then it was a branch of Niederembt . The predecessor of today's church was a hall church from the 11th or 12th century. A north aisle was added to it in the late 12th century. In the 13th century the aisle was lengthened and a semicircular apse was added. This Romanesque church was rebuilt in the Gothic style from the end of the 14th century . First, a new choir with a three-sided choir closure and star vault was added to the central nave and a rectangular side choir to the north aisle. In 1490 the three-storey bell tower was built into the western part of the central nave. Around 1524 the central nave and north aisle were rebuilt as a Gothic hall church. Until 1847 the church was a two-aisled complex. In 1847 the church was finally extended to include the southern, neo-Gothic aisle. The windows were installed in 1954.

Furnishing

In the church there is a tendril painting from 1524, which was uncovered in 1954 and appropriately supplemented, a baroque side altar from 1738, a pulpit from the same year, a baptismal font from the late 17th century, a stone, neo-Gothic high altar from 1850 and several historical ones Figures from different centuries. The windows were installed in 1954.

Web links

• Website of the parish of Oberembt

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German Art Monuments - North Rhine-Westphalia I. Rhineland; Edited by Ruth Schmitz-Ehmke, Munich-Berlin 1967, p. 519f.
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on October 15, 2014)