St. Stephanus (Bürrig)
St. Stephanus is the Roman Catholic parish church in the Leverkusen district of Bürrig .
history
The first church was probably built by the Franks in the 6th century and was first mentioned in a document in 1135 as the property of Deutz Abbey , from which in 1295 the patronage rights over the church passed to the Counts of Berg. The first bells were cast in the 14th century. They are still there today. The nave was rebuilt in the baroque period . This nave was also demolished in 1892 and a basilica in the neo-Romanesque style was built on the site, while the Romanesque tower from the 12th century was retained . The design of the transept was based on the St. Stephen's Church of the same name in Hitdorf .
During the Second World War , the nave was partially destroyed and rebuilt as a simple brick building and connected to the preserved neo-Romanesque choir, so that the overall character of the church interior was preserved. The main architect was Wilhelm Fähler . A Romanesque baptismal font from the 12th century has also been preserved.
The church has been illuminated at night since 2004 and is a listed building .
The parish of St. Stephanus Bürrig, together with the parishes of Herz Jesu and St. Antonius Wiesdorf and Christ König (Küppersteg), has formed the Wiesdorf-Bürrig-Küppersteg parish association since 2002, and since autumn 2009 as a parish community with a joint parish council. On January 1, 2012, these parishes merged to form the new parish of St. Stephanus, Leverkusen. Parish church is St. Stephen.
Bells
In the high tower hangs six bells , three of which from 1383 and 1529 are of great historical value.
|
No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Caster |
Diameter (mm) |
Weight (kg) |
Nominal (16th note) |
| 1 | Zelinus | 1986 | Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock | 1,250 | 1,320 | it 1 +1 |
| 2 | cross | 1953 | Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock | 1,072 | 790 | ges 1 +3 |
| 3 | Maria & Stephanus | 1383 | (Cologne Master) | 930 | 450 | as 1 +2 |
| 4th | Stephen | 1529 | Heinrich von Overraide | 830 | 340 | b 1 +2 |
| 5 | Maria | 1529 | Heinrich von Overraide | 720 | 240 | ces 2 +4 |
| 6th | Elisabeth | 1985 | Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock | 710 | 235 | of 2 +3 |
The first Gezelinus bell bears the inscription: “In honor of Saint Gezelinus. Cast in the festival year 1986. " on the shoulder of the bell, on the Wolm " Blessed are those who are poor before God. Theirs is the kingdom of heaven. " . The cross bell also bears an inscription that reads "+ PER SIGNUM CRUCIS - DE INIMICIS NOSTRIS - LIBERA NOS DEUS NOSTER - 1953" , in German: "With the sign of the cross - from our enemies - free us, our God". In the Marienglocke from 1383 the words “+ IN. HONORE (m) .B (ea) TE.MARIE.V (ir) G (in) IS. &. S (an) C (t) I.STEPHANI.ANNO.D (omni) NI. M ° CCC ° LXXXIII ° ” , which translates to“ In honor of St. Virgin Mary and St. Stephan in the year of the Lord 1383. “. The inscriptions on the Stephanus bell and the old Marienglocke are dedicated to Maria and Stephan, they read "Sanct (us) stephan (us) I heischen - zo dem deinst gotz roiffen ich - anno domini m ccccc xxix / d (omi) n (u) s * adolph (us) - nippel de lenepe - pastor huius ecclesie ” in the Stephen bell and “ Maria is the name of min - des muis got gabedit sin - anno domini m ccccc xxix ” . The engraving of the Elisabeth bell, on the other hand, is marked “In honor of St. Elisabeth / and mother Theresia. / God give love and peace / 1985. “ simpler. All bells were classified as being free of interference in their sound assessment. In particular, the cross bell (bell II) was described as outstanding in its ability to vibrate and its unclouded sound.
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Clemen: Kunstdenkmäler der Kreis Lennep, Mettmann, Solingen , p. 263.
- ^ Official Journal of the Archdiocese of Cologne , Volume 152, 2012, Item 1, No. 5, p. 8
- ↑ Cf. Glockenbuch Leverkusen, pp. 22 to 25 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2013 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. (PDF; 574 kB)
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Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 55.2 ″ N , 6 ° 58 ′ 46.4 ″ E