St. Ulricus (Börninghausen)
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St. Ulricus is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Börninghausen , a district of Preußisch Oldendorf in the Minden-Lübbecke district , North Rhine-Westphalia . The church and parish belong to the Lübbecke parish of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia .
history
The church was probably founded between 1220 and 1237. It initially served as the patronage church of Konrad I von Rüdenberg , Bishop of Minden . Parts of the relics of the church patron Ulrich von Augsburg came to Börninghausen through the bishop's nephew Werner von Rüdenberg.
The fortified tower preserved today was probably built in the 12th century. In the 13th century a late Romanesque chapel was built east of the tower. Only later were the two structures connected with a central nave. The central nave was destroyed in a fire around 1430 and rebuilt in 1463 in the Gothic style.
1951 to 1953 and from 1973 to 1975 the fortified church was restored. An apostle frieze was exposed in the interior . As early as 1991, experts found considerable damage to the vaults of the church. One cause was the recently damaged statics. According to experts, the walls of the church are actually not designed for a vault. Originally the church had a flat ceiling. The vaults were only drawn into the nave in the 15th century (after the church fire in 1463). They had sagged threateningly and were therefore given emergency supports in December 1991. The historical gallery has not been used since then. Due to a lack of financial resources, the renovation work could not begin until November 2004. The very extensive renovation work (see details on the website of the church building association) lasted more than three years. On April 27, 2008, the fortified church was reopened after the renovation. The installation of the west gallery had to be postponed first. It took place in 2012.
Furnishing
The single-nave church with a Romanesque tower and choir and a Gothic central nave is 31 meters long and 9 meters wide. The predella of the main altar shows the four evangelists with their attributes. The work probably comes from another church.
During interior renovations in the church, a frieze was uncovered on the south wall of the choir which shows three saints: Margaret of Antioch, Sebastian and Saint Ulricus. During further restorations, an apostle frieze was exposed in the choir room. The four apostles Peter, Paul, Andreas, Jakobus and another apostle can be seen on the north side of the choir. Other apostles are on the east wall next to the organ and on the south side of the church.
On the north side of the choir is the sacrament house , a relic from the Catholic use of the church. Today it is used to house the sacrament implements, including a chalice from 1650.
The church has another special feature from the Catholic era, a hagioscope on the southern outer wall, from today's perspective a small window through which one can see the altar from outside.
The altar cross of the church is neo-Romanesque and was made in southern Germany after 1900.
The pulpit is marked with the year 1632 and comes from Mannerism . At the pulpit there are nine Guardian Angels, which point to the triple trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The sound cover is crowned with a resurrection figure holding a cross with a victory flag.
The baptismal font from 1686 is carved in the shape of a chalice.
On the south side there is a crucifixion scene from 1599, the Marmelstein picture . Pastor Johannes Marmelstein was represented with his family under the cross.
The lectern is decorated with Gothic carving. In the tower there is a church chair from 1800. There are also five bench panels in the tower as murals. There are eight historical tombstones to the north of the church.
organ
The organ is marked 1661 and comes from an unknown organ builder. However, the initials FWCZB can be found, because Friedrich Wilhelm Churfürst zu Brandenburg donated the organ to the church. The baroque organ case has been changed several times and was returned to its original state during the last restoration.
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Bells
After the First World War there were three bells in the church tower. The smallest bell was from 1772 and comes from the parish in Gehlenbeck. Two more chilled cast iron bells were purchased in 1927. Since the iron bells were of poor quality and broken, the middle bell was decommissioned in March 1992. Since the three bells never harmonized with one another, a new bell was purchased. The bronze bell was returned to the Gehlenbeck parish, the other two bells were placed in front of the church.
On November 12, 1993, five new bells were cast in the Rincker bell foundry. The consecration took place on August 28, 1994 and on September 6, 1994 they could be drawn into the bell chamber. They were heard for the first time on September 11, 1994.
Pastor
- Friedrich Wilhelm Beckmann (born January 12, 1947 in Versmold, † July 4, 2019), April 1, 1974 - February 29, 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary of the parish of Lübbecke [1]
- ↑ Senior pastor adopted , press article
Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 29.7 ″ N , 8 ° 29 ′ 48.8 ″ E