St. Viktor (Birten)

St. Viktor Church

The Catholic parish church of St. Viktor is a listed church building in Birten , a district of Xanten in the Wesel district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

Figure of St. Viktor at the church

The neo-Gothic , cross-shaped brick building with a stair tower in the choir corner and a western vestibule with sacristy was built from 1902 to 1905 according to plans by Caspar Clemens Pickel and rebuilt in modern forms after the blast in 1945.

The candlestick crown with two six light arms is crowned with a Madonna figure . It was cast from Maasland brass at the end of the 15th century .
The wooden sculptures of Saint Bernardine of Siena and Bonaventura date from around 1475/80 and are attributed to the workshop of Arnt Beeldesnider. The frame is from more recent times, the attributes have been renewed.
A Lower Rhine figure of St. Helena from 1510, the version is from more recent times, the attribute has been lost.
A saint Anthony around 1510 with remains of an older version.
A pair of angels with the handkerchief of St. Veronica from the beginning of the 16th century. The face of Christ and wings were added.
A figure of St. Maria Magdalena from the first quarter of the 16th century, she was later recast, the left hand and the ointment vessel were lost.
A Mary of Victory from the 18th century with an old white and gold setting.
In the tower hang four bells in the tones ges¹ as¹ b¹ and des². They were cast in 1963 by the company Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.

Claudia Euskirchen, Olaf Gisbertz, Ulrich Schäfer (arr.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia I, Rhineland. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2005, ISBN 3-422-03093-X .