St. Vincentius and Nikolaus (Kelberg)
The Catholic parish church of St. Vincentius and Nikolaus in Kelberg , a local community in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate , was originally built in the Middle Ages . The building on Kirchweg is a protected cultural monument .
description
The oldest part of the church is the tower, which was probably built before 1200. The three bays of the nave were built in 1912/13 in the neo-Gothic style. The choir , destroyed in World War II, was rebuilt after 1945. The modern transept was completed in 1972, it tries to take up old forms. In 1996 the church was extensively renovated.
Furnishing
The sacrament altar in the choir is a work of the "Himmeroder School", whose works are also known as the Eifel Baroque . The modern ambo was created in 1999, it depicts six scenes from the New Testament .
The late Gothic crucifix is a work by an unknown artist from the 15th century. The Easter cross from 1696 was carved by the pastor Peter Bongart.
window
The windows in the choir and transept are about the hymn of praise of the young men in the fiery furnace ( Dan 3.51-90 EU ).
literature
- Little church leader . Published by the Catholic parish in Kelberg.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 16 ″ N , 6 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ E