St. Vitus (Erlinghausen)

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The Roman Catholic Church of St. Vitus is a listed church building in Erlinghausen , a district of Marsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The congregation belongs to the Marsberg-Mitte Pastoral Association in the Archdiocese of Paderborn .

history

First chapel

It is not certain whether a church already existed in the village in the Middle Ages . There is no documentary record on this. There is no record of the history of the origins of the first church from 1667; it stood on the site of the current building. Ferdinand von Metternich, a provost of the monastery, was named as the founder of this chapel on a wooden board above the entrance. The half-timbered building with a floor area of ​​around 70 square meters was originally covered with a thatched roof and, after 1800, with tiles. The chancel was a little narrower than the main room, the walls of which were divided by two windows on the long sides. This chapel, of which there is no picture, was demolished in 1869. The figure of St. Vitus received. In the roof turret hung a bell that rings today in the cemetery chapel.

Today's church

Due to construction defects in the old chapel, a new building was started. At the instigation of the government in Arnsberg and the episcopal authority in Paderborn , the diocesan master builder Arnold Güldenpfennig changed the original building plans to a simpler construction method. The foundation stone was laid on June 20, 1869, the inauguration was carried out by Dechant Caspari on June 25, 1871. A few decades after its completion, the chapel turned out to be too small.

The neo-Gothic hall church with three naves was expanded in 1900 according to plans by the church builder Tegethoff from Marsberg. Bishop Wilms from Paderborn carried out the consecration in 1905. The church painter Heinz Mühlenbein from Marsberg redesigned the interior in 1942. The old church tower from 1870 showed major damage, the parishioners built the massive 24 meter high church tower in front of the building in 1956, largely on their own. The Kisselbach company from Kassel installed a new church tower clock in 1967; it replaced the clock from 1886, which was made by the watchmaker August Dicke from Niedermarsberg.

In accordance with the decisions of the Second Vatican Council , the interior was redesigned in 1972, the old pulpit torn down and not reinstalled.

History of the community

The first clergyman came to the village in 1863, and it was elevated to parish vicarage in 1915.

Furnishing

  • The wooden figure of St. Vitus was probably carved at the end of the 16th century. She was carried in processions.
  • The neo-Gothic high altar is a work by the sculptor Franz Larenz from Niedermarsberg.

literature

  • Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story . Published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Münsterschwarzach 1984.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pages of the Pastoral Association
  2. ^ Gerhard Brökel Erlinghausen. A village history published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen Print: Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984 pages 510 and 511
  3. ^ Gerhard Brökel Erlinghausen. A village history published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen Print: Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984 pages 530 and 531
  4. ↑ Overview and description of the sights of Erlinghausen
  5. ↑ Inauguration (PDF; 285 kB)
  6. ↑ Tower construction (PDF; 285 kB)
  7. ^ Gerhard Brökel Erlinghausen. A village history published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen Print: Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984 page 501
  8. ↑ Baroque figures (PDF; 285 kB)
  9. ^ Gerhard Brökel Erlinghausen. A village history published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen Print: Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984 pages 514 and 515
  10. ↑ high altar (PDF; 285 kB)

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '25.5 "  N , 8 ° 53' 58.8"  E