St. Wendalinus (Großrosseln)
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The St. Wendalinus Church is a Catholic parish church in Großrosseln in southern Saarland . It is the headquarters of four parishes belonging to Großrosseln. These include the parishes of St. Barbara ( Emmersweiler ), St. Nikolaus ( St. Nikolaus ), Herz Mariä ( village in Warndt ) and St. John the Baptist ( Naßweiler ). Since September 1st, 2011, the parish of St. Wendalinus has been part of the newly founded "Parish Community Warndt". These include the parish churches Herz Jesu (Ludweiler), Maria Himmelfahrt ( Geislautern ), St. Barbara (Emmersweiler), St. Hedwig ( Wehrden ), St. Josef (Wehrden), St. Marien (Dorf im Warndt), St. Paulinus ( Lauterbach ), St. Wendalinus (Großrosseln). In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.
Building history from 1290 to 1882
The Catholic Church Großrosselns experienced a building history of four parish churches in almost 600 years. In the Middle Ages Großrosseln was a small valley, surrounded by mountains, through which a clear, clean, fish-rich river, the Rossel , ran. The people of that time were also familiar with the floods that still occur today in spring and that soaked the earth far into the valley at that time. So it is understandable that the first houses, including the first parish church from 1290, were not built in the valley, but on the surrounding mountains, today Glockenberg, Rosenberg, Meisenhübel etc.
First church 1290
The first church in Großrosseln is mentioned in 1290 as a gift from the Lords of Warsberg. It was dedicated to St. Gall and stood on a relatively high mountain in the village. At that time the church Großrosselns belonged to the parishes of St. Nikolaus, St. Avold and Naßweiler. This church was used by the community of Großrosseln for almost 450 years. Since it has been handed down that in 1726, after its destruction by the Swedes in the Thirty Years' War in 1637/38 , remains of the wall and a stone coffin were still to be seen, it can be said with certainty that Großrosseln's first parish church was built from stone. The bell tower, on the other hand, consisted only of a barren wooden frame. Suspended from it was a bell about a foot (approx. 28 cm) in diameter, which, measured against the current bells in the parish church, looks like an "ice-cream man". However, until 1806 the bell was not only used as a church bell for the community. It was primarily the “church bell” and also rang on other occasions, e.g. B. Alarm or at the beginning of the New Year. From the mountain you could hear them well down into the valley. This shabby-looking wooden structure with its "Bimmel" today gave the mountain on which it stood its current name "Glockenberg". As if one had already known it back then, the bells of today's parish church ring up the Glockenberg with special acoustics, which not only confirms its name given by the former "Bimmel", but from where there is an excellent panorama of the parish church St. Wendalinus Großrosseln .
Second church 1726/27
Due to the destruction of the first church in 1637/38, the community Großrosseln was almost 90 years without a separate church building. In today's center, next to the fire brigade, at the corner of Kirchstrasse and Emmersweilerstrasse, an emergency church with wooden half-timbering was built in 1726/27 . This emergency church was used by the community for a good two decades. At that time the community Großrosseln was still very small, so that the few houses, including the church and rectory , which was built in 1745, were close to each other. It is also passed down that the community Großrosseln has testified since this century that Saint Wendalin is their patron saint. Probably because at that time the community Großrosseln could no longer identify with St. Gallus, who worked in the Vosges - Alsace region in Arbon , Switzerland and became the patron of the city and the diocese of St. Gallus. St. Wendalin, on the other hand, was not only the patron saint of simple shepherds, country folk, farmers, day laborers and farm workers, but also worked in the diocese of Trier and was buried in St. Wendel in the northern Saarland, which gave the city its name.
Third church 1745/50
In the 1840s, the wooden emergency church from 1726, which had been in use for a good 20 years, was torn down and a new stone was built. With the emergence of industrialization , more and more people moved to Großrosseln, which inevitably required a larger church. There is evidence that the new church was consecrated on April 14, 1750 "honorem sancti Wendalini" by Father Ignatius, archpriest of Großblittersdorf and a monk from the Wadgassen Abbey , to St. Wendalinus and for use in worship. Since then, St. Wendalin has been the ecclesiastically recognized patron saint of the Großrosseln community and officially approved. The new church building was laid out without vaults , the ceiling consisted of a flat wooden ceiling that was slightly rounded on the sides of the walls. The length of the church building was 56 feet (almost 16 m), the width 28 feet (almost 9 m). At first it only had a round-arched window in the nave . It was not until 1823 that the church received five more windows as a gift from a wealthy couple, so that the nave could now have three windows on each side. In the years 1787/88 the previously missing sacristy was built, while until then only the small area behind the high altar was used. On the roof there was a small, square rider as a bell tower, which was set into the roof gable. The church was composed almost exclusively of quarry stone, with the exception of the windows and the gate which were made with paving stones. This second stone church was used by the community of Großrosseln for over 130 years until it was replaced by the fourth and current parish church in 1882. After its service as a sacred building, the church was profaned and converted into a residential building, with the choir still in good condition today, clearly recognizable as an originally sacred building. Pictures also show the walled-up portal , which has been easily recognizable to date, and the decorations on the outer shape of the house.
Interior
The interior of the third church, like that of the previous churches, was also very spartan. It consisted of household donations from citizens, donations from neighboring communities and what the previous churches already offered.
Altars
The church had an unsightly high altar and two makeshift side altars that were a donation. Almost 30 years later in 1779 there was another donation where a Gothic high altar from a chapel in Forbach was bequeathed to the church . The high altar used up until then was converted into a side altar, stylistically adapted and now applied to the Mother of God, as well as the side altar on the epistle side was thoroughly repaired, adapted and assigned to Saint Nicholas.
Pews
In 1854 the church had 34 chairs, two kneeling and bench seats for adults in the choir, which could seat eight people and 26 benches for 208 people in the nave. There were also six benches on the elevated stage, which offered a further 95 seats. This meant that there was room for 311 people in the church. As was the custom of that time, whole pews and individual seats could be reserved for money; the church rented a safe place for money. It was also customary for women and men to sit separately from one another, while women occupied the gospel page and men the epistle page.
Bells
In 1806 the church received two bells 14 inches in diameter, about 36 cm. The smaller of the two 14-inch bells had the inscription "I pray Sancta Maria, I pray for all Christians, Anno 1613". After 47 years it fell through the tower when the bell was rung for the high mass of Pentecost in 1853 and landed on the raised stage. Nobody was harmed, whereupon the bell was neatly manifested and hung up again.
With the two tower bells, another, a third bell, the community bell on the Glockenberg, was purchased, which at 16 inches, about 41 cm in diameter, was the largest of the three new bells. The 28 cm church bell that was used until then was released from its service and has been missing since then. After 63 years, in 1869, the parish bell with a diameter of 41 cm had to stop working due to a crack. So the small Marienglocke was taken from the church and used from then on as a community bell and a new one was commissioned to be cast in the Mabilon Saarburg bell foundry. The cracked parish bell was melted down as additional casting material. A year later, in 1870, the new bell weighing 290 kg was consecrated on Whit Monday and was henceforth ready for use in the church tower. Later, the two bells were temporarily transferred to the fourth parish church, where they rang four large tower bells until Neuguss in 1902, and were finally melted down for the smallest of the four new ones. What happened to the Marienbell, which was hung on the Glockenberg in 1869 and was henceforth used as a community bell, is unknown, the bell disappeared more and more from sight and mind and is now, like the first community bell, also lost.
Fourth church 1882/1887
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Reasons for a new building
Well over 130 years after the third church from 1745 was used, the citizens of the village of Großrosseln had to build a parish church for the fourth time in 1882. After all, this is still the center of the parish today and is affectionately referred to by the citizens of Großrosseln as "Rossler Cathedral".
The then Trier auxiliary bishop Johann Jakob Kraft had called for a new building for the first time . On the occasion of confirmation on May 12, 1873, he came to terms with the poor condition of the current parish church, which was lamented on all sides, and suggested a new building to the church council. Above all, he was concerned that the now 900 citizens of Großrosseln, who were obliged to attend church, who in the old church, which could only hold 300 people, could not meet the Sunday duty. In addition, the pastor Neckenig added at the time, the church was in the swamp and the rear part was completely in the water for most of the year, the masonry had become dilapidated, the floor was still wet even in summer, when it was raining the water ran up down the walls. In winter, the places are covered with thick ice crystals, inside the church there is a dull, damp and unhealthy atmosphere, in the sacristy everything is permeated with a musty smell, the paraments are moldy and the linen robes would no longer dry as they still do today can read in an appeal for donations by the pastor. The demand for a new building was simply a necessity.
financing
Financing the new parish church turned out to be difficult. The construction costs for the shell construction amounted to 63,270 DM, the equivalent of around 32,500 €. At the time, this was a large and expensive project. The community of Großrosseln was more than burdened with a 200% levy, it lived on what it earned in mining and what the garden gave. The project only became possible with the permission to carry out house collections in the Rhine province and in the neighboring Lorraine. In this way, the citizens of the area laboriously collected donations.
Construction execution and style
In 1882 the foundation stone for the St. Wendalinus church in Großrosseln was laid. They have chosen a spot in the heart of the village, a mountain 40 meters above the Rosseltal. The church is a single-nave hall church with an organ gallery and a slightly higher choir. The architectural style is based on the Romanesque style, which was consistently maintained from the window arches to the choir and ceiling arches to the sound hatches on the bell tower. On the sides next to the choir there is space for a side altar. Today, as seen by the worshiper, on the right side there is the St. Mary's altar, above it a simple figure of Mary made of wood and on the left side a Joseph's altar, above it also a simple figure made of wood depicting Joseph.
The construction period stretched from the laying of the foundation stone to over five years, up to the inauguration in 1887, whereby the construction work can be traced on several inscriptions.
- The foundation stone is located in the church at the front right of the first column of the choir. At the foot of the column you can read in Latin: "Lapis primarius from Episcopo Korum positus the 22nd September 1882", in German, "Foundation stone of the church set by Bishop Korum on September 22nd, 1882 ”.
- Above the entrance to the sacristy is also written in Latin, “Ecclesia aedeficate est ab architecto ARENT ex Luxemburg et per DD. SCHNEIDER ex Bous Neckenig parochus ”, in German,“ The church was built by the architect Arendt from Luxembourg and by the SCHNEIDER company from Bous at the time of Pastor Neckenig ”.
- Under the entrance relief with God the Father in the center, surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists, directly above the main portal of the parish church is the following inscription, carved in sandstone, “Haec domus edificata est anno MDCCCLXXXIII”, in German, “This house of the Lord was built in 1883 ”.
- The consecration of the church is indicated by an inscription in the front chancel above the small entrance gate to the right room. It reads, “Ecclesia consecrata est a. Rmo. Ep. KORUM d. July 13th 1887 ", in German," The church was consecrated by the venerable Bishop Korum on the following day: July 13th 1887 ".
Equipment up to the post-war period
The church was very simply furnished after its consecration in July 1887. Artistic notes on the pillars or other artistic means were or are still very reluctant today. The collected donations were just enough for the construction, so that the decoration had to extend over several decades.
Out of necessity, the church was equipped with the Gothic altar from the previous church, which had been acquired in 1874, and its adapted side altars, which contradicted the style of the new, Romanesque building. In 1890, the pastor at the time, Rahm seized the opportunity and sold the altars on request, collected additional donations and thus created two Romanesque altars. In the summer of 1894 the choir was finished with oil and wax paint and shortly before Christmas of the same year a suitable high altar with communion bench was set up. In the summer of the following year 1895, the parish even came into possession of its own organ from the Stockhausen company from Linz am Rhein. In 1900, two new confessionals in Romanesque style were purchased and the parish church environment was designed in the following years, with paving in particular the entrances to the church leading to the clean current conditions in 1910 and the church garden becoming attractive. Even more decades passed before the end of World War II , with the parish suffering many hits and losses. The organ was destroyed, the church had to cast its bells three times in a century, buy new pews several times, finance renovations and carry out necessary repairs, with all parishioners doing their part to maintain the church.
New acquisitions in 1956/57
In the chronicle of the parish you can read that in the years 1956/57 the following new acquisitions were made: communion bench , pews, side altars, Madonna, candlesticks, floor, wooden pedestals under benches, two confessionals, a glass swing door , wall pallets in the atrium, notice board, Painting in the atrium, lamps under the gallery, at the entrance and exit, writing stand, Joseph figure, prayer stool, baptismal font , entrance to the sacristy with roofing, side entrance with roofing, roofing of the cellar entrance, systems on the church choir, canalization on the east side of the church etc. On the 21st Sunday after Pentecost 1959, the congregation got a new high altar made of marble with a weight of more than four tons. Altar cross , candlesticks and tabernacle were built in the Maria Laach workshops .
Bells
First bell
In keeping with its size, the new church building from 1882 now also required an adequate bell. Accordingly, a bell cage was installed to repair three large bells. At first, however, the two old, small bells from the last church building were hung on top of each other in the tower, as the purchase of the interior fittings seemed more important. So the old bells were used for another 20 years, until in 1902 the debts of the organ purchased in 1895 and the decorations of the church were finally paid off. The congregation was now on the verge of commissioning the Goussol François bell foundry to cast four bells, a bell quartet in E flat major with the notes B - G - F - E flat. Although the belfry was actually only designed for three bells, the congregation thought about ordering a B-bell to add a B-bell in order to have a correspondingly high one for baptisms and child burials. In addition, a fourth bell would provide more variety in the ringing, i.e. H. a graded solemnity in the peal, enable. Finally, the two existing old bells were handed over to the bell foundry and the small B-bell was to be created from them. However, when the architect of the church, Arendt from Luxembourg, made an exact drawing of the bell tower including the intended bells in size and weight for the preparation of an expert opinion on the load-bearing capacity and strength of the tower, he came to the conclusion that the largest bell, the Es- Bell, for the tower room is too wide and too high. Arendt then simply set the peal a semitone higher, i.e. the same sound pattern only in E major instead of E flat major. This meant that all four bells were a bit smaller, which helped the space problem in the tower room. The bell quartet should now sound in the sequence B - G sharp - F sharp - E. Thanks to Arendt's calculation, an incorrect order could be prevented, his problem-solving proposal to cast the bell quartet in E major was accepted, and a contract for four bronze bells was drawn up with the aforementioned bell foundry. On May 19, the new bells were tested and found to be good. The new bronze bell weighed a total of 2532 kg, which was divided as follows:
| volume | Weight in kg |
|---|---|
| H | 289 |
| G sharp | 490 |
| F sharp | 709 |
| E. | 1044 |
The bells were consecrated on June 6, 1903 and assigned according to their labeling. The small H bell, the guardian angel bell for all children of the parish, the Gis bell, the Barbara bell, all young men and virgins in the parish, the Fis bell, the Marien bell for all women in the parish and the large E bell, the Wendalinus bell, for everyone Men of the parish. In addition, the largest bell was also the death knell. The following can be read on the bells:
| 1. | H bell: | The holy guardian angels of the parish - graciously want to protect us from danger to body and soul! |
| 2. | G sharp bell: | St. Barbara, the miners' patrons - Help us in every need and help us in death! |
| 3. | F sharp bell: | Ave Maria - Oh mother! At the sound of the bell, hear your children singing praise! |
| 4th | E-bell: | To St. Wendalin, the patron saint of the parish Großrosseln - Good Shepherd Wendalin, protect your flock! |
In addition to these inscriptions, the bells had the corresponding images of their patron saints on the outside. The bronze quartet sounded 11 peaceful years in E major and lay far above the quiet forests of the Warndt region. The idyll was over with the beginning of the First World War in 1914. Like many people in the parish, the bells fell victim to the war. All four of them were dismantled and melted down for the manufacture of weapons.
Second bell
Four years after the end of the war, a new bronze bell was purchased in 1922, completely identical to the old one, with the same inscriptions, images, size, shape and sound. For a good 20 years, the new bronze quartet in E major resounded in echoes of its predecessor and proclaimed joy and sorrow to the community. The citizens of the community had got used to the familiar sound of the Großrosseln home for over 30 years. During the Second World War from 1939 to 1945, the bells fell victim to the war again. With the exception of the small H bell, the guardian angel bell, the Barbara, Marien and Wendalinus bells were removed in July 1942. When “Victory after Victory” followed in 1942, they were brought back into the tower and it looked as if they could stay there now. Unfortunately, after three years, the time of hope had turned into sad certainty when they finally fell victim to total commitment in 1944. Until then, they rang many fallen soldiers in the distance, uncertain whether they could stay or whether they would soon follow suit.
Third chime
On May 27, 1952, the parish gave a third order to cast four bells, which have been preserved to this day. This time at the cast steel works “Bochumer Verein” in Bochum. Like the previous treaties, the contract features the same bell quartet in E major, i.e. identical inscriptions, images, size, shape and key, but this time not made of bronze but steel. Since the small H-bell, the remaining guardian angel bell made of bronze, would stand out too strongly from the rest of the three steel bells due to the material in timbre and harmony, it was dismantled and bequeathed to the parish Herz Mariä Dorf im Warndt, where it is still used today Cable is rung by hand. The small H-bell, the guardian angel bell for St. Wendalinus great owls, was re-cast from steel. On February 10, 1953, the new steel bell quartet was consecrated while donations were collected to finance the remaining. In particular, it was planned in the next few years to electrify the bells with appropriate ringing machines, which was soon implemented.
Listed is the tone, weight, and diameter of the current bells, as follows:
| volume | Weight in kg | ∅ in meters |
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| H | 240 | 0.87 |
| G sharp | 430 | 1.045 |
| F sharp | 630 | 1.18 |
| E. | 940 | 1.35 |
17 bells from 1290 to 1953
| number | Height Weight | Publishing year | Usage | place | Recycling | Year of loss |
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| 1 | 1 foot (about 28 cm) |
1290 | Church u. Community bell | Glockenberg (1st church) |
- | 1806 |
| 3 | 14 inches (about 36 cm) |
1806 | Roof turret (Marienglocke) | 3. Church | Community bell | 1869 |
| 14 inches (about 36 cm) |
1806 | Roof turret (larger bell) | 3. Church | Melted down as a new church bell |
1903 | |
| 16 inches (about 41 cm) |
1806 | Community bell | Glockenberg | Melted down as a new church bell |
1870 | |
| 1 | 290 kg | 1870 | Roof turret | 3. Church | Melted down as a new church bell |
1903 |
| 4th | 289 kg | 1903 | Steeple | 4. Church | Recovered in the First World War |
1914 |
| 490 kg | ||||||
| 709 kg | ||||||
| 1,044 kg | ||||||
| 4th | 289 kg | 1922 | Steeple | 4. Church | In use village in the Warndt Herz Mariä |
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| 490 kg | Recovered in World War II |
1944 | ||||
| 709 kg | ||||||
| 1,044 kg | ||||||
| 4th | 240 kg | 1953 | Steeple | 4. Church | In use | - |
| 430 kg | ||||||
| 630 kg | ||||||
| 940 kg |
Bells today
The bell tower of the parish of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln has been carrying a steel bell of 2240 kg for over 60 years, to this day, which is almost 300 kg lighter than the bronze bell that once existed, but its sound is all the more appropriate. Because of their high frequency, steel bells are actually only intended as transitional bells. In contrast to bronze bells, their sound lacks the property of spreading particularly far. This is mainly due to the higher speed of sound, which is why the bells have a shorter decay time. Due to these sound properties, the bells have a somewhat "screeching" effect when they ring, especially when you are in close proximity to the tower. The big bass bells F sharp and E in particular cannot be heard as far as their earlier bronze sisters who died in the war once did. In addition, steel bells are not cast with the usual crown for suspension, as is the case with bronze bells, which also makes their suspension unconventional. The modulus of elasticity also plays a role. With cast steel it is considerably higher than with bronze, which means that the clapper has shorter contact with the bell and the stop sounds harder. In Großrosseln, however, people have now got used to the rough sound of the E major steel bell quartet - it has become the sound of home, heritage and at the same time a memorial to two closely followed world wars and their victims.
The bells were last renovated in July 2011, with all clappers at the point of impact being re-sheathed as they were badly worn. On this occasion, the large electric bell for duty to ring the angelus was replaced, which until then for many decades announced the start of work, lunch break and the end of the day at 7 a.m., noon at 12 p.m. and in the evening at 7 p.m. Since then, this task has been taken over by the G sharp bell, the Barbara's bell, because it was thought that it was liturgically more correct when St. Barbara, as the patron saint of the mountain bells, announces the start of work, lunchtime and the end of work.
Ringing order
For many decades the steel bell of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln rang out in graded solemnity, whereby it can be said that the following ringing order set in well into the first decade of the 21st century after the second Vatican Council:
| occasion | Duration | Small bell h |
Middle bell g sharp |
Big bell f sharp |
Biggest bell e |
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| Angelus chimes (07:00, 12:00 and 19:00) | |||||
| Forerunners | 3x3 blows to the angel of the Lord | - | - | - | x |
| Ringing | 3 min. | - | - | - | x |
| Early fair / weekday fair | |||||
| Forerunners | 5 min. | - | - | - | x |
| Main chimes | 5 min. | x | x | x | - |
| Eve mass | |||||
| Prelude (rosary) |
5 min. | x | x | x | x |
| Main chimes | 5 min. | x | x | x | - |
| High mass / festival / high festival | |||||
| Forerunners | 5 min. | x | x | x | x |
| Main chimes | 5 min. | x | x | x | - |
| Christmas mass | |||||
| Forerunners | 10 min. | x | x | x | x |
| Main chimes | 10 min. | x | x | x | x |
| Baptisms / weddings | |||||
| Forerunners | 5 min. | - | - | - | x |
| Main chimes | 5 min. | x | x | x | - |
| Funerals | |||||
| Forerunners | 5 min. | - | - | - | x |
| Main chimes | 5 min. | x | x | x | - |
| Procession bells to the cemetery |
20 min. | - | - | - | x |
| Special bell | |||||
| Turn of the year | 10 min. | x | x | x | x |
| Chime of change | Duration of the words of institution |
- | - | - | x |
Except for a few changes, such as the Angelus bell, which has been adopted by the G sharp bell, the Barbara bell since July 2011, the ringing order has remained largely unchanged.
clockwork
With the electrification of the free-swinging bells, the mechanical clockwork was also replaced by an electronic clock. Since then it can be said with certainty that the church tower strikes the time every quarter of an hour. The free-swinging bells do not move. An electronically controlled hammer, connected to the electronic clockwork, strikes each bell on the outside of the lower position and announces the current time in cooperation with the others. The sequence B - F sharp - G sharp can be heard for every quarter of an hour, while the full hour is announced on the large electric bell.
organ
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In 1964, the church board gave today's organ with 36 registers at the organ builder Hugo Mayer in Heusweiler in order, the Episcopal authority to finance only 25 registers, ie 70,000 DM approved. So there was a difference of 30,000 DM that still had to be raised. Parts of the old “Stockhausen organ” from 1895 were used, which reduced the difference by 12,000 DM. The remainder of DM 18,000 was financed through donations and grants from the civil parish. In total, the new instrument cost a good 100,000 DM, the last bill of which was paid on February 6, 1967. In 2011, the "Heusweiler Mayer Organ" was last completely renovated. As already mentioned, the instrument has 36 registers continue to 3 manuals , a pedal system , and abrasive loading with electric tracker action . The factory has a total of 2,466 pipes , including 188 wooden pipes, 138 copper pipes and 2,140 tin pipes. The largest pipe measures 5.30 m in length, the smallest 4 mm.
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- Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Playing aids : 3 free combinations, tutti, pleno, general belt, crescendo roller, individual storage for tongues and sesque age 3f (SW)
Innovations brought about by the second Vatican council
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In the course of the second Vatican council from 1962 to 1965, some innovations were made in the church in accordance with the guidelines of the council. With the introduction of the mother tongue of the respective country through the liturgical reform of 1963 Sacrosanctum Concilium, the high altar, communion bench and pulpit gave way to a people's altar that took place in the middle of the choir and a lectern at eye level with the community. The congregations were very anxious to put Christ at the center of the divine preaching, as can be seen particularly impressively in the wooden cross created in 1977, which the parish drew up over the altar in the choir on October 30th around 5 p.m. With its length of 3.10 m, the cross is an eye-catcher for every visitor who enters the church. The corpus Christi on it measures a length of 1.60 m, so the cross comes very close to a model in life size. The giant crucifix is made of oak and was made by the sculptor and wood carver Jakob Oberhollenzer.
Church choir "Cäcilia" Großrosseln
The church choir Cäcilia was founded in 1743. Since then he has been maintaining the church songs and helping to organize festive masses in the parish. The singers meet for rehearsal every Thursday at 8 p.m. in the parish hall of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln. The current contact person for interested parties and the chairman is Manfred Prediger.
Ecumenism
After the second Vatican council from 1962 to 1965, a rapprochement and partnership-based cooperation between the Protestant parish Großrosseln-Karlsbrunn and the Catholic parish St. Wendalinus Großrosseln developed. In addition to meetings between full-time and voluntary employees of both denominations, in which getting to know each other and encounters are in the foreground, some projects have also grown. The cooperation also finds particular expression in joint church services, guest gifts such as Easter candles or baptismal dishes. Especially during the term of office of Pastor Konrad Pissarsky and Pastor Werner Schumann on the Protestant side, the friendly expansion of both parishes experienced a particular boost.
Chronology at a glance
1290
The first church in Großrosseln was mentioned as a gift from the Lords of Warsberg. It stood on the Glockenberg and was dedicated to Saint Gallus. During this time, the Großrossel Christians were looked after by the pastors of the parishes from St. Nikolaus, St. Avold and Naßweiler.
1726
The second church, an emergency church made of wood, was built on the then Lorraine area in the current town center next to the fire brigade with wooden framework. Since this century, the community of Großrosseln has been a patron saint of St. Wendalinus.
1743
The church choir "Cäcilia" Großrosseln St. Wendalinus was founded.
1745/50
The third church was built, this time again made of stone. There is evidence that it was consecrated on April 14, 1750 "honorem sancti Wendalini" by Father Ignatius, archpriest of Großblittersdorf and monk from the Wadgassen Abbey, to Saint Wendalinus and for use in worship. Since then, St. Wendalin has been officially approved by the church as the patron saint of the Großrosseln community.
1882
The fourth church was built, as the existing one showed serious moisture damage; this is still the center of the community today. Financing turned out to be difficult. Donations were painstakingly collected in the vicinity.
1902
The first ring made of four large bronze bells was purchased. In 1914 the bells fell victim to the First World War.
1907
Sister Blandine Merten came to Großrosseln as a teacher on July 1st and stayed until May. She was beatified in 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
1910
The Franciscan Sisters of Waldbreitbach set up outpatient nursing care for Großrosseln and the neighboring communities. They also set up a kindergarten, which still exists today.
1922
The second ring made of four large bronze bells was purchased, the first completely identical in sound, material, size, assignment of the protective cartridge and lettering. This became a victim of the Second World War.
1923
The monastery building was built next to today's town hall. The sisters also set up a small old people's home.
1953
The third ring of four large bells was purchased. The two previous bells are identical in key, assignment of the protection cartridge and lettering, but the big difference: the four bells were cast from steel and are therefore harder in sound. Soon they were electrified and the mechanical clockwork was replaced by an electronic one. Bells and clock are still in service today.
1965
On October 3rd, the Hugo Meyer organ from Heusweiler was inaugurated. Using some parts of the predecessor “Stockhausen organ” from 1895, it consists of 36 registers and 2466 pipes. It is the current church organ and was last renovated in 2011.
1968
Konrad Pissarsky becomes pastor in Großrosseln. In the following years the interior of the parish church was redesigned according to the specifications of the 2nd Vatican Council. In particular, the high altar, communion bench and pulpit are exchanged in favor of a folk altar and lectern. In cooperation with Pastor Werner Schumann, a partnership with the Protestant parish Großrosseln-Karlsbrunn is established.
1971
The monastery is dissolved; the kindergarten goes over to the parish.
1977
A giant oak crucifix by the sculptor and woodcarver Jakob Oberhollenzer is hung over the altar.
2003
The parish church was renovated. A donor financed a new roof. Two dormers were rebuilt that were not taken into account during the renovation due to war damage.
2007
Lothar Stoffel became pastor in Großrosseln. His predecessor Konrad Pissarsky remained in Großrosseln as a retirement chaplain.
2008
A parish community with Herz Mariä (village in Warndt) and St. Barbara (Emmersweiler) was formed. The parish council was constituted.
2009
Konrad Pissarsky died on July 4th at the age of 74.
2010
On October 16, a relic of Blessed Mother Rosa was transferred to the parish church of St. Wendalinus.
2011
On July 1st, Pastor Axel Maria Kraus began his service as a cooperator in the Großrosseln parish community. On September 1st, the parish became part of the Parish Community of Warndt.
Chronological order of the priests
| Lions | Hubertus | 1727-1733 |
| Riche | Heinrich | 1733-1735 |
| Backholt | Nicholas | 1735 |
| Leysen | Nicholas | 1735-1745 |
| Gibs | HM | 1745 |
| Hesse | Nicholas | 1745 |
| Laux | Wendlin | 1746 |
| Höffling | Martin | 1751 |
| Farmer | Mathias | 1761 |
| Mohrbach | Michel | 1779 |
| student | Phillip | 1789-1821 |
| Altmeyer | Nicholas | 1821 |
| Stieldorf | Peter-Josef | 1821-1829 |
| Thees | Johann | 1829-1834 |
| Stonemason | Peter | 1834-1842 |
| Orth | Johann | 1842-1860 |
| Fey | Joh. Gustav | 1860-1867 |
| Teasing | Peter | 1867-1885 |
| Smooth fields | Anton | 1885-1887 |
| cream | Peter-Josef | 1887-1896 |
| Lorscheid | Joseph | 1896-1905 |
| Ley | Anton | 1905-1917 |
| Francois | Karl | 1917-1927 |
| Brettnacher | Nicholas | 1927-1937 |
| Schmitz | Gottfried | 1937-1954 |
| green | Alois | 1954-1952 |
| Weier | Aloys | 1962-1967 |
| Pastor Pelzer | Parish administrator | 1968 |
| Pissarsky | Konrad | 1968-2007 |
| Stoffel | Lothar | 2007 – today |
literature
- Manual: 100 Years Parish Church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1982.
- Marschall, Kristine: Sacred buildings of classicism and historicism in Saarland . Institute for Regional Studies in Saarland, Saarbrücken 2002, ISBN 978-3-923877-40-9 , p. 666 .
Web links
- Parish of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln
- Parish community Warndt
- Literature on St. Wendalinus (Großrosseln) in the Saarland bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Parish Community Warndt. Retrieved October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland / List of partial monuments of the Saarbrücken Regional Association. (PDF; 1,757 kB) State Monument Authority Saarland, October 13, 2017 .
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1982, p. 9
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1982, p. 10
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 12
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, pp. 16-17
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 17
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, pp. 22–23
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 52
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 4 u. 53
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 4 u. 52
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, pp. 54–55
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, pp. 59–60
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 61
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, pp. 46–51
- ↑ 100 years of the parish church of St. Wendalinus Großrosseln 1882, p. 62.
- ^ Church of St. Wendalinus - Großrosseln. Retrieved October 26, 2014 . See also:
Coordinates: 49 ° 12 ′ 20.7 " N , 6 ° 50 ′ 21.6" E