Kleve Collegiate Church

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Collegiate and Provost Church of St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Kleve (tower front)
Collegiate and Provost Church of St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Kleve (north side)

The so-called collegiate church is a provost church and the Roman Catholic parish church of Kleve under the patronage of St. Mary of the Assumption .

View through the nave
Tombs in the side chapel

parish

In 1170 a church at Kleve Castle is mentioned. When the city of Kleve was founded in 1242, this church initially remained outside the city fortifications. A branch church was built within the city walls, at which a minorite convent settled. From 1341 to 1802 the Kleve parish was incorporated into the lordly Marienstift. In 1924 the lower town church of St. Mariae Conception in Kleve was parish off as an independent parish, and in 1950 the new Christ the King Parish was established. In 1967 the parish of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt became a provost and the collegiate church also became a provost church. Since then, the respective pastor has carried the title provost. When the Klever parishes of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, St. Mary's Conception , Christ-King, Sacred Heart of Jesus and the parish St. Lambertus Donsbrüggen were merged in 2005 , the collegiate parish church became the new parish of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt.

pen

In 1334 Count Dietrich IX. von Kleve founded a Marienstift at his castle Monterberg near Kalkar , which was moved to the city of Kleve in 1341 with the help of his brother Johann . The main purpose of this canons' foundation was to supply sovereign officials. By 1366, the 13 intended benefices had been endowed, in 1441 the provost's office was established. In 1802 the Klever Stift was abolished in the course of the Napoleonic secularization .

Building history

The old parish church of Kleve was a Romanesque, three-aisled basilica made of tuff stone. After the relocation of the Marienstift from Monterberg to Kleve, Count Dietrich IX. on August 12, 1341 the foundation stone for a new Gothic building; the work progressed so quickly that in 1347 he was buried in the construction site of the choir, which was consecrated in 1356. The nave was completed by 1394, and in 1426 the double tower facade was also completed. During the Second World War the church was almost completely destroyed. By 1956 the church could be restored (initially without the tower front). The reconstruction of the towers based on the historical model was completed in 1969.

Furnishing

organ

The organ of the collegiate church was built in 1992 by the Austrian organ builder Rieger . The slider chest instrument has 45 sounding registers , distributed over three manuals and pedal . The action actions and couplings are mechanical, the stop action electric.

I Grand Orgue C – a 3
1. Montre 16 ′
2. Montre 8th'
3. Flute harmonique 0 8th'
4th Salicional 8th'
5. Bourdon 8th'
6th Prestant 4 ′
7th Duplicate 2 ′
8th. Fittings IV 2 ′
9. Cymbals III 2 ⁄ 3 ′
10. Cornet V 8th'
11. Bombard 16 ′
12. Trumpets 8th'
13. Clairon 4 ′
II Positif expressif C – a 3
14th Principal 8th'
15th Bourdon 8th'
16. Octave 4 ′
17th Flute douce 4 ′
18th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Duplicate 2 ′
20th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
21st Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
22nd Plein Jeu IV 00 1'
23. Trumpets 8th'
24. Clarinet 8th'
Tremblant
III Recit expressif C – a 3
25th Quintaton 16 ′
26th Flute traverse 8th'
27. Viole de Gambe 8th'
28. Voix celeste 8th'
29 Flute octaviante 4 ′
30th Octavine 2 ′
31. Carillon III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
32. Tuba magna 16 ′
33. Trumpet harm. 8th'
34. Basson-Hautbois 8th'
35. Voix humaine 8th'
36. Clairon harmonique 0 4 ′
Tremblant
Pedals C – f 1
37. Soubasse 32 ′
38. Contrebasse 16 ′
39. Soubasse 16 ′
40. Bass 8th'
41. Bourdon 8th'
42. Flood 4 ′
43. Contrabombarde 0 32 ′
44. Bombard 16 ′
45. Trumpets 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I (also as sub-octave coupling) III / II, III / III (sub-octave coupling), I / P, II / P, III / P (also as super-octave coupling)

Chime bells

There is a 5-part bell in the towers.

No.
 		 Surname
 		 Casting year
 		 Foundry, place
 		 Diameter
(mm)		 Weight
(kg)		 Nominal
( HT - 1 / 16 )
1 Big Bomm 2007 Michael Reuter , Maria Laach 1780 3800 b 0
2 Maria 1961 Monastery 1550 2300 c 1
3 Joseph 1961 Monastery 1300 1500 it 1
4th Ludgerus 1961 Monastery 1150 1000 f 1
5 John 1961 Monastery 1030 650 g 1

In addition, there are two historical bells from 1404 in the ridge turret. Both bear the same inscription: Santa Catharina int jaer ons heren MCCCCIIII (Saint Catharina in the year of the Lord 1404).

Carillon

On March 17, 2017, a 14-part carillon with the chimes es 2 - b 3 was installed in the north tower of the collegiate church , which was manufactured by the Eijsbouts bell foundry in Asten , the Netherlands . The bells were financed by donations. The carillon sounds three times a day and on special occasions.

literature

  • Friedrich Gorissen (edit.): Documents and regesta of the Monterberg-Kleve monastery. 3 volumes. Boss, Kleve 1989–1993, ISBN 3-89413-183-7 (Vol. 2), ISBN 3-89413-185-3 (Vol. 3).
  • Bert Thissen: Kleve - pen. In: Nordrheinisches Klosterbuch. Volume 2. Franz Schmitt, Siegburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-87710-449-1 , pp. 691-715.
  • Guido de Werd : The provost church of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt zu Kleve. = St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, Kleve. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich a. a. 1991.
  • Adolf Joseph Cornelius Tibus: The Cleve parish from its foundation to after the establishment of the Collegiate Church there. Boss, Cleve 1878. Digitized

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ rieger-orgelbau.com; Project Kleve
  2. ↑ The bells of the collegiate and provost church St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Kleve , Kleve 2005.
  3. ↑ www.glockenmusik.de: Ringing with 5 bells .
  4. ↑ a b Die Groote Bomm , Kleve 2007.
  5. ↑ kirchensite.de: Klever "Groote Bomm" has finally returned home: the bell rings for God's glory ; November 19, 2007.
  6. ↑ Photo collage of the arrival of the new bell in Kleve In: schenkenschanz.de .
  7. ↑ Himmelfahrt-kleve.de, groups and associations, Glockenprojekt Stiftskirche ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.himmelfahrt-kleve.de
  8. ^ Christian Breuer: New carillon for Klever Stiftskirche , in: Rheinische Post , March 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ lokalkompass.de, The Klever Lied sounds from the north tower of the collegiate church, from March 22, 2017

Web links

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Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 5 ″  N , 6 ° 8 ′ 12 ″  E