Ursula Bell (Cologne Cathedral)
The Ursula bell is bell 5 of the Cologne cathedral bells . It was cast in 1862 by Joseph Beduwe from Aachen and is hung in the belfry of the south tower.
History and meaning
When the three kings bell broke for the second time in 1862, the cathedral chapter decided to buy a fourth bell, the Ursula bell . It was cast in the same year by Joseph Beduwe in Aachen and commemorates the completion of the nave. In the middle of the Latin inscription there is a relief of St. Ursula . Further designs complete the picture.
Data
Musical
All notes in 16th notes. V = representative.
|
Nominal (strike) |
undertone | Prim-V | third | Quint-V |
Decay duration (undertone) |
decay running |
| c 1 +5 | H +6 | h 0 −1 | it 1 −3 | tot 1 ± 0 | 83 seconds | smooth |
Technical
| Weight | lower diameter |
Knuckle thickness (due to wear) |
Rib construction | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2550 kg | 1600 mm | 130 (125/127) mm | moderate | Wooden yoke |
inscription
- ECCLESIAE METROPOLITANAE NAVI
- PERFECTA AD CIENDUM PLENIOREM
- CAMPANARUM CONCENTUM FABRICAE
- SUMPTIBUS FUSA.
- ET SANCTAE URSULAE CIVITATIS
- COLONIENSIS PATRONAE DEDICATA
- ANNO MDCCCLXII.
- JOHANNES S (anctae) R (omanae) E (cclesiae) CARDINALIS DE GEISSEL
- ARCHIEPISCOPUS COLONIENSIS.
- JOS. BEDUWE AQUISGRANENSIS ME FUDIT.
Translation : When the nave of the cathedral church was completed, in order to achieve a fuller harmony of the bells, I was cast at the expense of the factory and St. Ursula, the patroness of the city of Cologne, consecrated in 1862. John the Holy Roman Church Cardinal von Geißel , Archbishop of Cologne .
Joseph Beduwe from Aachen cast me.
Ringing order
The Ursula Bell is the death knell of the Cathedral Parish. On Thursday at 7:30 p.m. it will ring in memory of Christ's agony on the Mount of Olives . On Sundays it forms the basis of the bells for masses. The motifs vary depending on the church season:
| Sunday masses | Bells |
|---|---|
| Sundays during Advent | Ursula and Joseph (5 and 6) |
| Sundays during Christmas time | Ursula, Joseph and Chapters (5, 6 and 7) |
| Sundays during Lent | Ursula and Joseph (5 and 6) |
| Sundays during Easter | Ursula, Joseph and Chapters (5, 6 and 7) |
| Sundays in the annual cycle | Ursula, Kapitel and Ave (5, 7 and 8) |
literature
- Jakob Schaeben: The cathedral bells and their chimes. In: Kölner Domblatt . Vol. 6/7, 1952, ISSN 0450-6413 , pp. 96-101.
- Martin Seidler: The Cologne cathedral bells. = The Bells of the Cologne Cathedral. 2nd Edition. Verlag Kölner Dom, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-922442-40-4 (documentation CD with extensive booklet).