Weingartenkapelle zu Naumburg
The Weingartenkapelle zu Naumburg has been a pilgrimage chapel in the immediate vicinity of the Hessian town of Naumburg since 1831 and was consecrated in "honor of the Mother of God Maria ". On the altar is the miraculous image of the “Mother of Good Counsel”, the chapel is still venerated as a religious place by both denominations .
location
The chapel is located about one kilometer northwest of Naumburg and 300 meters southwest of the Weidelshof in a wood. A hiking trail leads past the chapel to the Weidelsburg in the north-west of the forest .
Naming
The origin of the name “Weinbergkapelle or Weingartenkapelle” is documented on the one hand by oral tradition and on the other hand by historical principles.
The vineyard legend
According to old stories and legends , the vineyard hill was the first place of refuge for the fire-damaged population. On July 7, 1684, a conflagration had completely destroyed the small town and the population, it was reported, had fled to the vineyard hill outside the small town of Naumburg. From here they had to watch their city fall to rubble. The loud waving, lamenting and "crying" of the people gathered on the vineyard led to the name "wine (s) garden" and thus in later years to the name of the "vineyard chapel". However, this naming could not stand up to any historical truth, but the legend remains.
The vineyard hill had been a holy mountain even before these events
"Because an ancient way of the cross with seven stations, namely the seven footfalls of Christ, led up to the summit, which at least then, as was the case later, was crowned by a crucifix ..."
From this it can be explained that, according to reliable traditions, many of the city's inhabitants, who suddenly lost their belongings, withdrew to this hill to seek solace in prayer .
The historical origin
The field name is mentioned in the Naumburger Salbuch from 1654 and thus before the city fire. Other authors also bring this field name in connection with viticulture and point out that this z. B. in Fritzlar already at the time of St. Wigbert (d. 747) was attested. Likewise, the author of the "Call for the building of a new vineyard chapel" does not follow the usual interpretation of the name, but stated:
“There is now a touching legend reports that while the fire was still going on, the crowd went to the site of the current vineyard chapel to seek solace in prayer, and of their loud weeping over the houses and rubble of the blazing fire before their eyes The town would then have been named "Weingarten". Although the place actually gets its name not from this weeping, but from the wine that was drawn here in earlier times, so much is evident from the legend that here the people wept and prayed when their city went down (... ). The old little chapel was probably already standing on the vineyard back then (...). It is possible that the service was held in this small chapel for a while after the great fire . If the square hadn't been a holy place back then, people would certainly not have gone here, but rather on a nearby mountain "
The first chapel
Descriptions from 1760 confirm that a chapel has already been built at this location, where this place is incorrectly referred to as “Weidelsberg”: “… a church which is located a short hour from Naumburg on the road to Warburg around midnight” Finally, assumptions also speak a lost tradition, according to which the Naumburgers held their services under tents for a long time after the fire on the Weingartenhügel. The depiction in the Naumburg parish chronicle on the occasion of the third vineyard chapel in 1921 is also credible:
"Even in front of this now cleared (note: second) chapel there was a small, modest prayer room with an altar here in the 18th century, built at the suggestion of the cleric Frantz Asselen, who was born in Naumburg."
The second chapel
The previous small chapel showed clear signs of deterioration between 1820 and 1828 and became dilapidated. In 1828 it was demolished and a year later a new half-timbered chapel was built. The inauguration of this new building took place on June 25, 1830 by the Fulda Bishop Johann Adam Rieger , whose brother was a master baker in Naumburg. In 1852 the hill was planted with coniferous wood, the chapel now stood on a stone base. A large crucifix is attached to the outer wall of the long side between two windows, the chapel did not ring bells at that time, a vine was later planted in the immediate vicinity of the crucifix .
The third chapel
In 1911 the first ideas about a new building for the Weingartenkapelle arose, but the First World War prevented the concrete planning and execution and it was not until 1920 that the new building was advertised. A large amount of donations - also from the Naumburgers who had emigrated to the USA - realized the wish to build a place of pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady and a memorial for those who fell in the war.
On April 4, 1921, the "second chapel" was demolished, and on July 24, 1921 the foundation stone was laid for the current church building. According to the plans of the architect Julius Reuter from Fritzlar and with great support from Naumburg, the new building progressed rapidly and on July 29, 1923 the new chapel was consecrated with the consent of the bishop of the "Sancta Maria, mater boni consilii" (mother of the good council) . Thus with this destination it became a place where
"Jesus should be adored, Mary should be adored and prayed for the fallen."
In 1928 the chapel was decorated with pictures of the 14 stations of the cross, so that the weathered pictures of the footfalls could be replaced.
Between 1984 and 1988, with the help of the Catholic Citizens Association, the main roof was re-covered with slate . In autumn 1994, again supported by generous donations and the energy of the citizens of Naumburg, the renovation work and the connection to the power grid began. On May 21, 1995 the Naumburg parish priest Ulrich Trzeciok completed the renovation work with a blessing service .
The high altar represents the Holy Family and was made after a picture by Franz Ittenbach . The right side altar shows Mary as the "mother of good advice". The wooden sculptures of St. Mother Anna and the Madonna were created by a Hungarian artist from the twin town of Komárom and were given to the chapel for its rededication. (see bibliography)
Views of today's vineyard chapel:
Roof structure with bell tower
Commemorative mark
High altar
Side altar
Miraculous image
Crucifix with vine
Hubertus window in the church vestibule
Events
Every third year on the 1st Sunday in May, the Catholic parish carries out a procession to the vineyard chapel , prayers and church services are also held and weddings are held. The evangelical congregation celebrates the Ascension service at this place every second year . Meditative and spiritual events are also held on the site .
literature
Information sheet of the Catholic parish office of St. Crescentius in Naumburg by pastor Johannes Kowal
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catholic parish chronicle Naumburg, excerpts from Volker Knöppel: The Weingartenkapelle . In: Mitteilungen des Geschichtsverein Naumburg , 1985, p. 15
- ↑ StAM S 490, p. 74 "an dem Weingarten"
- ^ G. Landau, contributions to the history of viticulture in Hessen, ZHG vol. 3 pp. 161, 164
- ↑ Call for the building of a new Weingarten chapel near Naumburg in 1912, p. 3 f.
- ↑ StAM, H 14 p. 432
- ↑ Yearbook of the Naumburg Home History Working Group , 1980, p. 4
- ↑ Handwritten notes regarding Fritzlar and Naumburg, No. 11, with a letter from Commissioner Ferrare in Fritzlar of April 28, 1830; as a copy in the library of the Naumburg History Association.
Web links
- Weingartenkapelle zu Naumburg
- The chapel on the vineyard near Naumburg (Volker Knöppel) (PDF; 19 kB)
- Excursion destinations around Naumburg and the surrounding area
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ N , 9 ° 9 ′ 18 ″ E