To the Holy Twelve Apostles (Berlin)
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The Roman Catholic Church of the Twelve Apostles at Wasgenstrasse 49 in the Berlin district of Nikolassee in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district was built in 1953/54. Julius Schmidt designed the white plastered masonry structure on a cross-shaped floor plan , the choir is located under the bell tower , in the architectural style of homeland security architecture .
history
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The Catholic life in the local situation Schlachtensee began in 1908, when the Ursulines in today Altvater Straße 9 in a villa a rest home for the pupils of her Kreuzberg boarding created. They also set up a small chapel there. In 1923, the Gray Sisters took over the home from St. Elisabeth , who had opened a retirement home in the neighborhood .
From 1930 construction activity increased in Schlachtensee and many Catholics moved there. In the chapel of the old people's home, the services of the newly founded locality have been celebrated since 1934 , which has its own pastor available. On November 1, 1936, this locality was elevated to a curate . The municipality includes the suburbs Schlachtensee, Nikolassee and the former Zehlendorf-West, which previously belonged to the Herz-Jesu Zehlendorf municipality .
A suitable plot of 4200 square meters for a house of worship was acquired on October 19, 1936 for 47,000 Reichsmarks . However, government approval to build the church was finally refused on April 1, 1939. The property was then sold on. After the Second World War , the community was able to buy back the property. The Schlachtensee church building association was founded in 1950 . The foundation stone of the church was laid on October 25, 1953, the topping-out ceremony on December 27, 1953, and the consecration on June 29, 1954 . The curate was elevated to a parish on April 5, 1955 . On March 1, 2004, the two parishes of St. Michael and At the Holy Twelve Apostles merged . Both places of worship were preserved.
Building description
The traditional tendencies of sacred architecture are described in the literature with the term Heimatschutzarchitektur , which flourished until 1945. Its features include a simple construction method with a clear structure of the building dimensions and the use of local building materials . The individual staggered in height parts of the church are reminiscent of medieval village churches , as well as the small, high-set arched windows in the side walls and with bricks covered gabled roof of the nave . However, the Church of the Twelve Apostles differs significantly from the village churches because the masonry is plastered and the rectangular tower stands above the choir. The village churches in Berlin are largely made of field stones in exposed brickwork , their towers form the western end, the nave faces east.
Outdoor area
The portal in the gable lies in a round-arched depression. The transept arms are located under the towing roofs of the nave. There is a mosaic cross on the half- conical roof above the apse . In the upper area of the side walls of the nave there are three arched windows, two more under the side extensions of the transom tower, which is covered with pent roofs and which carries a gable roof in the axis of the nave. The side extensions, including the sacristy , have their own entrances. On three sides of the transverse tower there are window slots and sound arcades above them , on the side of the apse the bell chamber has a round sound hole .
Peal
| Chime | Weight (kg) |
Diameter (cm) |
Height (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| e ′ | 1170 | 125 | 100 |
| G' | 674 | 106 | 82 |
| a ′ | 462 | 94 | 59 |
The three bronze bells in the tower come from the Rudolf Perner bell foundry , which cast the bell on October 7, 1955. Her consecration took place on November 27, 1955.
Interior decoration
The flat ceiling of the squat-looking nave is supported by a frame in the transition to the two nine-meter-wide arms of the transept, which end under the sloping roofs . On each of the lower beams there are six wooden statues of the apostles , on whose shoulders the upper beam or the roof of the church rests. Hanns Schrott-Fiechtl carved these statues. The first statue, that of Peter, was erected and consecrated on August 29, 1954, the rest followed step by step depending on the donation of the parishioners until June 1962, but a model was already available at Interbau .
The exposure of the choir is made indirectly by the upwardly opened tower, located in the three sides window. Behind it lies the semicircular niche-shaped apse with half a dome and the cruciform mosaic designed by Ludwig Peter Kowalski . In front of the apse is a red marble stele for the tabernacle , which replaces the original housing for the tabernacle. There are six candlesticks on the five steps that lead up to it . Four steps lead to the high altar , which Schrott-Fiechtl made of marble. From the beginning it was placed freely in the room like a people's altar . The chancel is separated from the nave by a communion bench made of forged bars .
In the left arm of the transept, in the Marienkapelle, Holy Mass is often celebrated on weekdays. Above the altar there is an almost life-size sculpture of Mary with the child , which was made in the early 17th century. The left side chapel is connected to the chancel by a rounded protruding ambo . On the opposite side is an icon of Christ the ruler of the world , a Russian work from the 19th century.
The prismatic block of marble designed by Hanns Schrott-Fiechtl for the baptismal font is set up in the right arm of the transept, raised over a step . On the wall above is an oil painting from the early 19th century depicting Christ on the cross against the backdrop of Jerusalem . The picture comes from the chapel of the Kreuzberg boarding school.
The attached on March 3, 1963 reliefs of the fourteen Stations of the Cross , by Gerhard Winner driven copper plates were later electroplated silver .
organ
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The collection for an organ began in October 1956. It stands on the 14 m wide and 4 m deep gallery above the main entrance and was inaugurated on May 22, 1960. The instrument by Johannes Klais Orgelbau has 1471 organ pipes with the following disposition :
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The action mechanism is mechanical , the stop action is electric . In addition to the coupling between the manuals and the pedal , three free combinations were built in, as well as a pedal switch.
literature
- Congregation To the Holy Twelve Apostles (Ed.): 50 years of the Church to the Holy Twelve Apostles. Berlin 2004.
- Christine Goetz and Matthias Hoffmann-Tauschwitz: Churches Berlin Potsdam. Berlin 2003.
- Community to the holy Twelve Apostles (ed.): Twelve Apostles Berlin-Schlachtensee. Berlin 2001.
- Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin: Berlin and its buildings. Part VI. Sacred buildings. Berlin 1997.
- Klaus-Dieter Wille: The bells of Berlin (West). History and inventory. Berlin 1987.
- Gerhard Streicher and Erika Drave: Berlin - city and church. Berlin 1980.
- Hilde Herrmann: Development and expansion in the diocese of Berlin. Berlin 1968.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 51.9 ″ N , 13 ° 12 ′ 48 ″ E