Neunkirchen, Saarland (state of Germany), Marienkirche, iglesia a la Bienaventurada Virgen María, church to the Blessed Virgin Mary, chiesa alla Benedetta Vergine Maria, église à la Bénie Vierge Marie, Najświętsza Maryja Panna (Marienplatz)

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St. Marien (Neunkirchen (Saar))

The St. Mary's Church in Neunkirchen

View of the western front with the bell tower

St. Mary's is the Roman Catholic parish church of the Saarland district town of Neunkirchen. In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church building is listed as single monument.

History

The current church building is the successor building of an in 1751 emerged Baroque hall church, which was demolished in 1884.

In the years 1884-1885 was built on the same site by the architect Ferdinand Schorbach (Hannover) the still existing building. The overall site management was held by architect Johann Heinrich Kastenholz (Hannover), the execution followed by Nikolaus Zimmer (Heiligenwald) and Nikolaus Ballog. Client and part-financier of the church was Carl Ferdinand Stumm.

In 1930 took place a restoration of the church interior. 1945-1947 the interior in a further restoration measure got a new color version. 1954 followed a rebuilding in which Mary reliefs were placed over the portals. Mid-1960s, the chancel was rebuilt in the context of a renewed restoration.

The 1980s were marked by further restorations. So in the years 1981-1986 a colored interior painting was carried out, bricked the north transept portal and set up a new entrance in the south aisle. In the years 1986 to 1989 followed the restoration of the roof, apse, facade and tower. The plannings for this purpose predominantly stem from Rudolf Maria Birtel.

Built Description

A look inside the church

Architecture

The church was built in the style of neo-Romannesque. As to the basic architectural form of the church building, it is a basilica with cruciform floor plan. The nave, divided into a nave and two aisles, is divided into four bays. To the nave adjoins a transept, to it the choir terminating in a semi-circular apse. The ceiling of the nave is formed by groined vaults, the one of the aisles by cross vaults.

The interior of the church

On the side walls of the chancel and in the north arm of the transept there are scenic representations of the painter Franz Schilling (Munich) from 1930. The mid-1960s followed painting of the church in gray with a few splashes of color on the capitals was carried out by restorer Mrziglod (Tholey). At the same time the chancel was rebuilt. In the process was created a new tabernacle and ambo by architect Rudolf Maria Birtel (Neunkirchen).

To the equipment of the church belong also a crucifixion scene and a Pietà in the form of sculptural works. They are situated in the western portions of the two side aisles. In addition, can be found inside the church a picture of grace in the form of an icon of Mary and a large altar cross.

The church exterior

On the churchyard is a Marian column, which was made in 1954 by sculptor Hans Bogler (Neunkirchen). It is cast iron from the Neunkircher ironworks.

The bas-reliefs with themes of Marian devotion in the tympanum fields above the four portals have been designed in 1954 by Reverend John Schmitt (Neunkirchen). Were executed the reliefs of Willi Hahn.

Bell

In the tower of the church there is a peal of four bells. Of these, the three largest in 1952 by the bell-founder Albert Junker from Brilon (Westphalia) have been cast in bronze. The smallest bell was built in 1924 by Junker & Edelbrock, also from Brilon.

The church had two predecessors peals that also each of them consisted of four bells. The first was from 1885 and was delivered by Andreas Hamm from Frankenthal and in 1917 during the First World War it had to be handed over completely. From the second peal, that came from the bell foundry Junker & Edelbrock (Brilon/Westphalia), the three largest bells were confiscated during the Second World War in 1942. Only the smallest bell remained until today in the tower.

 

No. Name chime inscription

1 Christ b0 "O rex gloriae veni cum pace!"

(O King of glory, come with thy peace!)

2 Maria db1 "Regina in caelum assumpta, ora pro nobis!"

(You Queen, taken up in heaven, pray for us!)

3 Joseph es1 "Holy Joseph, model of workers, supporter of families, patron Saint of the Holy Church, pray for us!"

4 Andreas f1 "Holy Andrew, devotee of the Cross, pray for us!"

Organ

 

The church organ

The organ of the church stems from the House Roethinger (Strasbourg) and was built in two sections in 1952 and 1954, according to a specification draft of the then organist of St. Mary's Church, Alfons Erner. The instrument whose concept structurally and phonetically is based on the romantic orchestral organ type occupies a special place in the Saar-Palatinate organ landscape. This is due to the interaction of the convincing own characteristics of the organ with the fine acoustics of the church hall.

The instrument is set up on a loft and has a free standing console. The wind chests are slider chests with electrical key and stop action. The total number of organ pipes is 3090, the material of the front pipes is zinc, their different coloring being the result of a different lacquering with gold and silver bronze.

The instrument has 49 stops (from which 9 stops in pedal are extensions of other pedal stops or transmissions from the manual stops (Dulcian)), distributed over 3 manuals and pedal. As part of the interior renovation of the church in 1985, the organ by the company Hugo Mayer organ building (Heusweiler) has been undergone a major overhaul in the course of it a partial re-voicing (reinforcement of the expression pedal) and the new construction of the console followed. Unfortunately, in doing so, the original sub and super accessories of the rückpositiv and espression pedal (Schwellwerk) were removed.

A sound document of the organ with the CD recording "The Roethinger Organ of the Marienkirche of Neunkirchen/Saar - Christoph Keller plays works of the late French Romanticism" of Christoph Keller is available.

 

I Hauptwerk C-g3

First principal 16'

2 Principal 8'

3 Gedackt 8'

4 Dulziana 8'

5 octave 4'

6 Nachthorn 4'

7 Quinte 22.3'

8 doublet 2'

9 Cornet V

10 mixture IV-VI

11 Basson 16'

12 Trumpet 8'

13 Clairon 4'

II positive C-g3

14 bourdon 8'

15 Gemshorn 8'

16 reed flute 4'

17 Flageolet 2'

18 larigot 11.3'

19 Sesquialtera II

20 cymbal IV

21 Krummhorn 8'

III Swell C-g3

22 Quintadena 16'

23 Principal 8'

24 wooden flute 8'

25 Salizional 8'

26, beat 8'

27 Octave 4'

28 Recorder 4'

29 Nasard 3.22'

30 Forest Flute 2'

31 third, 3.13'

32 mixture V

33 dulcian 16'

34 Basson-Hautbois 8'

35 Shelf 4'

Pedal C-f1

36 Principal 16'

37th Subbass 16'

Echobaß 16' [n. 1]

38th Quintbaß 102/3'

Principal 8' [n. 2]

Spillpfeiffe 8' [n. 3]

Choralbaß 4' [n. 2]

Reed flute 4' [n. 3]

Soprano 2' [n. 3]

39 mixture VII

40 Trombone 16'

Dulcian 16' [n. 1]

Trumpet 8' [n. 4]

Cornet 4' [n. 4]

Coupling:

Normal pairing: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P II / P III / P

Suboktavkoppeln: II / I, III / I

Superoktavkoppeln: III / I, III / P

Game Aids: two free combinations, Tutti

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↑ Jumping Up by: from transmission from the Swell

↑ Jumping Up by: from Oktavauszug from Principal 16 '

↑ Jumping Up by: abc Oktavauszug from Subbass 16 '

↑ Jumping Up by: from Oktavauszug from Trombone 16 '

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