Werl pilgrimage
| Alte Wallfahrtskirche Mariae Virginis | ||
|---|---|---|
Year consecrated 1789 | | |
| Location | ||
| Location | Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
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| Geographic coordinates | 51°33′13″N 07°54′55″E / 51.55361°N 7.91528°E | |
| Architecture | ||
| Architect(s) | Franz Arnold Matthias Boner | |
| Type | Hall church | |
| Style | Baroque | |
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History
A pilgrimage to a miraculous image of Mary (wundertätiges Marienbild) in Werl began in 1661.[1] The Gnadenbild is a wood-carved figure of Mary with her son on her lap, dated to the 12th century. An abbey church of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, designed by a friar Bonitus from Trier and completed in 1662, became unstable and was demolished. A larger church was built instead to accommodate the rising numbers of pilgrims.[1]
Wallfahrtskirche
The pilgrimage church (Wallfahrtskirche), which also served as an abbey church for the friars (Kapuzinerkirche), was designed by Franz Arnold Matthias Boner and built from 1786 to 1789,[2] as a hall church[2] in Baroque style[3] with five bays and a rectangular choir.[2] The interior is cross-vaulted and features high windows. Uniform interior furnishings date from the late 17th century. [1] The church was dedicated to Mary (Mariae Virginis).[2]
The building was expanded to the east from 1859 to 1860.[2] The choir was changed to a five-sided choir, and the church was equipped with a ridge turret. In 1953, the colour scheme of the carvings was unified.[2]
Wallfahrtsbasilika
| Wallfahrtsbasilika Mariae Heimsuchung | ||
|---|---|---|
Year consecrated 1906 | | |
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| Architecture | ||
| Architect(s) | Wilhelm Sunder-Plaßmann | |
| Style | Romanesque Revival | |
When the Baroque church became too small for the growing number of pilgrims, an adjacent Wallfahrtsbasilika was created.
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Literature
- Anton Henze et al.: Reclams Kunstführer Deutschland, Bd. 3: Rheinlande und Westfalen. Baudenkmäler. Reclam, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6, p. 730.
- ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2, p. 1168
- ISBN 3-87088-844-X.
References
- ^ a b c "Alte Wallfahrtskirche Mariae Heimsuchung". Baukunst NRW (in German). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wallfahrtsbasilika (Doppelturm) Werl, Walburgisstr. 3 / Ehemalige Kapuziner-Klosterkirche B. Mariae Virginis (alte Wallfahrtskirche) Werl, Walburgisstr. 3" (PDF). Landschaftsverband Westfalen Lippe (LWL) (in German). p. 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Geschichte". wallfahrtsorte-wallfahrtskirchen.de (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Erhebung zur Basilika minor". Wallfahrt Werl (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Pilgerziele im Erzbistum Paderborn (in German) Diocese of Paderborn