Talk:St. Lorenz Basilica

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The Basilica of St. Lawrence is a former Benedictine abbey church of the former princely pin Kempten and present parish church of the parish of St. Lawrence in the Swabian town of Kempten in the diocese of Augsburg.

Building History

725 came to the Holy Magnus and his companion Theodore to Kempten, in the city, like Trier and Augsburg can document their history up to the first century BC. 752 gründete Audogar von St. 752 founded Audogar of St. Gallen eine kleine benediktinische Zelle in Kempten. Hildegard, abgebildet im Stiftwappen, schenkte dem damaligen königlichen Eigenkloster als Gemahlin Karls des Großen 774 die heiligen Leiber von Gordianus und Epimachus. Gall, a small Benedictine cell in Kempten. Hildegard, coat of arms depicted in the pen, gave the former royal monastery own as the wife of Charlemagne, 774, the holy bodies of Gordianus and Epimachus. Demonstrated the construction of the 13 Century on the site of the present residence. 1382 were the towers of the basilica after a fire in a Gothic conclusion. In its heyday the Benedictine monastery had a territory of around 1000 km ² with 42,000 inhabitants and property in 85 villages and hamlets. It was the richest and most important rule of the abbots of the four direct imperial abbeys in the Allgäu. 1632 at the monastery and church were invaded by the Swedish severely damaged. In 1632 the monastery and church were severely damaged in the Swedish invasion. In 1634, the Romanesque nave to the building, which had been expanded in 1478, was razed to the ground.

The foundation stone of the Basilica of St. Lawrence was laid on 13 April 1652 Stood as the nave of the church, the retired builder Michael Beer from.On 24 March 1654 Johann Serro was appointed as his successor. In 1659 Serro decided to increase the length of the nave by one meter and seventy centimeters. He changed the shape of the galleries to widen the aisles in order to take pressure off the walls of the nave. From 1666 to 1673 work continued on the unfinished twin towers. On 12 May 1748 the church was dedicated. The building is 40.5 meters long fünfjochige long, 16.3 meters high, the central nave. The two lower side aisles with galleries are 6.80 meters high. The octagonal, about the same width choir has a dome, which is 42 meters high.

In 1803 the monastery was secularized.

In 1900, the two church towers were completed. They used different materials, including for example concrete, is in relation to the building materials including much more difficult. That means that the building still has problems. Thus the towers bend easily in strong winds and the strong vibrations of the church bells suspended. That's why it travels from the towers of the main building, so that foreseeable formed cracks and gaps. Climbing the tower is therefore not officially open to the public.

Meaning

Even during the Thirty Years War, the then 29 year old abbot Giel Gielsberg began planning the church. It was one of the first major churches after the Thirty Years' War. The builder Michael Beer has created one of his first independent church. The changes were more cosmetic Serros. He brought in the first galleries above the aisles. The churches of the abbey of Weingarten and the monastery Ottobeuren were Nachfolgebauten the Au Guild.

1969, Pope Paul VI gave the Kempten church the honorary title of basilica minorh.

Patronage

Feast of St. Lawrence, 10 August. Besides cartridge : * Assumption (15 August) * Gordianus and Epimachus (May 10)

Organs

St. Lawrence has three organs, the main choir organ and two minor organs. The major organ and the northern choir organ (or gospel organ) have their own game table, while the Epistelorgel is alluded to in the south of the northern electric organ. The two choir organs can also be played by the main organ.

Major Organ

The main organ goes to Eberhard Friedrich Walcker back in the years 1864 to 1866, a plant with 36 stops on two manuals and pedal created. 1938, by Joseph Zeilhuber an expansion remodeling, with a portion of the old pipe factory was taken over. The instrument has since been more than 64 speaking stops.

Choir Organ

The prospect of the two choir organs was created in the Rococo style in 1750. The pipes came from Josef Zeilhuber from 1963 and was rebuilt by Martin Gegenbauer in 2002. The Südorgel has 12 stops on one manual and pedal organ, the North has 19 stops on two manuals and pedal.