Propsteikirche, Dortmund
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| Propsteikirche | |
|---|---|
| Propsteikirche St. Johannes Baptist | |
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  Propsteikirche  Propsteikirche | |
| 51°30′49″N 07°27′46″E / 51.51361°N 7.46278°E | |
| Location | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | church |
| Dedication | John the Baptist |
| Consecrated | 1450 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Heritage designation | listed |
| Architectural type | hall church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1331 |
| Demolished | 1943, rebuilt 1947–66 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Paderborn |
Propsteikirche is the common name of a church in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the only Catholic church in the city centre. The full name is Propsteikirche St. Johannes Baptist Dortmund. It was built from 1331 as the abbey church of a Dominican monastery. Consecrated in 1458, it features a late-Gothic high altar by Derick Baegert which shows the oldest depiction of Dortmund.
The church became the first Catholic church in Dortmund after the Reformation, a Propsteikirche from 1859. Destroyed in World War II, it was rebuilt until 1966. Its organ, built in 1988, makes it a concert venue.
A Dominican abbey was founded in Dortmund in 1330, and a first abbey church was built from 1331 to 1353, consecrated in 1354, dedicated to John the Baptist. It was soon expanded to a Gothic hall church, begun in 1404 and consecrated in 1458.[1][2] The church of a mendicant order, it was mainly a place for prayer and built simple and without a steeple.[3] The abbey was dissolved during the secularization in 1816. The church became the first Catholic parish church in Dortmund after the Reformation in 1819. It was promoted to a Provost church in 1859. The former abbey buildings were used to house the priest and as school buildings.[2]
The church was destroyed in World War II in 1943. Its most important art treasures had been removed, surviving the war. The church was rebuilt from 1947 to 1967.[1] It is a listed monument.[2]
Altar
The church features a late-Gothic high altar by Derick Baegert, focused on the themes of the Passion and Crucifixion. It shows in the background of the left panel the oldest depiction of Dortmund.[1]
Organ
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The present organ was built in 1988 by Siegfried Sauer. It is often used for concerts and recordings. It is a universal organ with 52 stops on three manuals and pedal.[4]
