Rheinau in Schwetzingen in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe
Katholische Kirche St. Pankratius
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Catholic Church of St. Pankratius
Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2024
1. Katholische Kirche St. Pankratius / Catholic Church of St. Pankratius Marker
Die St. Pankratius-Kirche steht im Zentrum des mittelalterlichen Ortskerns auf dem ältesten Kirchplatz Schwetzingens. Ihr Name geht auf den frühchristlichen Märtyrer Sankt Pankratius zurück, der 1435 als patrone der Pfarrkirchen zu Swettzingen aktenkundig wurde.
Im Dreißigjährigen Krieg wurde die kleine Dorfkirche zerstört, die lange Zeit als einzige Kirche am Ort je nach Konfession des Landesherren katholische und evangelische Gläubige beherbergte. Erst im Zuge der Pfälzischen Kirchenteilung 1705 wurde das notdürftig wieder aufgebaute Gotteshaus den Katholiken zugesprochen.
Ihr heutiges Aussehen erhielt die Kirche im 18. Jahrhundert. Am 11. März 1737 erfolgte die Grundsteinlegung für den Neubau, an dem die kurfürstlichen Hofbaumeister Sigismund Zeller, Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti und Nicolas de Pigage beteiligt waren. Der 1750 errichtete Ostturm geht auf einen Entwurf Rabaliattis zurück, während die frühklassizistische Eingangsfassade ein Werk des Lunéviller Baumeisters Nicolas de Pigage ist.
Im Zuge der Bauarbeiten wurde 1758 auch der bei der Kirche gelegene Friedhof verlegt,
this page online
The St. Pankratius Church stands in the center of the medieval town center on the oldest church square in Schwetzingen. Its name goes back to the early Christian martyr Saint Pankratius, who was recorded in 1435 as the patron saint of the parish churches in Swettzingen.
The small village church was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. For a long time it was the only church in the town that housed Catholic and Protestant believers, depending on the denomination of the ruler. It was only during the division of the Palatinate churches in 1705 that the hastily rebuilt church was given to the Catholics.
The church took on its current appearance in the 18th century. On March 11, 1737, the foundation stone was laid for the new building, in which the electoral court architects Sigismund Zeller, Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti and Nicolas de Pigage were involved. The east tower, built in 1750, is based on a design by Rabaliatti, while the early classicist entrance façade is the work of the Lunéville architect Nicolas de Pigage.
During the construction work, the cemetery near the church was relocated in 1758, of which a few gravestones
Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2024
2. The entrance to the Catholic Church of St. Pankratius and Marker
Erected by Schwetzingen.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1737.
Location. 49° 23.123′ N, 8° 34.294′ E. Marker is in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. It is in Rheinau. It is at the intersection of Schloßstraße and Dreikönigstraße, on the right when traveling north on Schloßstraße. The marker is located on the southwest corner of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Schloßstraße 10, Schwetzingen BW 68723, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus / Memorial for the Victims of National Socialism (a few steps from this marker); „Der Jäger aus Kurpfalz", 1984 / "The Hunter from the Palatinate", 1984 (within shouting distance of this marker); Altes Katholisches Schulhaus / Old Catholic Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bertha Benz (within shouting distance of this marker); Schwetzingen und sein Rathaus / Schwetzingen and its town hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Kultur - Kulinarik - Feste / Culture - Culinary - Festivals
Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2024
3. The view of the Katholische Kirche St. Pankratius / Catholic Church of St. Pankratius
Also see . . . Electoral Tour. Schwetzingen
Starting from Schwetzingen Palace, the Electoral Tour leads to several stops in the city, where aspects of the courtly life of the enlightened and art-loving Elector Carl Theodor of the Palatinate are explained and the effects of the economic factor “Electoral Court” on the then market town of Schwetzingen become visible.(Submitted on October 22, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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