St Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht
The St. Catherine's Cathedral ( Sint- Catharinakathedraal larger needles, usually simply Catharijnekerk, " Catherine's Church " ) in Utrecht is the bishop's church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht.
History and Architecture
The church under the patronage of St. Catherine of Alexandria was originally a convent of the Carmelite Church and later the Hospitallers. It was completed in 1560 in the late Gothic transition style as a three-aisled basilica with a transept.
The convent buildings are largely intact and are home to a museum of Dutch church history.
Even twenty years after its completion, the St. Catherine's Church was deconsecrated as a result of the Reformation and then served several purposes. From 1636 it was taken as a reformed church back into liturgical use. During this time famous Utrecht as the Calvinist theologian Gisbert Voetius and the painter Abraham Bloemaert and Gerrit van Honthorst were buried in the church.
1795 were in the Netherlands, the restrictions on the Catholic cult canceled and the Catholics of Utrecht searched for a suitable God employment. 1815, the St. Catherine's Church of the Catholic Church was left, first as a garrison church, in 1842 as a parish church.
1853, the Roman Catholic hierarchy for the Protestant parts of the Netherlands was restored. Utrecht was like in the Middle Ages, the seat of a Catholic archbishop, and St. Catherine's Church was raised to cathedral.
In 1900 the nave was extended under the direction of Alfred Tepe to a yoke to the west. The new gable with ornate Renaissance forms is a copy of the original. Simultaneously, the 53 meter high tower was modeled after the Town Hall tower of Kampen.
Equipment
As of 1859, the cathedral was obtained by Friedrich Wilhelm Mengelberg and his workshop a neo-Gothic features. This was removed in 1960; after drawings by Pieter Jansz. Saenredam the equipment of 1636 was reconstructed. After the Gothic Revival learned towards the end of the 20th century new appreciation, several pieces were brought from that time back into the church, including Mengelberg's 14 Stations of 1898.
Under the main altar is the shrine of the second saint of the cathedral of St. Willibrord; He was born 1939.
Organ
The organ above the main entrance was built in 1903 by the Utrecht organ builder Michaël Maarschalkerweerd than two-manual instrument with pedal. In 1939 it was extended to some register, and a third manual. In 1996 a restoration.
- Couplers: II / I, III / I (also known as Suboktavkoppel ), III / II, I / P, II / P III / P