Rheingauer Dom
{{Infobox church
| name = Rheingauer Dom
| fullname = {{lang|de|Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz}}
| image = Hl. Kreuz Geisenheim, Rheingau Cathedral 20130929 4.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = West facade of the church by {{nowrap|Philipp Hoffmann}}, 2013
| location = Geisenheim, Germany
| pushpin map = Hesse#Germany
| coordinates = {{coord|49|58|58|N|7|58|3|E|type:landmark_scale:1000_region:DE-HE|display=inline,title}}
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| architect = {{plainlist|
- anonymous
- Philipp Hoffmann
}}
| style = {{plainlist|
}}
| consecrated date = 16th century
| dedication = {{nowrap|Holy Cross}}
| diocese = {{nowrap|Limburg}}
| website = {{url|http://heilig-kreuz-rheingau.de}}
}}
{{lang|de|Rheingauer Dom}} is the colloquial name for the Catholic parish church in Geisenheim, Germany. Officially {{lang|de|Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz}} (Holy Cross), the large church in the Rheingau region is called Dom although it was never a bishop's seat. The present building was begun in the 16th century, but major features such as an expansion of the nave from three to five vaults, the towers, the organ and several altars were added in the 19th century. The parish is part of the Diocese of Limburg.
History
The present building began as a late-Gothic hall church, built mostly from 1510 to 1518. It succeeded a Romanesque church first mentioned in 1146. In 1829, the west towers had to be demolished because they were unsafe. The architect Philipp Hoffmann, who was born in Geisenheim, proposed to expand the church and build a new facade and towers. Hoffmann, who later built landmarks in Wiesbaden such as St. Bonifatius and the Russian Church, expanded the nave by adding two more vaults similar to the three Gothic ones, and created a new west facade with neo-Gothic towers. The large church is called Dom although it was never a bishop's seat.
The towers were restored from 2010 to 2014. The celebration of the completion was on Pentecost 2014, with a "Mass of All Saints" by Alan Wilson, performed by church choir and children's choir conducted by Florian Brachtendorf.
The church is a venue of the Rheingau Musik Festival and other concerts, including choral concerts of the Rheingauer Kantorei.
Interior
File:Heilig Kruiskerk (Rheingauer Dom) Zijaltaar.jpg
Features from the Gothic structure are the vault and the {{lang|de|Dreikönigsaltar}}. The high altar in neo-Gothic style was installed in 1886. Another neo-Gothic altar, the {{lang|de|Marienaltar}}, was created by Caspar Weis in 1894.
The organ was commissioned in 1839 and built in 1842 by {{lang|de|{{ill|Stumm (organ builders)|de|Stumm (Orgelbauerfamilie)|lt=Gebrüder Stumm}}}}, with 31 stops, two keyboards and pedal. It is the largest instrument with two manuals that the company built.
In 1987, the organ was restored to its original state of the Romantic period. Martin Lücker played in 2012 a concert with a program that Albert Schweitzer had performed in Frankfurt in 1928 on a similar instrument that was destroyed.
Gallery
GeisenheimRheingauerDomHlKreuzW.JPG|{{center|West facade}}
Rheingauer Dom, Geisenheim, South view 20140902 1.jpg|Viem from the South
Rheingauer Dom, Geisenheim, Entry and Nave 20140902 2.jpg|{{center|Interior}}
Rheingauer Dom, Geisenheim, Choir 20140902 1.jpg|{{center|Exterior of the Choir}}
References
{{reflist
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| refs =
{{cite web
| url = http://www.rheingau-musik-festival.de/rmf,en,23,rheingauer-dom-geisenheim,spielstaette.html
| title = Rheingauer Dom, Geisenheim
| publisher = Rheingau Musik Festival
| accessdate = 13 August 2014
}}
{{cite web
| url = http://www.kulturland-rheingau.de/de/reisen-erleben/sehenswertes/sehenswuerdigkeiten/rheingauerdom/
| title = Rheingauer Dom in Geisenheim
| publisher = Kulturland Rheingau
| language = German
| accessdate = 13 August 2014
}}
{{cite news
| last = Gerber
| first = Manfred
| url = http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/lokales/wiesbaden/nachrichten-wiesbaden/vor-125-jahren-starb-der-wiesbadener-baumeister-philipp-hoffmann-in-san-remo_13751502.htm
| title = Vor 125 Jahren starb der Wiesbadener Baumeister Philipp Hoffmann in San Remo
| publisher = Kulturland Rheingau
| newspaper= Wiesbadener Kurier
| accessdate = 19 August 2014
}}
{{cite web
|url = http://www.schau-mal-einer-an.com/Lndsch/Rhg/Rheingauer_Dom_07.htm
|title = Rheingauer Dom - Geisenheim - kath. Pfarrkirche - Hl. Kreuz
|publisher = schau-mal-einer-an.com
|language = German
|accessdate = 13 August 2014
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091107200204/http://www.schau-mal-einer-an.com/Lndsch/Rhg/Rheingauer_Dom_07.htm
|archivedate = 7 November 2009
}}
{{cite book
| title = Wiesbaden Rheingau
| publisher = Baedeker
| year = 2001
| isbn = 3-87954-076-4
| page = 115
| language = German
}}
{{cite web
| last = Reinhold
| first = Uta
| url = http://www.denkmalpflege-hessen.de/LFDH4_DDM_2002-12/body_index.html
| title = Der "Rheingauer Dom" und sein Marienaltar
| publisher = Denkmalpflege Hessen
| language = German
| accessdate = 13 August 2014
}}
{{cite web
| url = http://articles.denkmalpflege-hessen.de/cgi-bin/home.pl?session=b7a577a1f1893e863363965f1c73862f&id=1110&category=8&event=PressReleases
| title = 140.000 Euro für die Sanierung der Türme des "Rheingauer Doms" - Staatssekretär Jung übergibt Bewilligungsbescheid für Geisenheimer Pfarrkirche
| publisher = Denkmalpflege Hessen
| date = 19 April 2011
| language = German
| accessdate = 19 August 2014
}}
{{cite news
| url = http://www.rheingau-echo.de/center/html/news/2212turm.htm
| title = Ende der Turmsanierung gefeiert
| publisher = Rheingau Echo
| year = 2014
| language = German
| accessdate = 20 August 2014
}}
{{cite web
|url = http://www.kath-kirche-geisenheim.de/Stumm-Orgel.129.0.html
|title = Stumm-Orgel
|publisher = Kirche Geisenheim
|language = German
|accessdate = 10 September 2014
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140827015634/http://www.kath-kirche-geisenheim.de/Stumm-Orgel.129.0.html
|archivedate = 27 August 2014
}}
{{cite news
| url = http://www.rheingau-echo.de/center/html/news/re2012orgel
| title = Historisches Orgelkonzert im Rheingauer Dom /Ganz nah am Original: Albert Schweitzers Konzert aus dem Jahr 1928 in Geisenheim
| newspaper = Rheingau Echo
| year = 2012
| language = German
| accessdate = 10 September 2014
}}
}}
External links
{{Commons category|Rheingauer Dom Hl. Kreuz (Geisenheim)}}
- {{Official website|http://heilig-kreuz-rheingau.de}} from 2015
- {{Official website|http://www.kath-kirche-geisenheim.de}} until 2014
- [http://www.bildindex.de/dokumente/html/obj20243872#|home Katholische Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz, sogenannter Rheingauer Dom, Geisenheim (Rheingaukreis)] bildindex.de
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1518
Category:16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Germany
Category:Roman Catholic churches in Hesse