The "Siebenmeierhof" in Magelsen is documented as part of the Bücken monastery in 937 AD. The fertile marshland to the left of the Weser has been under the plough for over 1000 years.
The "Meier", also canons, were obliged to take care of local church life.
The people in Magelsen must have done this well, as a mighty church tower from the 12th century still bears witness to this today. The same goes for the particularly beautiful crucifix from around the same time, where a depression was rediscovered on the back during the last restoration, where a relic must have once rested.
The church also has another special feature. When the nave burnt down in 1892 and a new Romanesque worship room in the shape of a cross was built by Hase's pupil Bollweg, he integrated the sacrament house from 1522 into the chancel. It depicts a pilgrim in relief, who, with the scallop shell on his hat, makes it clear that he took part in a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (northern Spain).
And so the people of Magels still have something to do with the church today. Their church is still "in operation". Connected to Eitzendorf under one parish office, church services are held here every 14 days and groups meet regularly in the adjacent parish hall. Between 2007 and 2009, the roof and exterior walls of the church were repaired. The renovation of the organ was also completed in 2009.
The "Meier", also canons, were obliged to take care of local church life.
The people in Magelsen must have done this well, as a mighty church tower from the 12th century still bears witness to this today. The same goes for the particularly beautiful crucifix from around the same time, where a depression was rediscovered on the back during the last restoration, where a relic must have once rested.
The church also has another special feature. When the nave burnt down in 1892 and a new Romanesque worship room in the shape of a cross was built by Hase's pupil Bollweg, he integrated the sacrament house from 1522 into the chancel. It depicts a pilgrim in relief, who, with the scallop shell on his hat, makes it clear that he took part in a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (northern Spain).
And so the people of Magels still have something to do with the church today. Their church is still "in operation". Connected to Eitzendorf under one parish office, church services are held here every 14 days and groups meet regularly in the adjacent parish hall. Between 2007 and 2009, the roof and exterior walls of the church were repaired. The renovation of the organ was also completed in 2009.
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