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St. Martin's Church, Zyfflich, Germany
. . . THIS MAY TAKE A MOMENT OR TWO . . .
An exterior view of St. Martin's Church in Zyfflich in Rhineland, near the border of the Netherlands, sent to us by Mr. Clemens Emschermann, and photographed by Mr. Andre Meisters -- both friends of the Order. |
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A photograph taken by Mr. Clemens Emschermann, showing the rural area around the small town of Zyfflich, with the medieval church punctuating the landscape. | |
Aerial view of the town of Zyfflich, which lies generally to the west of Xanten. | |
An older photo done after the restoration, which began in 1948. | |
The apse area from the exterior. | |
The front door of the church, which has a unique inscription. | |
Above the portal of the front door there is a verse in Hexameter which reads: VITA SAL(US) REQUIES DATUR HICPULSATE FIDELES (Life, health and peace is given to believers) | |
Interior of the church looking from the rear of the building toward the altar / apse area. | |
Older photo from the same perspective as the color photo above. | |
Interior photo looking at some of the arches in the nave, and the suspended candelabra near the pulpit (at extreme left). | |
Another photo of the nave, showing some of the original pillars preserved in the church (see below) | |
Yet more Nave arches and pillars. | |
Closeup of one of the original pillars of the church. | |
Closeup of the capital of the pillar above. | |
Corinthian style pillar. | |
Another corinthian style pillar. | |
"Figures" capital of one of the pillars. | |
Closeup of a figure on the "Figures" capital. | |
Another ornate capital from an original medieval pillar in St. Martin's Church. | |
Closeup of a "Floral" capital. | |
Closeup of a "Formal" capital. | |
Another capital. | |
The next photographs show some of the damage caused in the catastrophy of World War II, and what the general state of St. Martin's was 1944-1947 | |
Another tragic photograph. There was never a doubt about whether to restor this ancient Church, however. | |
A view of the front door to the St. Martin's. | |
Note the front doors which appear "blown in". | |
A photo taken from within the damaged church showing some of the main archways and an open roof! | |
A small portion of the roof did remain with its vaulting, shown at right. | |
Finally a view toward the rear of the damaged church and its front doors. | |
Now of course completely restored, St. Martin's is the pride not only of Zyfflich, but of the entire district! | |
Restored nave. | |
Altar. | |