Kutschurgan Churches
These notes are about the churches in the Kurschurgan villages we visited. The source of this data is Paradise on the Steppe, by Joseph S. Height, published by the Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Bismarck ND, 1973.Mannheim: First church built in 1819 - field stone. Used until 1847. Bishop Lipsky consecrated a
new church in 1861. That church was enlarged, completed in 1895 and consecrated by Bishop Zerr on October 27, 1896. Dedicated to Nativity of Mary. That was the church we saw. It had contained a main altar of white marble, with four side altars. Stations of the cross were nearly six feet in height. But perhaps the most exciting acquisition was the pipe organ from Bavaria, the "largest and finest organ to be found in South Russia". But in less than three decades, the organ was ripped apart and the Soviet plumbers used the pipes for gutters and rain spouts.
new church in 1861. That church was enlarged, completed in 1895 and consecrated by Bishop Zerr on October 27, 1896. Dedicated to Nativity of Mary. That was the church we saw. It had contained a main altar of white marble, with four side altars. Stations of the cross were nearly six feet in height. But perhaps the most exciting acquisition was the pipe organ from Bavaria, the "largest and finest organ to be found in South Russia". But in less than three decades, the organ was ripped apart and the Soviet plumbers used the pipes for gutters and rain spouts.
Elsass: Church built in 1827 - was small, but used for 70 years because they were affiliated with Mannheim until 1895. Their new church was consecrated in Fall 1892 by Bishop Zerr. Dedicated to St. Gabriel the Archangel, who was depicted in a large oil painting above the main altar that was imported from Tyrol.Strassburg: To replace the original, a new, larger church was built in 1863. It was dedicated to St. Joseph. Built by Father Weber.
Baden: St. Michael's, the new church, was built in 1898/1899 and consecrated in 1901 by Bishop Zerr. In the early 1930s the communists demolished the tower. The good people of Baden secretly removed the church garments and vessels and only returned them to the church when the German-Wehrmacht marched into Baden in 1941 when religious services were again held.
Selz: The first church built in 1811, and rebuilt in 1830, became too small by 1859. Construction did not begin until 1897 and the basilica was consecrated November 25, 1901 by Bishop Zerr. Dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.Kandel: Their church was built in 1892 - stone. It was consecrated by Bishop Zerr and dedicated to St. Michael.
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