St. Pankratius, Roman Catholic parish church in Glehn, Korschenbroich, Germany
St. Pankratius is a Gothic Revival church built in 1868–1872 by Cologne architect Heinrich Nagelschmidt. The new tower and western bays were erected first in front of the old Romanesque church, which was demolished in 1870/71 to make way for the new choir. The first service in the completed building was held on 21 January 1873.
A church at this location was first documented in papal records in 1246. The current building was constructed between 1868 and 1872 under architect Heinrich Nagelschmidt and has defined the village landscape ever since.
The parish patron is Saint Pancras, a Roman martyr of the early church. The old church's surviving treasures include a baptismal font and the statue of the Glehn Madonna, both now in the present building, and a bell hangs in the roof turret. The parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Cologne.
The church stands in Glehn, part of Korschenbroich, in the Archdiocese of Cologne. The old church was demolished in 1870/71 after the new tower and western bays were finished, so the present nave and choir were built in two stages; the first service in the completed building was held on 21 January 1873.
The old church's bell survives in the roof turret of the present building, while the Romanesque baptismal font and the statue of the Glehn Madonna were also carried over from the predecessor church. Eight coffins with rosaries and crosses were found in a crypt during its demolition.
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