Consecration plaque
As Weihe panels in the walls of late medieval are churches sunken reliefs referred to, which usually represent the crucified Christ with escorts. Their function is not clear. They are often associated with the consecration or renewed consecration of the church in question. Boards with dates are particularly valuable from a historical point of view. Dedication tablets were only put up for barely a century, from around 1430 to around 1510.
Examples of consecration tablets
St. Bartholomäus in Braunschweig - city center, dated: 1433, above the east portal
St. Nikolaus in Groß Schwülper ( Gifhorn district ), replica above the entrance portal.
(The original, dated around 1489, is in the church.)
St. Nicolai in Rethen (Gifhorn district), replica above the entrance portal.
(The undated original, around 1500, is in the church.)
St. Martini in Wahle (Peine district), dated: 1494, originally probably attached outside, now in the church
St. Nikolaus in Walle (Gifhorn district), replica above the entrance portal.
(The original, dated 1504, is in the church.)
Marienkirche in Wendeburg (Peine district), dated: 1439, above the entrance portal
literature
- Rolf Ahlers : Consecration tablets on churches . In: Braunschweigische Heimat 93/1, Braunschweigischer Landesverein für Heimatschutz eV (Ed.), Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2007, http://d-nb.info/012172111