Wibadi Church

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Lutheran Church Wibadi Wiegboldsbur
Aerial photo 2013
Church interior.
Altar.
Baptismal font.

The Wibadi Church is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church at the western exit of the village of Wiegboldsbur , a district of the municipality of Südbrookmerland in East Frisia . Over the centuries the church was rebuilt several times, so that today only the two longitudinal walls, but with modified windows, can be added to the original building.

When the church got its name and who Wibadus was is still unclear. There is no evidence of a saint by this name. It is assumed that a ruler of the parish with this name donated the church. The name has a counterpart in Groningerland with the unidentified parish of Wibadaskerikon or Wigbaldeswerf .

History and description of the building

Wiegboldsbur is a row settlement whose houses are lined up on a terp. The village church was built at the western end of this row on a specially heaped up hill that was partially excavated over the centuries.

The church throws reaches a height of five meters above sea ​​level and is covered with a layer of peat of about two meters. There was at least one previous wooden building in place of today's church. As a result of the archaeological studies carried out in the church between 1968 and 1975, this church is dated to the 10th to 11th centuries. It was equipped with a tamped clay floor like a threshing floor and the roof was apparently covered with reeds and heather. The attic was probably used as storage for the separate storage of grains. This is indicated by traces of charred, medieval cultivated plants that were found during the excavations. This church is one of the oldest demonstrable in the region and was probably dedicated to St. James . Up until the 13th century, the entire Brookmerland belonged to the Wiegboldsbur parish, which in turn was subordinate to the Hinte Provost. This church fell victim to a fire.

In 1250, the separation of the Brookmerland from the Provost Office Hinte and the formation of its own Provost Office "Brokmannia", directly subordinate to the Episcopal Official in Münster , was agreed. Wiegboldsbur was on the border with the Diocese of Bremen , which was roughly formed by today's Balkweg. Around the same time, the construction of today's Wibadi Church began, which was built as a single-nave brick church in Romanesque style with a semicircular apse. The bell tower was built in the 13th century in the parallel wall type and probably replaced a wooden bell frame that previously supported the bells.

Until around 1400 it was a broadcast church for what is now southern Brookmerland. Alternating with the church in Loppersum , the market and the episcopal broadcasting court were held in the churchyard. A neck iron on the north wall of the church still testifies to this today. In the Brokmerbrief , the Brookmerland code of law written in the 13th century, it says in the 218th Küre: “Sa kiasat Brocmen thet to enre kere, thetter en fele lith ne mote wesa Wibaldinga szerspele bi Achta mercum and bi tha huse. - The brokers make this a law that no hired entourage may be within the Wigboldsburer parish with a fine of eight marks and loss of the house. "

In the following centuries the church was rebuilt several times. Originally the nave had a vaulted ceiling. This later had to be replaced with a flat wooden ceiling due to its disrepair. The doors of the north and south walls were walled up and the windows enlarged. In the 17th century the apse was replaced by a straight east wall. The building was shortened by 7.5 meters on the west side and the entrance was moved here.

After the groundwater level had sunk sharply and part of the churchyard had been dug up for a cemetery expansion, the foundations of the church sank threateningly, so that it had to be closed from 1968 due to dilapidation. Restoration work began immediately afterwards. From 1973 the interior was also completely renovated and the west gable was rebuilt.

Furnishing

View of the west gallery with Schmid organ (1819)

The interior is now closed by a flat wooden ceiling. There is a wooden barrel vault above the organ in the west.

In the years 1888/89 the chancel was raised and a gallery was built on the west gable.

Two trapezoidal tombstones from the 12th century and others from the 17th century have been preserved. One of the oldest furnishings is the bronze baptismal font by Peter Clockgether from 1496. It rests on four knights and shows the crucifixion scene and the apostles under late Gothic keel arches on the wall .

The baroque altar retable , which reaches up to the ceiling, dates from 1653. The main field depicts the Lord's Supper , above the crucifixion and in the small uppermost field the resurrection of Christ. The pulpit probably also dates from this time.

organ

The organ was built by Wilhelm Eilert Schmid from 1818 to 1819 and has largely been preserved. It has 8  registers on a manual and an attached pedal . After changes in 1878 and around 1900, when it was moved from the east to the west side of the church, the instrument was restored by the Hillebrand brothers from 1983 to 1985 .

I Manual C – f 3
1. Principal 4 ′ S.
2. Dumped 8th' S.
3. Viola di gamba 8th' H
4th Reed flute 4 ′ S.
5. Fifth 3 ′ S.
6th Octave 2 ′ S.
7th Mixture III S.
8th. Trumpet B / D 8th' H
Pedal C – e 0
attached

Remarks:

S = register by Wilhelm Eilert Schmid (1818/19)
H = register from Gebr. Hillebrand (1983–85)

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches in Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn , Volume 2. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever (2nd edition) 1983, p. 47.
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . 2nd Edition. Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebs-GmbH, Aurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-940601-05-6 , p. 85, 88, 95 .

Web links

Commons : Wibadi Church (Wiegboldsbur)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Monika van Lengen: St. Wibadi Church in Wiegboldsbur , accessed on May 23, 2019 (PDF).
  2. ↑ a b c Peter Feldkamp, ​​Working Group of the Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft: Wiegboldsbur, Gemeinde Südbrookmerland, Landkreis Aurich , accessed on May 23, 2019 (PDF file; 46 kB).
  3. ↑ Gottfried Kiesow : Architectural Guide Ostfriesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 214 .
  4. ↑ Reinhard Ruge (NOMINE eV): Wiegboldsbur, Ev.-luth. Wibadi Church - organ by Wilhelm Eilert Schmid (1818/19) , accessed on May 23, 2019.

Coordinates: 53 ° 26 '57.3 "  N , 7 ° 20' 9.4"  E