Augustine Church (Schwäbisch Gmünd)

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Augustine Church from Münsterplatz. On the left of the church are the sacristy building in the foreground, the monastery building in the background

The Augustinus Church in Schwäbisch Gmünd is the former Baroque-style monastery church of the Gmünder Augustinerkloster , which is today a Protestant parish church in the city center, in the neighborhood of the Holy Cross Minster .

history

Since 1284, the Augustinian Order of Hermits was allowed by the mayor of Schwäbisch Gmünd to stay in the city, to purchase land and to build on it. It was at this time that the first monastery buildings were started, which were in place from 1308. It is no longer possible to determine exactly when the construction of the church began. It is assumed that first there was a straight choir closure , which was replaced in 1432 by a new choir in its current form. At that time, the Augustine Church was a late Gothic church complex, of which no features are freely visible today. In 1535, Emperor Charles V took quarters in the Augustinian monastery, which at that time consisted of medieval half-timbered buildings. After the church underwent another renovation in 1680, a catastrophic condition of the monastery and the church building was determined as early as 1732, which was confirmed again in 1755 because of the risk of collapse. The new baroque building of the monastery was completed as early as 1747. From 1756 on the renovation work on the church began, which included a partial demolition of the late Gothic church. The construction work was led by Johann Michael Keller , who was the city ​​master builder in Schwäbisch Gmünd at the time. In 1758 the renovation work was completed.

Interior of the Augustine Church

On January 3rd, 1803, the monastery received a decree of repeal, which resulted in the evacuation of the monastery. In 1806 the church was designated as an evangelical garrison church and in 1817 as an evangelical parish church. In 1855, an entrance from Münsterplatz at the apex of the choir was broken through and more seats were created for members of the garrison. The passage was closed again in 1963 as part of a church restoration.

Furnishing

Ceiling fresco in the nave

The choir is decorated both on the walls and on the ceiling, the nave only on the ceiling with frescoes by Johann Anwander . Most of the frescoes show events from the life of St. Augustine . The remaining frescoes refer to other religious saints. Next to the organ is the Storrsche Oratorio. It's a box-shaped box. A magnificent coat of arms of the Storr von Ostrach is emblazoned on the east side of the lodge.

The baroque high altar was created in 1770 by the Augustinian Fidelis Hellwirth together with his brother-in-law Franz Joseph Bergmiller. The figures of saints come from the previous altar and were created around 1700. The side altars and confessionals were moved to Hohenberg and Gotteszell between 1805 and 1810 .

The sound cover of the pulpit , created around 1700 and whose basket dates from 1871, is worth seeing . On the southern choir wall near the pulpit is the epitaph for Philipp Senfft von Sulpurg († February 15, 1515).

The stalls were built in from 1829 to 1835. The choir stalls date from 1750. In the nave, lay benches with rococo cheeks and rich two- or four-span dorsals were set up.

organ

The organ was built in 1964 by the organ builder Richard Rensch (Lauffen / N.). The instrument has 30 stops on two manuals and a pedal . The playing and register actions are mechanical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Gedacktpommer 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Gemshorn 8th'
4th Trumpet 8th'
5. octave 4 ′
6th Rauschharp 4 ′
7th Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Ital. Principal 2 ′
9. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
10. Mixture IV – VIII 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Tremulant
II breastwork C – g 3
11. Sordun 16 ′
12. Tube bare 8th'
13. Reed flute 4 ′
14th Brass shawming 4 ′
15th Cane fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
16. Principal 2 ′
17th Gemshorn 2 ′
18th Hörnlein 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
19th Gemsnasat 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
20th Zimbel IV 1 ⁄ 2 ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
21st Principal 16 ′
22nd Pedestal 16 ′
23. trombone 16 ′
24. Octave bass 8th'
25th Trumpet 8th'
26th Dumped 8th'
27. flute 4 ′
28. Choral bass 4 ′
29 Clairon 4 ′
30th Mixture II 2 ′
Tremulant
  • Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
  • Playing aids : three free combinations , one free pedal combination, various fixed combinations (tutti, tongue pleno, total pleno, pre-pleno), tongue holder

Bells

West facade from the tournament pit

In the octagonal roof skylights Augustine Church today there are two bells . The first comes from the Comburg knight's monastery and was made in 1790 by Johann Ernst Lösch from Crailsheim. The second bell was made in 1952 by Heinrich Kurtz from Stuttgart and was donated by Protestant community members.

No. Surname diameter Casting year volume
1 k. A. 485 mm 1790 Ace ″
2 k. A. 549 mm 1952 F ″

literature

  • Richard Strobel, State Monuments Office Baden Württemberg: The art monuments of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd . Volume 2, churches in the old town without the Holy Cross Cathedral; Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-422-00569-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information about the organ of the Augustine Church

Web links

Commons : Augustinerkirche Schwäbisch Gmünd  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 47 ′ 55.6 "  N , 9 ° 47 ′ 42.7"  E