Biestow village church

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Biestow village church

The village church Biestow is the church in the Rostock district Biestow . The community belongs to the Rostock parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .

history

Already in the first known document from May 6, 1282, in which the village "Bistow" is mentioned, a parish and a pastor are mentioned. The current church was consecrated on October 28, 1298. On February 15, 1499, Bishop Konrad Loste confirmed the affiliation of the Biestower Church to the St. Jakobi Collegiate Church in Rostock. This is then the daughter church of St. Jakobi and belonged to the Archdiakonat Rostock. In the same year the Rostock Brotherhood ceded a pension to the monastery to live together , which until then had been drawn from the parish's income. The monastery then replaced further legal claims to the parish in 1512 and 1513 that existed from earlier times. After the Reformation , on February 8, 1571, with the transfer of ownership from the cathedral monastery to the ducal consistory, the Biestow church also became sovereign property. In 1785 the church was renovated. Another renovation took place from 1859 to 1863 in which the north and south portal were bricked up. The altar and the stalls were renewed and an organ was built by the organ builder Friedrich Friese III with twelve stops on two manuals and pedal . After the extensive renovation, the festive re-inauguration took place on November 29, 1863 in the presence of the patron , Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. After two years of construction, the former wooden church tower was replaced by a 48-meter-high brick tower on September 29, 1912.

Several renovations have taken place since the 1980s. The lead-glazed windows were renewed in 1988 and the church roof was re-covered in 1992. The organ was overhauled in 1993 and the sanctuary was redesigned in 1998. The interior renovation began in 2000, when wall paintings from the 16th century were discovered in the chancel vault. The four archangels could be made visible again in their original representation and color.

Building description

Biestow village church

The church is predominantly built of field stones. The architectural style is between Romanesque and Gothic . Brick was used in the gables and the window reveals decorated with cladding, as well as in the portals. The nave has a flat wooden ceiling and is divided into three naves by two round pillars, each with a partition wall. The western and eastern walls are connected by round arches. The choir is one step higher than the nave and is covered by a hemispherical vault. The nave is separated from the nave by a pointed triumphal arch . The eastern end is straight. One bell dates from the 14th century, the second was cast in 1959.

Interior decoration

The triumphal cross and the carved figures of Maria and John above the triumphal arch date from the 15th century. A wooden crucifix from 1420 that was formerly hanging on the east gable of the church was hung on the altar after a restoration in 1998, and a copy was attached to the gable. There are paintings in the church depicting pastors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Century are shown.

Clergy

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about the organ on the website of the Malchow Organ Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Information on the parish's website, Schlie dates it to the 16th century

Web links and sources

Commons : Church in Biestow  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 3 ′ 42.1 ″  N , 12 ° 6 ′ 9.9 ″  E