Maxdorf village church (Salzwedel)
The village church Maxdorf is a Protestant church building in Maxdorf in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel in Saxony-Anhalt . The Romanesque building in the former churchyard was first mentioned in 1283 in the handover protocol from the village to the Benedictine nuns of Dambeck Monastery by Messrs Paridam and Bodewin von dem Knesebeck.
The construction of the roof structure is noted in 1495. In 1551, the Diesdorf visitation report mentions a branch in Maxdorf. A chapel is mentioned in 1559. A brass baptismal font with a late Gothic depiction of the Annunciation dates from 1601.
After being destroyed in the Thirty Years War , the church was fundamentally renovated in 1671 and the roof turret was probably also added. The interior was painted in 1721, and in 1788 the windows, which are still original in the north, were enlarged.
Two bells, one from 1508, were melted down during World War I.
In 1913 the church received electric lighting; an organ from the company envelope- Neuhaldensleben was installed. In 1933 a smaller and in 1938 a larger cast iron bell was purchased. The renovation of the outer shell took place in 2007, combined with the roof covering in monk and nun , and the roof structure was revised. The half-timbered porch was also renewed with clay walls.
Inside
The flat wooden ceilings, the joints of which are covered with 5 cm wide strips, were painted extremely effectively with glue paint in the style of the peasant baroque in 1721 . “Nine different 25 cm wide ribbon patterns alternate in the individual rows of boards, interrupted by the light gray painted parrots and only bordered by red and white lines, alternating white palmettes with light green shaded foliage and umbra colored lines, reddish griffins ending in white, umber and reddish shaded ornaments who are tied around the neck with intertwined blue ribbons and intertwined dragons in green, red, white, umber with partly blue leaf tips. There is also the pattern of blue armored knights on white horses between green foliage. The umbra-colored lances cross each other under an umbra-colored crown and dogs running in opposite directions are shown below the horses. ”The paintings are still impressive today with their strikingly fresh color.
The wood-carved interior is painted light blue, the fronts and cheeks of the bench stalls are patterned with reddish tendril fields. The hexagonal baptism on a stone base is crowned by a lid with six pillars and a small roof.
Seven gallery panels show the birth of Christ, Christ's passion in the oil garden, Christ's interrogation with the high priest Caiphas, Christ's flagellation, Christ's sacrifice, Christ's funeral and Christ's heavenly grace in circular fields .
The four evangelist paintings can be seen on the wood-carved five-sided pulpit on an octagonal floor plan. Underneath runs the inscription: “Whoever listens to you hears me. Whoever despises you despises me ”(Luke 10:16). Around the sound cover with a portrait of a dove runs the inscription: “This is my dear son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matt 3:16).
The altarpiece in the midst of two Corinthian columns and cartilage shows the late Gothic crucifix with a raised head and arms stretched out in a V-shape to form a cross beam, next to which Mary stands on the left and the disciple John on the right. The predella with Last Supper is framed by two hearts with the inscription on the left: “ Cor est Calvaria. Nostrum. Our skull is the heart. The skull is not far. my heart is ready now. ”On the right the addition:“ In te domini speravi . on you, sir, I hope. Do not lose the light of faith. ”The image of the resurrection above is crowned by cartilage.
literature
- Ulrich Schöntube: The Passion Cycles in Altmark Galleries . Mirror of a change in piety . In: Jiří Fajt, Wilfried Franzen, Peter Knüvener (eds.): The Altmark 1300–1600. A cultural region in the area of tension between Magdeburg, Lübeck and Berlin . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86732-106-8 , pp. 449 ff .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hugo Prejawa : Wall paintings in the churches of the Salzwedel district. In: The preservation of monuments . May 1903, p. 50.
Coordinates: 52 ° 46 ′ 52 ″ N , 11 ° 12 ′ 24 ″ E