Epitaphs of the Uff Church
The 14 epitaphs of the Uffkirche are tombs on or in the Uffkirche , which was built in 1494 as a parish church on the Uff churchyard in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt and is now used as a cemetery chapel. The wall epitaphs from the 17th and 18th centuries were built in memory of prominent citizens of Cannstatt, including the mayors Jakob Speidel and Jakob Spittler. 8 epitaphs on the outer walls and 6 on the inner walls of the church have been preserved. The splendid epitaph for Jakob Speidel is one of the most important Renaissance epitaphs in Württemberg.
Outer epitaphs
Overview
On the outer walls of the nave of the church, 8 epitaphs have been preserved in different states. 2 epitaphs on the north side of the church, the surfaces of which have been destroyed beyond recognition, are not included in the following list. From 3 epitaphs only one inscription tablet has survived. The remaining 3 epitaphs are Renaissance epitaphs. Of these, the epitaph for Jakob Speidel and the epitaph for Jakob Spittler are complete and well preserved, the only partially preserved epitaph for Georg Letslin is partially badly damaged.
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No. | image | Location | Surname | Year of death | description | Status |
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North face | Jakob Speidel | 1613 | Main article: Epitaph for Jakob Speidel
Renaissance epitaph. Large columned aedicula with praying figures of the deceased under the crucifix, entablature with memorial inscriptions for the wives, gable top with symbolic children's figures of the deceased and the family coat of arms, hanging relief with memorial inscription for Jakob Speidel. |
very good |
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West wall | Jonas Greulich | 1613 | Main article: Epitaph for Jonas Greulich
Inscription pedestal with memorial inscription for Jonas Greulich, gable top lost. |
Parts are missing, the inscription is partly illegible |
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South wall | Johann Jakob R ... eiler | 1621 or 1671 | Main article: Epitaph for Johann Jakob R… eiler
Stone tablet with memorial inscription for Johann Jakob R… eiler. |
Inscription 2/3 weathered |
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South wall | Samuel Friedrich Ramßler | 1721 | Main article: Epitaph for Samuel Friedrich Ramßler
Stone tablet with skull relief and memorial inscription for Samuel Friedrich Ramßler, his wife and sons. |
Inscription partially illegible |
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South wall | Georg Letslin | 1638 | Main article: Epitaph for Georg Letslin
Renaissance epitaph. Large columned aedicula with memorial inscription for Georg Letslin and his wife. Small aedicula with gable top has been lost. |
Parts are missing, partially weathered |
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South wall | Jakob Spittler | 1635 | Main article: Epitaph for Jakob Spittler
Renaissance epitaph. Large column aedicula with memorial inscription for Jakob Spittler and his wives, small aedicula with the family coat of arms, gable top with a medal. |
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Inner epitaphs
Overview
There are 6 epitaphs on the inner walls of the church, as well as the remains of 2 tombs that were transferred to the church during the renovation of the cemetery walls. 3 epitaphs have been preserved in good condition, the remaining 3 epitaphs are partially damaged.
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West wall | Johann Friedrich Hirschmann | 1787 | Main article: Epitaph for Johann Friedrich Hirschmann
Obelisk with inscription and 2 coats of arms, step substructure with 2 inscription stones and the coat of arms of the Hirschmann family. |
Well |
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West wall | Johann Friedrich Rampacher | 1749 | Main article: Epitaph for Johann Friedrich Rampacher
Pedestal with an inscription plaque, flanked by 2 Roman soldiers, and a gable top with the coat of arms of the Rampacher family, flanked by 2 angels. |
Well |
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North face | NN Rümelin | ? | Main article: Epitaph for NN Rümelin
Relief with a kneeling figure in prayer, framed by a strip of inscriptions. |
partially destroyed |
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North face | Anna Catharina Johanna Steeben | 1602 | Main article: Epitaph for Anna Catharina Johanna Steeben
Three-part epitaph with the relief of a kneeling, praying girl in front of Christ crucified on Golgotha, an inscription tablet and a gable top. |
Well |
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South wall | Jakob Bernhard Erhard | 1743 | Main article: Epitaph for Jakob Bernhard Erhard
Three-part epitaph consisting of a two-tier substructure, an inscription panel with putti decoration and a gable top with depictions of coats of arms. |
badly damaged |
6th |
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South wall | Johann Ulrich Mittler | 1743 | Main article: Epitaph for Johann Ulrich Mittler
Three-part epitaph consisting of a two-tier substructure, an inscription panel with putti decoration and a gable top with depictions of coats of arms. |
damaged |
literature
- Eva-Maria Bast; Sibylle Schwenk: Cannstatter Secrets: 50 Exciting Stories from the Sauerwasser City. Überlingen: Bast Media Service, 2014, pages 68–69.
- Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger: Description of the upper office Canstatt. Stuttgart: Cotta, 1832, page 120, online .
- Eduard Paulus: The art and antiquity monuments in the Kingdom of Württemberg: Neckarkreis. Stuttgart 1889, page V, 144-145, pdf .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 16.52 " N , 9 ° 13 ′ 34.37" E