Epitaphs of the Uff Church

Epitaph for Johann Friedrich Hirschmann in the Uffkirche.

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.

Left: north facade with 2 destroyed epitaphs and epitaph No. 1. Right: west facade with epitaph No. 2.

South facade with epitaph no. 3–6.

North and west facade of the Uffkirche, 1889.

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No.	image	Location	Surname	Year of death	description	Status
1		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
2		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
3		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
4th		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
5		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
6th		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.	Well

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 with epitaphs 1 and 2.

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  North wall with epitaphs 3 and 4.

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  South wall with epitaphs 5 and 6.

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No.	image	Location	Surname	Year of death	description	Status
1		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
2		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
3		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
4th		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
5		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		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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