Franz-von-Assisi-Church (Hamburg-Neuallermöhe)
The Franz-von-Assisi-Kirche is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Hamburg district of Neuallermöhe , it is located at the confluence of the Ebner-Eschenbach-Weg in the central canal square in the middle of the district.
Building the church
The construction of the church in what was then the Hamburg-Allermöhe district is related to the emergence of new housing estates (Neu-Allermöhe East and West) in the 1980s and 1990s. The church should fit into the architectural context and at the same time set its own accent. After the congregation began in 1986 in a construction trailer, the foundation stone for the church was laid in 1991. The building, designed by architect Nils Roderjan, was completed in 1993 and inaugurated on October 3rd of that year. During the construction period, the copper-clad, pointed 40 m high spire was transported as a finished component from Segeberg to Bergedorf and placed on the brick base of the tower by crane. Since then, the spire has been a signpost that can be seen from afar. The red bricks in monastery format give the church a rustic and at the same time modern character, while the large window fronts convey airiness and transparency.
There are various rooms under one roof that can be used by the congregation: The actual church room with altar, eye-catching side window and seating, which can be expanded to include the spacious foyer, five variable group rooms, a chapel in the tower for silent prayer, offices, Kitchens and a workshop.
A boulder catches the eye in the entrance area. In its function as the foundation stone, the load-bearing walls of the church grow in a spiral. At the same time it should point to Jesus Christ as the cornerstone of faith. Below it are smaller stones with the names of some of the community members who were already resident in Neuallermöhe when construction began. A special delicacy of the architecture is the little devil's head, wedged between the wall and the roof on the north-east corner of the church. This is to express that evil is part of life, but remains limited in its harmful effects.
In 2000 the three bronze bells from the Rincker foundry were consecrated.
Interior
The cross in the entrance is a replica of an original cross from San Damiano , a church near Assisi , the birthplace of St. Francis . According to tradition, before the original cross he is said to have received the order to reform the church. The cross shows on the one hand the suffering and death of Jesus, on the other hand through the halo the light of the resurrection.
Upon entering the church, the view opens onto the chancel facing east (Jerusalem) with the altar. The wall behind it is rounded and simply white. Further picture decorations were deliberately omitted in order to show that no picture of God is the only correct one and that the meaning of Jesus remains changeable and diverse.
The baptismal font and lectern are only attached to steel cables between the ceiling and the floor. These ropes are supposed to symbolize people's connections to heaven and earth, both of which are necessary to stay in balance. The church has no fixed benches, only chairs that are usually in a semicircle. They are aligned with the altar so that visitors can see both the altar and some of the other parishioners.
The window of mercy
The most prominent feature of the sanctuary is the window of mercy . It comes from the St. Nikolai Church on Hopfenmarkt, which was destroyed by Operation Gomorrah . In 1939 the windows were removed and stored in the cellars of the Michel , where they survived the Second World War undamaged. The church council of the new main church St. Nikolai made this old window, which was restored by the glass guild, available to the Franz-von-Assisi church.
In the upper area you can see ornate church towers that widen the view to heaven, where angels watch over people. The angel at the top left holds a banner: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. ( Mt 7.7 EU ). In the middle, a man and a woman are approaching Jesus, who is standing on the right and who is holding out his hand to them. The door in the background is open, the key is still in place, the way to God is free. In the lower right window an angel holds the Bible verse: Come to me, all of you who are troublesome and burdensome, I want to refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart. In this way you will find rest for your souls. ( Mt 11 : 28-29 EU ). At the bottom left is the coat of arms of the Paul couple, who donated the window in 1884.
organ
The small organ stands on the gallery and does not have a decorative prospectus . It was built in 1963 by the Alfred Führer Orgelbau company, was initially located in the Eppendorf University Hospital and, from 1974, in the St. Martinus Church in Eppendorf .
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Photographs and map
Coordinates: 53 ° 28 ′ 59 ″ N , 10 ° 10 ′ 28.1 ″ E
View from the south
The devil's head
Interior with altar
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information about the church on the website of the Bergedorfer Citizens' Association. ( Memento from November 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Entry in the organ database orgbase.nl . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
literature
- Gerd Hoffmann, Konrad Lindemann: Churches in town and country . Hower Verlag, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-922995-90-X , p. 146 f .
- Parish of Bergedorfer Marschen (ed.): Welcome to the Franz-von-Assisi-Kirche (Flyer) . Self-published, Hamburg.
- Matthias Gretzschel : Hamburg's churches: history, architecture, offers . Axel Springer Verlag , Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86370-116-1 , p. 332-335 .
