Gertrudenkirchhof

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Gertrudenkapelle from the engraving Hambvrgvm by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg approx. 1590

The Gertrudenkirchhof is a square in Hamburg's old town . The Gertrudenkapelle, which gave it its name, was located here until the fire in Hamburg .

Gertrudenkapelle

Gertrudenkapelle (1830), lithograph by the Suhr brothers

The Gertrudenkapelle was located in the northeast of the city between Spitaler Strasse and Rosenstrasse. A cemetery was established here in the 14th century, probably in the year of the plague in 1350, but it was no longer used later. The name Gertrudenkirchhof reminds of this.

In 1391 a deed of foundation was issued by two brotherhoods , the brotherhood to Sankt Gertruden, which was dedicated to the burial of the poor in the cemetery and the All Saints brotherhood of bricklayers and other building workers. The building of the chapel, which was probably completed in 1399, was an octagonal central building with inserted chapels, each with its own gable. In the 15th century a choir was added to the east and the original folding roof was replaced by a new structure.

The furnishings included a main altar of St. Gertrude and an All Saints Altar of the Masons' Brotherhood, three other altars were dedicated to the Annunciation , St. Ursula and St. Alegunde .

After the Reformation, the church was initially no longer used. It received a new organ from Hans Scherer the Elder between 1605 and 1607 . The chapel was inaugurated again in 1607 with a festive church service, which was described by Lucas von Cölln in a sermon print and contains valuable information on the practice of church music in Hamburg at that time. After that, regular services were held in St. Gertrud by deacons from the main church of St. Jakobi .

The church was destroyed in the Hamburg fire in 1842. Although an appraisal recommended that it should be rebuilt, the remains of the chapel were demolished in 1847. The name passed to the Gertrudenkirche in Uhlenhorst. Only two wooden figures have survived from the furnishings, an Anna herself and a saint, who may represent Saint Gertrude. Both figures are exhibited today in the Museum of Hamburg History :

  • Anna herself the third

  • Figure of a saint, perhaps Saint Gertrude

The Gertrudenkirchhof today

Gertrudenkirchhof 2006

When the confusing park was redesigned into a manageable space in 2006, the entrances to one of Hamburg's underground bunkers also disappeared . Its early year of construction (1939/40, unclear) and its unusual equipment (water closets, radiators) suggest that it was a command bunker. The park has given way to a playing area on which the Hamburg Grand Prix, a pétanque performance tournament, has been held every year since 2008 .

literature

  • Wilhelm Jensen: The Hamburg Church and its clergy since the Reformation Volume 1, ed. on behalf of the regional church council of Wilhelm Jensen. Hamburg: Augustin, 1958. DNB 452414520
  • Volker Plagemann: Sunken art history: the churches and artists of the Middle Ages in Hamburg . Hamburg: Dölling and Galitz, 1999.
  • Dedication service for St. Gertrude's Chapel, Hamburg, 1607 . Ed. Frederick K. Gable (= Recent researches in the music of the Baroque era , ISSN  0484-0828 ; vol. 91). Madison, Wis .: AR Editions, © 1998.

Web links

Commons : Gertrudenkapelle (Hamburg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Dirk Brietzke: Hamburg biography . Personal Lexicon , Volume 2, Wallstein Verlag, 2003, Article Scherer, Hans d. Ä , p. 370
  2. ^ Grand Prix of Hamburg - The Hamburg Boule Club

Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 8 ″  N , 10 ° 0 ′ 4 ″  E