Holy Spirit Church (Gdansk)
The Holy Spirit Church (Polish Kościół Świętego Ducha ) is a secular church in Gdansk . She was in the 14./15. Built in the 19th century and partially destroyed in 1945. She now belongs to a school.
location
The Holy Spirit Church is located on Grobla IV Street ( Damm IV ) in the Rechtstadt . It belonged to the Holy Spirit Hospital and was located on the city wall in the Middle Ages.
history
A Heilig-Geist-Hospital with church already existed in the 13th century in the city with municipal rights. It was the oldest in Danzig. At that time it was probably already on Heilige-Geist-Gasse between Ziegengasse and Karrmachergasse. The oldest mention of this location is from 1336 ( platea sancti spiriti , = alley to the Holy Spirit ). In 1357 the hospital was moved to Tobiasgasse, where it has existed since then. It was set up to accommodate the sick, orphans, widows and travelers. The hospital owned a few villages and lots and was one of the wealthiest social institutions in town.
In 1557 the hospital and church became Protestant. In 1840 both were closed and the hospital property was sold. The church was used by the new Old Lutheran congregation from around 1853. The hospital buildings became apartments.
In 1945 the tower and the western part of the church were badly damaged, the eastern part was largely preserved. The reconstruction took place from 1953 to 1957. The building is now part of a primary school ( Szkoła podstawowa ).
architecture
The core of the Heilig-Geist-Kirche is a late Gothic hall with a retracted choir . This is the original chapel from the late 14th century, to which the church was added in the early 15th century. Hardly anything has been preserved from the later alterations.
There are no more sacred objects in the interior, it is set up for use by the school.
Web links
- Heilig-Geist-Hospital Gedanopedia, with historical illustrations and a list of Protestant pastors from 1557 to 1840 (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theodor Hirsch : The upper parish church of St. Marien in Danzig in their monuments. Part 1. Danzig 1843. p. 99 , with an extract from the document about the transfer
Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ 10.9 ″ N , 18 ° 39 ′ 18 ″ E