Holy Cross Church (Berlin-Kreuzberg)

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Holy Cross Church in Berlin-Kreuzberg

The Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche is a Protestant church in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district . It is located on Zossener Strasse just before the Landwehr Canal , diagonally across from the cemeteries in front of Hallesches Tor . It was built between 1885 and 1888 according to plans by the master builder Johannes Otzen under the supervision of Robert Kleinau . Since February 1, 2000, the former Heilig-Kreuz parish has been united with the Passion parish in the Evangelical parish Heilig-Kreuz-Passion of the parish of Berlin Stadtmitte .

history

Drawing of the church by Johannes Otzen , around 1885

The Holy Cross Church, built in Gothic form from 1885 to 1888 , was named after the biblical story Church of the Holy Cross and reminds of the proximity to Berlin's Kreuzberg . It consists of a nave and a transept with a crossing tower, the dome of which begins at a height of 19 meters. After the foundation stone was laid on 18 April 1885, the construction on 27 October 1888 at the presence emperor was Wilhelm II. And his wife Augusta Victoria inaugurated which donated the altar.

By Allied air raids in World War II destroyed the church was rebuilt in a simplified form 1951-1959. Refurbished for the first time from 1987 onwards, in 1995 the architects group Wassertorplatz (including Uwe Evers, Wolfgang Göschel, Herbert Rebel, Joachim von Rosenberg) carried out a comprehensive renovation with conversion for both ecclesiastical and secular use.

Before the Second World War, the steeple had a long spire that gave it a total height of 81 meters. The rebuilt tower does not have this top and measures 59.3 meters.

The church interior now also houses modern works of art such as colored glass windows by Johannes Schreiter and a triptych Christ in the Holocaust by Ismond Rosen from 1996. The adjoining church garden has a small waterfall.

A comprehensive account of the history of the church and the community appeared in 1995 in the monograph Kreuz und Pickelhaube (see under literature ).

On October 27, 2013, the congregation celebrated the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the church with a festival. The festival service was held by the Berlin State Bishop Markus Dröge .

use

The church building with its extensions can be used for events with up to 550 participants. The German School Prize was awarded here in 2014 . Several smaller rooms and a church café are grouped around the large room, which is open on all sides. Akanthus Kulturmanagement is responsible for the events .

The Heilig-Kreuz-Passionsgemeinde is heavily involved in neighborhood work such as helping the homeless, the poor and refugees. The "hall troop", responsible for the construction and dismantling work as well as the supervision of the events, is partly made up of people supervised.

organ

Hook organ

The organ was made in the years 1870/1871 as op. 553 by the brothers Elias (1805–1881) and George G. Hook (1807–1880) from Boston for the First Unitarian Church in Woburn / USA . The instrument did not have its own case, but was in a niche behind the altar. The organ had 38 registers and a glockenspiel on three manual works and a pedal and was equipped with Barker machines. The actions were mechanical.

In 1991 the Kreuz-Kirchengemeinde bought the historical instrument from Woburn and commissioned the organ building company Hermann Eule with the restoration and installation in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche. In the course of this, the gold bronzing of the prospect pipes was removed, revealing the original ornaments on the pipes. The solo work is directly behind the "Great", the swell ("Swell") is above the solo work. The slider chest instrument has 38 registers on three manuals and a pedal. In October 2001 the organ was consecrated again.

I Solo Organ C – a 3
1. Lovely Gedackt 16 ′
2. Violin principal 08th'
3. Dulciana 08th'
4th Melody 08th'
5. Violin Principal 04 ′
6th Flute d'Amour 04 ′
7th Picolo 02 ′
8th. Clarionet 08th'
Tremulant
Carillon (g ° –h ")
II Great Organ C – a 3
09. Double Open Diapason 16 ′
10. Open diapason 08th'
11. Viola da gamba 08th'
12. Viol d'Amour 08th'
13. Double flute 08th'
14th Flauto traverso 04 ′
15th Principal 04 ′
16. Twelfth 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
17th Fifteenth 02 ′
18th Mixture III 02 ′
19th Acuta III 01'
20th Trumpet 08th'
III Swell Organ C – a 3
21st Bourdon Treble 16 ′
22nd Bourdon bass 16 ′
23. Open diapason 08th'
24. Stopped diapason 08th'
25th Aeoline 08th'
26th Salicional 08th'
27. Flute harm. 04 ′
28. Principal 04 ′
29 Cornet III 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
30th Vox humana 08th'
31. Cornopean 08th'
32. oboe 08th'
Tremulant
Pedal Organ C – f 1
33. Double Open Diapason 16 ′
34. Violone 16 ′
35. Double culciana 16 ′
36. Quint 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
37. violoncello 08th'
38. Principal 08th'

literature

  • Flyer churches on the Spree. Stadtfalter publishing house, Berlin around 2005.
  • Georg Uehlein (Ed. On behalf of the parish council): Cross and Pickelhaube. Urban society and church between 1850 and 1945 using the example of the Holy Cross congregation in Berlin. Wichern, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-88981-072-1 .

Web links

Commons : Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Berlin-Kreuzberg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Vol. 5, 1885, No. 18, May 2, 1885 ( building description, floor plan and section) , pp. 178 and 179.
  2. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Vol. 5, 1885, No. 17 (from April 25, 1885) ( laying of the foundation stone) , p. 173.
  3. ↑ Church towers in the "Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg" district, "Friedrichshain" district
  4. ↑ Acanthus Culture Management
  5. ↑ More information on the organ of the Holy Cross Church

Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 46.7 "  N , 13 ° 23 ′ 45.9"  E