Jaani (Saaremaa)
Coordinates: 58 ° 37 ' N , 22 ° 55' E
Jaani (German St. Johannis ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the Saaremaa rural community (until 2017: Orissaare rural community ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has fifteen inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located directly on the northeast coast of the island of Saaremaa on the Baltic Sea , 15 kilometers northwest of the village of Orissaare .
Parish
The place with its church and pastorate was the center of the parish of the same name ( Jaani kihelkond ) until modern times .
In 1438 the hospital of the Teutonic Order for lepers , the so-called "Spittelhof", was moved from Pidula to Jaani. It was disbanded in the first half of the 18th century. The pastorate emerged from the rooms of the hospital. In the Middle Ages, a chapel was built at the Leper House .
The Evangelical Lutheran parish, founded in 1675, was the youngest on the island of Saaremaa . It was named after Saint John the Almsgiver , Patriarch of Alexandria in the early 7th century. John is considered the protector of the poor and sick.
church
The single nave nave of the baroque country church ( Saare Jaani kirik ) dates from 1703. It is one of the few sacred buildings of this period in Estonia. The Northern War raged on the mainland from 1700 onwards . The Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in close proximity to the Baltic Sea . It is now in the Haapsu village area .
The baroque pulpit dates from the 18th century. The carved figures on the altar are somewhat older. Both are works by a master from Kuressaare . In 1745 the original arched windows were redesigned to be rectangular. The entire church was rebuilt in 1840. The tower was completed in 1842 according to a project by the architect Johann Friedrich Schrader in the style of late classicism . The organ with its four registers dates from 1890. Its builder is unknown.
With the Russification in the 19th century, a large part of the local community converted to Orthodoxy , so that the church lost its former importance as well as its own pastor.
In 2007 the church was extensively renovated.
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 152.
Web links
- Jaani Church ( Estonian Heritage Register )