Jakobskirche (Weimar)
The Jakobskirche in Weimar is a baroque church building . Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Christiane Vulpius were married in their sacristy . The associated Jacob's cemetery houses the graves of Lucas Cranach and Friedrich Schiller , among others .
history
The church bears her name as a station of the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela . The original building already stood on the Jakobshügel, named after it, in 1168. When a coherent city wall was built in the 13th century , the church remained outside the city walls. In 1712 the old building was demolished because it was in disrepair, and in 1713 Duke Wilhelm Ernst had a single-nave baroque church built in its place. The master builder Johann Adolph Richter may have realized this. After the fire at Weimar Castle , the Jakobskirche became the court church in 1774. After the occupation by Napoleon's troops , the restoration was completed in 1817, with technical support from senior construction director Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray , among others .
On October 19, 1806, Pastor Wilhelm Christoph Günther married Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Christiane Vulpius in the sacristy of the church .
Namesake
Jakobskirche , Jakobuskirche , Jakobikirche or St.-Jakobus-Kirche or St. Jakob is the name of numerous churches and chapels, which are dedicated to St. Jacob, usually James the Elder , more rarely the younger James, the son of Alphaeus , and also occasionally consecrated to the progenitor Jakob or named after him. Jakobskirchen are often on one arm of the Camino de Santiago or were donated as thanks for a successful pilgrimage.
Furnishing
The masonry of the Jakobskirche contains a stone that indicates the inauguration of the first chapel in 1168.
The hallways and galleries were furnished in the classical style . The blessing Christ designed by Peter Kaufmann on the high altar is particularly striking because of the clothing and the gestures, which point to Roman models. In addition, its framing by an aedicule emphasizes the role model effect of Roman antiquity. In the church there is also the sarcophagus of the English painter Charles Gore , who was also a participant in the famous round tables of Duchess Anna Amalia in Tiefurt .
Johann Sebastian Bach is said to have been present at the inauguration of the organ located here in 1721 .
The tombs of Lucas Cranachs the Elder , Johann Karl August Musäus and Christiane von Goethe are located on the Jakobsfriedhof , which is no longer used today .
In 2007, a grave slab of Hans Melchior Marschall , who was shot in the Thirty Years War , was discovered during renovation work on the floor of the Jakobskirche . The plate is still under the floorboards of the church and can be seen through a glass plate embedded in the floor with switchable lighting.
organ
Today's organ was built in 1977 by the organ builder Gerhard Böhm (Gotha). The instrument is located in the chancel and has 17 stops on two manuals and a pedal (sound chute slider). The organ is on the right in the chancel. The playing and stop actions are mechanical.
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- Coupling: II / I, I / P
Bells
In the tower, three bells hang in the historic wooden belfry. The oldest was cast in 1631 by the Erfurt bell founders Hieronymus and Melchior Möhring and hung in the castle church tower until 1713, when Nicolaus Jonas Sorber gave it its powerful five-part bell in the same year . That bell weighs about 630 kg with a diameter of 1005 mm. Their strike tone is g 1 +6/16. The other two bells were cast by the Schilling company from Apolda.
| photo | Foundry / casting location |
Font type | year | Ø (mm) | Weight (kg) | Nominal | Bell decorations and inscriptions |
Bell story |
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Franz Schilling Sons (Apolda) | bronze | 1964 | 1140 | 1000 | f sharp1 | "Trinity chimes" - "Father"; Neck foundry mark and elongated sage leaf shoulder / So GOD loved the world That he his only begotten SON [gr. Cross] // gave up That all who believe in HIM will not be lost / BUT // HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / Flank Relief Nativity Scene and Cross Flank (other side) Relief Cross and open grave [Christ's Resurrection] | 1614 bronze bell Hieronymus Moeringk (Erfurt); requisitioned from Niedergrunstedt; 1713 returned to Niedergrunstedt; 1713 bronze bell Nicolaus Jonas Sorber (Weimar); Jumped in 1872 ; 1876 bronze bell brothers Ulrich (Apolda); 1917 loss (melted down); 1930 bronze bell Franz Schilling Sons (Apolda); Loss in World War II (melted down) |
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Hieronymus and Melchior Moering [k] (Erfurt) | bronze | 1631 | 1005 | 630 | g1 | "Marienglocke" - later called "Son"; Shoulder five ribbed bands (two and four with inscription) / ANNO • M • DC • XXXI • DA GOSSEN ME HIERONYMUS AND MELCHIOR MEHRINGE • ZV ERFFURT • IN THE NAME OF GOD.//[Palmette] THE TIME • RULED LORD • IOHANNE BRAVER [Palmette ] ABBATE • IN GERODA • GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO • AMEN • / Frieze of tendril volutes with deer and birds flank (divided into quarters) (1) Relief Archangel Michael (2) Relief Christ on the Cross (3) Relief Crescent Madonna with the child (4 ) Relief Archangel Michael with sword and scales Wolm two round bars punch two round bars | spent in the Thirty Years' War by Duke Wilhelm from Gerode Abbey in Eichsfeld in the castle bell house; In 1713 moved from the castle chapel to the Jakobskirche; 2nd World War delivered to Hamburg (11-23-375); 1950 return [2. List 19.1. 1951 ] |
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Franz Schilling Sons (Apolda) | bronze | 1964 | 820 | h1 | "Trinity chimes" - "Holy Spirit"; Neck foundry mark; elongated sage leaf; Shoulder / Come holy SPIRIT fill the HEARTS of your BELIEVERS / / And light the FIRE of your divine LOVE in them (♰ between the lines at the end) / Flank relief of a dove | 1713 bronze bell Nicolaus Jonas Sorber (Weimar); Melted down in 1917 ; 1930 bronze bell Franz Schilling Sons (Apolda); Loss in World War II (melted down) |
Pastor Erich Kranz (1977–1994)
Pastor Erich Kranz (1929–1999) worked from 1977 to 1994 as pastor of the Jakobskirchgemeinde and as city youth pastor. In autumn 1989, Kranz was one of the initiators and figures of identification of the Peaceful Revolution in the region. The city of Weimar paid tribute to these services and made Kranz an honorary citizen . In 2013 the Jakobskirchgemeinde honored its former pastor and thanked him with a portrait book.
See also
- List of churches in Weimar
- List of organs in the district of Weimarer Land and in the city of Weimar
- List of bells in the Weimarer Land district and in Weimar
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Gräbner: The grand ducal capital and residence city of Weimar, according to its history ..., Erfurt 1830, p. 200.
- ↑ Information on the organ
- ↑ Bernd Mende: The bells of the Weimar castle church . In: Stadtmuseum Weimar (ed.): Weimar writings . Issue 62, Weimar 2008, p. 22.
- ↑ Christoph Victor (ed.): The courage to walk upright - memories of the Weimar pastor and honorary citizen Erich Kranz. Weimar 2013.
- ↑ http://weimar.tlz.de/web/lokal/leben/detail/-/specific/300-Jahre-Weimarer-Jakobskirche-Pfarrer-Erich-Kranz-mit-Buch-gewuerdigt-161675229
- ↑ http://www.kirchenkreis-weimar.de/attachment/1e04a530a4a2ea84a5311e0b398655a31b0aa30aa30/1e2918b2edf1342918b11e2818e0505d069a37ba37b/jahresprogramm2013_web.pdf
Web links
- Website of the Evangelical Parish Weimar with information about the Jakobskirche
- Presentation on the building history of the Weimar Jakobskirche
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 0.2 ″ N , 11 ° 19 ′ 38.5 ″ E