Johanneskirche (Affaltrach)
The Johanneskirche is a Protestant parish church in Affaltrach , a district of the municipality of Obersulm in northern Baden-Württemberg . From the 17th century to 1899 the church was a simultaneous church for the Protestant and Catholic parishes of the village. It belongs to the Protestant parish Affaltrach in the church district Weinsberg-Neuenstadt of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg .
history
The church goes back to the original church of the village, which was first mentioned in 1289 when Rupert von Dürn donated three quarters of the patronage right to the Catholic Order of St. John in Hall . The remaining quarter belonged to the Counts of Löwenstein , but in the same year also came to the Johanniter, who from 1406 also owned the local authority in Affaltrach. The current church building was erected in 1400 according to a document from the 17th century, the big bell of the church dates from 1410. Whether the church was originally consecrated to John the Baptist or this patronage was only chosen by the Johanniter at the time not known. Around 1500 the church was completely renovated.
At the time of the Reformation , most of the Affaltrach residents turned to Protestant teaching. The first Protestant pastor at the church was Georg Trautmann from 1570 to 1599. Whether there were any Catholics in Affaltrach immediately after the Reformation is disputed. What is certain, however, is that the "Order of St. John" (Grand Priory Germany, Ballei Oberdeutschland / Swabia, Kommende Affaltrach), which remained Catholic after the Reformation , has actually been called the Maltese or Order of Malta since then and should not be confused with the Protestant order that has remained until today Order of St. John . In any case, since the end of the Thirty Years War, more and more Catholics have settled in the village and from 1660 there is again evidence of Catholic worship in Affaltrach, so that the church served as a simultaneous church for Protestant and Catholic believers. Religious disputes were not lacking. A treaty of 1706 between Württemberg as the protector of the Evangelicals and the Order of Malta (!) As the protector of the Catholics brought several decades of peaceful coexistence. From 1750 the tower was renewed and the choir was added. At the same time, sectarian disputes broke out again. It was about the burial of pastors in the church, the right of way in the churchyard, the setting up of altars, the felling of trees in forest properties belonging to the church, the setting up of a chest of drawers in the sacristy, the use of sacrificial money and other things. In many of the conflicts, the Catholic community, which was smaller in terms of headcount, prevailed, as local rule lay with the Catholic Order.
An equal and considerate relationship between the denominations did not develop until the age of Napoleon , when in 1806 the spiritual rulers, including the orders, lost their sovereign rights. Affaltrach came to Württemberg, the church assets, which were separated according to denominations, were transferred to a common fund. The common finances led to renewed disputes, especially towards the end of the 19th century. Since 1889 the Catholic community planned to build its own church, which meant that the problematic Simultaneum was drawing to a close.
After the completion of the Catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist in 1899, the Protestant parish became the sole owner of the old parish church of St. Johann, which they expanded and renovated with a transept with architect Theophil Frey until 1902. In 1991/92 the church was renovated outside and in 1996/97 inside.
Furnishing
The choir window with the motif Jesus blesses the children was designed by the Stuttgart artist Theodor Bauerle . The lead glass window was executed and installed in 1902 by the glass painting workshop Waldhausen & Ellenbeck .
Since the renovation work in 1992 and 1997, the donated painting by the Viennese artist Heinrich Friedrich Füger , who came from Heilbronn, has been decorating the northern wall of the world as ruler of the world from 1812.
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Evangelical Church Community Affaltrach
- ^ Website of the Evangelical Church District Weinsberg-Neuenstadt
- ↑ Otto Friedrich: Evangelical churches in the deanery Weinsberg - picture reading book ; ed. Ev. Dean's Office Weinsberg, 2003, page 4 f
- ↑ Photos from 2001: German Documentation Center for Art History - Photo Archive Photo Marburg see [1]
literature
- Martin Ritter: Affaltrach - a cath. Parish. Catholic parish of St. Johann Baptist Affaltrach, Obersulm 1999
Web links
Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 3.5 ″ N , 9 ° 23 ′ 0.1 ″ E