Leonhard's Church (Erfurt)

Leonhardskirche Erfurt (late 19th century)

Exposed foundation of the church

The Leonhardskirche was a parish church on the Petersberg in Erfurt .

history

The Leonhardskirche was built from 1172, and the altar was consecrated in 1185, which is why the completion of the church can be assumed at this point in time. In 1290, Gothic modifications were made to the windows of the Romanesque church.

When the Petersberg Citadel was built as a baroque city fortress in the 17th century, the church was no longer used as such. They built it in 1677 to the armory to, inter alia, the large gothic windows were bricked up. Military use continued until 1945. At that time, the building was destroyed in a bomb attack or blown up by Allied soldiers.

In 1996 the foundation of the church was excavated and made visible.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Frank Karmeyer: coin from the 9th century is puzzling archaeologists . Thüringische Landeszeitung, September 9, 2019. p. 21
2. ↑ Leonhardskirche on erfurt-web.de ( Memento from December 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Schöneburg, p. 111

literature

• Gerd Schöneburg: Churches in the Erfurt area . Erfurt 2007.

Web links

Commons : Leonhardskirche  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• the Leonhardskirche on erfurt-web.de ( Memento from December 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 40.3 "  N , 11 ° 1 ′ 13.2"  E