Luther Church (Leer)

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Luther Church in Leer
Bell tower of the Luther Church

The Luther Church in Leer ( East Friesland ) was built as a baroque church in 1675 , later expanded several times and expanded into a cruciform church in plan. Jürgen Ahrend's organ has gained national recognition .

history

The Lutherans in the reformed Leer had to visit Lutheran churches outside the city until 1639. From 1639 they joined the parish in Logabirum . Thanks to Christine Charlotte's permission , the church was able to be built in 1675, for which stones from the abolished Thedinga monastery were also made available. 1706–1710 an extension was built in the west, on which the bell tower was placed in 1766. In 1738 the building was extended in a T-shape with a north extension. In 1793 the eastern part was enlarged and a sacristy was added and a wooden barrel vault was added to provide more space for a new organ. In 1882 the expansion into a cruciform church was completed with a south wing .

Building description

The south wing added in 1882

In its current form, the building presents itself as a central structure in the shape of a Greek cross . The nave from 1675 is oriented to the east and was subsequently expanded to include the attached north and south arms. Both the east and west ends were subsequently expanded, so that not much of the original shape can be seen. The south wing provides access to the gallery through two entrances, while a staircase in the northwest, created in 1910, takes on this function. The west portal, created in 1710, has a simple design. The side arms are connected to the nave by three large round arches on free pillars, but appear separated from the dominant nave.

The bell tower on the west side rises above a square floor plan. Above the high substructure, a small octagon forms the middle piece, which leads to the octagonal open lantern , which is closed by an onion-shaped helmet. A golden swan as a symbol of the Lutheran Church above the copper roof crowns the tower. The small world crown on the swan neck is a reference to Frederick the Great, who approved the construction. The two bells were cast in 1775.

Interior

Interior to the west
Pulpit of the Luther Church

The interior of the church is essentially baroque, but it was renovated in 1910 to get its current appearance. A barrel vault was drawn into the central nave and painted in bright colors by Reinhard Ebeling ( Hanover ) in the neo-baroque style, with the remains of rediscovered paintings being integrated. The wood paneling on the sides and the painting in the church interior also date from this time. Centrally located on the ceiling of the central ship are Christ and the four evangelists represented. The portraits of the East Frisian princes Edzard I , Christian Eberhard , Christine Charlotte, Georg Albrecht , Carl Edzard and Friedrich II are attached to the north and west sides . The names of the twelve apostles are affixed to the cartouches at the lower edge of the barrel vault , with Thaddäus and Bartholomäus appearing twice.

Since there was no previous church, no older furnishings could be taken over. Only the richly decorated, polygonal pulpit with a coat of arms and folds in the rectangular panels is older than the church building. It was a gift from the Esen Lutheran community and has undergone extensive restoration. The assumption that it may have come from the Ihlow monastery is refuted by the coats of arms, which point to a foundation by Walburgis von Rietberg around 1576. While the two outermost fields are decorated with scrollwork , the four middle fields have coats of arms. Walburgi's own Rietberg coat of arms and that of her mother, the Countess von Bentheim-Steinfurt , are flanked by the coats of arms of her grandmother Onna von Rietberg and Esens great-grandmother Armgard von Oldenburg, the former regents of the Harlingerland .

The altar was made from a solid block of stone in 1696. It is raised by two steps and is covered by a red marbled canteen plate over a slope. In 1910 the sculptor P. Vogler ( Hanover ) created the crucifix on the altar. The old octagonal font is a plaster replica . A new baptismal font by the sculptor Gerd Christmann made of bright red Bentheim sandstone was inaugurated in 2016. The four-sided foot has obelisks on the sides and carries a large bowl in the shape of a quatrefoil . The galleries are richly decorated with baroque wood carvings. The prince's chair with the East Frisian coat of arms received its present form in 1732; the lower part dates from the end of the 17th century. The "Meese chair" dates from 1740.

organ

Interior with altar and east gallery
The console of the Ahrend organ

The first organ was built by Arp Schnitger in 1714 . It had 18 stops on two manuals and an attached pedal . 1795 took place a complete rebuilding by Hinrich Just Müller from which even the rococo - prospectus is obtained. In the course of the church renovation, the third new organ was built in 1911 by P. Furtwängler & Hammer and the fourth by Alfred Führer in 1964–1966 , which was transferred to the Evangelical Church of Saarlouis with a new housing by organ builder Anton Škrabl . In 2002, the fifth organ was built by Jürgen Ahrend behind the historic Müller prospect. It has 39  registers on three manuals and an independent pedal and has the following disposition :

I Hinterwerk C – f 3
Gemshorn 16 ′
Praestant 08th'
Salicional 08th'
Hollow flute 08th'
Beat0 08th'
Octav 04 ′
Pointed flute 04 ′
Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Gemshorn 02 ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Mixture IV
bassoon 16 ′
Basson 08th'
II Hauptwerk C – f 3
Drone 16 ′
Principal 08th'
Viola di gamba0 08th'
Reed flute 08th'
Octave 04 ′
Octave 02 ′
Sesquialtera II
Mixture IV
Trumpet 08th'
Vox humana 08th'
III Breastwork C – f 3
Transverse flute 08th'
Wooden dacked0 08th'
Quintadena 08th'
Douce flute 04 ′
Forest flute 02 ′
Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Sif flute 01'
third 04 ⁄ 5 ′
Dulcian 08th'
Pedal C – f 1
Sub-bass 16 ′
Principal bass0 08th'
Octave bass 04 ′
Mixture IV
trombone 16 ′
Trumpet 08th'
Trumpet 04 ′

See also

literature

  • Festschrift of the Luther parish in Leer on the 300th anniversary on September 24, 1975 . Rautenberg, Leer 1975.
  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Menno Smid : Frisian churches in Emden, Leer, Borkum, Mormerland, Uplengen, Overledingen and Reiderland , volume 3. Verlag CL Mettcker & Sons, Jever 1980, p. 68 f.
  • Robert Noah: God's houses in East Frisia . Soltau-Kurier, Norden 1989, ISBN 3-922365-80-9 .
  • Gottfried Kiesow : Architecture Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 .

Web links

Commons : Lutherkirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Gottfried Kiesow: Architectural Guide Ostfriesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 135 .
  2. ↑ a b c Homepage of the parish: Church , viewed June 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b Nordwestreisemagazin: Lutherkirche Leer , viewed June 24, 2011.
  4. ^ A b Gottfried Kiesow: Architectural Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 136 .
  5. ^ Heinrich Reimers: A 350 year old pulpit in Leer. In: Upstalsboom, local supplement of the Auricher Zeitung. No. 44 of February 21, 1931, pp. 1-2.
  6. ↑ Church music at the Luther Church in Leer , seen June 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ Organ on NOMINE eV , seen June 24, 2011.

Coordinates: 53 ° 13 ′ 38.2 ″  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 50.6 ″  E