Marienkirche (Büchen)
The Büchen church St. Marien in the district Büchen-Dorf forms with the priest's cate a sight in the district Duchy of Lauenburg . It was first mentioned around 1200 and belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Büchen-Pötrau.
architecture
The Marienkirche is a three-aisled hall church. Originally it was built with regional natural fieldstones that characterize the western part of the church today.
In the older western part it is kept in the transition style between Romanesque and Gothic . The eastern part, which was added in the 15th century, is late Gothic.
history
Büchen as a place of pilgrimage
In the church there was the image of the Virgin Mary ad fagum , which the pilgrims, also called Bedefahrer , worshiped and, according to legend, had healing powers. This made the church a much visited place and a place of pilgrimage. The space of the church was enough for the residents of the church play, but the number of pilgrims increased more and more, so that in the late 15th century an eastern part had to be added. This was built using brick. So the pilgrims entered the north entrance, passed the image of the Virgin and left the church through the south entrance, which is now walled up.
Reformation and Thirty Years War
As a place of pilgrimage, Büchen was a prosperous place until the Reformation , which reached the duchy in 1531 and was introduced there in 1554. The stalls of the Union of Knights and Landscapes of the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg, founded in 1585, met in the Marienkirche .
During the Thirty Years War the image of the Virgin Mary was stolen and remained lost. In addition, the church, as well as the church of St. Georg in today's Pötrau district , was badly damaged.
Time after the Thirty Years War
In 1716, with the demolition of Franzhof Palace and the court church of Franzhagen (today part of Schulendorf), the Marienkirche received some important pieces of equipment.
The church tower, which faces west, was completed in 1835. After the fires of 1837 and 1911, the formerly massive tower was rebuilt slimmer. In 1911 the church bell was lost and was re-cast as a bell inscription with the Bible words land, land, hear the word of the Lord and you saw no one but Jesus alone .
The Marienkirche in Büchen has been a hall church since 1892. Previously, the two parts of the church were only connected by the choir opening in the central nave, i.e. not by the side aisles.
Vault paintings
Inside, the vaulted area of the western part of the church is entirely painted. Much of the vault paintings date from the early 14th century. More recent estimates from 2007 indicate that work on the paintings began as early as the middle of the 13th century and ended around the middle of the 15th century.
Inside the central nave is the martyrdom of the apostles, in the north aisle that of Saint Stephen , Clement of Rome , Laurentius of Rome and Polycarp of Smyrna . Noteworthy here is the painting on the fresco , which shows the Pope and Saint Clement I during his execution (according to legend). The paintings on the ceiling of the west aisle show the martyrdom of the apostle Peter . The arch on the north side of the west nave is called Musikantenbogen because of its painting .
Furthermore, saints, such as the story of John the Baptist or Catherine of Alexandria, are shown. The arches on the north side of the church are painted with lilies (Christian symbols as symbols of Mary and Jesus Christ ) and astrological representations. On the south side, rose petals (also symbols of Christianity as a symbol for paradise ) are shown.
During the Danish rule, the vault paintings , which are unique today in Germany north of the Elbe, were to be over-lime after a visit by the Danish king in 1840. However, Count Friedrich von Reventlou was able to prevent complete over-liming .
Paintings in the west of the north aisle
Crucifixion of the Apostle Peter
Catherine of Alexandria
Martyrdom of Saint Matthias
Furnishing
painting
The only pastor picture in the church shows Franzhagen's last court preacher, Conrad Remmers, who managed to get the furniture from the Franzhagen no longer used court church to Büchen. Because the original painting had suffered and was damaged, a copy was made by order of the painter Mathilde Block .
The portrait of the Duke of Sachsen-Lauenburg Franz II and his family was made at the beginning of the 17th century and hung from 1608 to 1711 in Franzhagen Castle. After the castle was demolished, it ended up in the Marienkirche in Büchen and served there as an altarpiece until 1960.
More pieces of equipment
- The Romanesque baptismal font is made of Gotland limestone and dates from the time the church was built.
- The holy box with a money slot, which still held the image of Mary during the Thirty Years War, is still in the Marienkirche today and is also called the Marienschrein .
- The pulpit from the Renaissance dates back to 1609. It also originates from Franz Hagen.
- The Marienkirche is still adorned with holy shields that used to be attached to the keystones of the vaults. On the larger one, Mary is shown with the child in the cross of rays, on the smaller one St. George is shown fighting the dragon ( dragon slayer legend).
organ
The church received a new organ between 1695 and 1722 at the instigation of the preacher Conrad Remmers (died 1722), which was financed by the citizens of Hamburg. The organ builder is not yet known. The organ builders Arp Schnitger , Hans Hantelmann , Otto Diedrich Richborn and Matthias Dropa, who were active in the region at the time, come into question . The organ still existed in 1886 and was typically described as "terrible".
Today's organ was built by the Röver organ building company in Hausneindorf near Quedlinburg and renovated in 2003 by the Mühleisen organ builder (Leonberg). The instrument has 19 stops on two manual works and a pedal .
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- Coupling : II / I (normal and super octave coupling), I / P, II / P
Guided tours and events
At irregular intervals, the congregation invites you to free guided tours through the Marienkirche. Musical events are also held here.
More pictures
Western part
Window of the western part
Eastern part
Steeple
Priesthood
- Main article : Priesthood
Opposite the Marienkirche is the former pastorate of the Marienkirche, the priest's cate . This building now houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the Büchen community.
literature
- Hermann Augustin , Martin Sommerfeld: witnesses to religious and cultural history. Field stone churches in the Lauenburger Land
- Eckardt Opitz (Ed.): Schleswig-Holstein. The country and its history , Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 2003 ISBN 3-529-02060-5
- Ibo Ortgies : Recent Research on Schnitger Organs: New Findings and Attributions. In: Annette Richards, Mathieu Langlois: The Yearbook of the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies. Keyboard Perspectives. Volume IX 2016, ISSN 1943-0809 , p. 133f (English).
- Ibo Ortgies: Unknown facts about Schnitger organs: hints, finds, hypotheses, attributions. In: Society of Organ Friends (Ed.): Ars Organi . June 2016 issue No. 1, p. 31.
- Andreas Rumler: Schleswig-Holstein. Culture, history and landscape between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, the Elbe and the Flensburg Fjord.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Proof of the copy of the painting by Konrad Remmers, page 155
- ↑ (Ortgies 2016)
- ↑ Information on the organ
- ↑ http://www.kirche-in-buechen.de/
Web links
- Website of the parish with information on guided tours and events
Coordinates: 53 ° 28 ′ 48.4 " N , 10 ° 38 ′ 19.2" E