Marienkirche Hadersleben

The three choir windows measure almost 16 m. In the 1940s, the colored glass windows from the Prussian era were replaced by antique French ones to let in more light.

West gable

The Marienkirche in Hadersleben (Danish: Vor Frue Kirke , German Frauenkirche), also Hadersleben Cathedral (Danish Haderslev Domkirke ), is considered the most beautiful Gothic church in Denmark . The 22 m high choir is supported by four flying buttresses, the only preserved Gothic buttresses in the country. In 1922 the church became the episcopal church of the newly created diocese Hadersleben .

Building history

The Gothic church was built in the 13th century and replaced a smaller granite building when the Hadersleben trading center developed into one of the most important cities in the region. The red brick building consists of a triple nave, high choir, transept, entrance hall (baroque), sacristy and some chapels. With its elevated central nave, the church appears to be a hybrid between a hall church and a basilica . In the 15th century the Romanesque choir was also extended to three aisles at the height of the main nave. The Gothic choir windows are 15.9 meters high. A restoration became necessary after the city was sacked in 1627 during the Thirty Years' War . The west tower, which had collapsed a few years earlier, was not rebuilt, but the church was given a baroque entrance hall. During a restoration in the middle of the 19th century, the church was given a uniform brick floor. Numerous historically interesting grave slabs were destroyed. During the restoration from 1941, the church received its light-colored painting, some frescos (including the coats of arms of Schleswig and Holstein noble families) were exposed and reconstructed. St. Peter is depicted in the south aisle, and St. Barbara in the north .

Furnishing

Last Supper of Jesus, around 1641

Pulpit from 1636

The main organ was renewed in 1948 by Marcussen & Søn.

Baptismal font from 1485

It is noticeable that the altar does not have an attachment. The altar table was formed in 1845 from a limestone tile from the vestibule. A triumphal cross from around 1300 hangs over the altar, which comes from the church in Egebjerg near Holbæk . The Gothic minor figures (Holy Virgin and John ) come from the church of Seem near Ripen . The picture from the main panel of the original altar from 1641 was preserved and is now hanging in the south aisle. It shows the Lord's Supper based on Peter Candid , whose composition of images had become widespread through the copper engravings by Egidius Sadeler .

The baptismal font was cast from bronze by Peter Hansen in Flensburg in 1485 . It is worn by the four evangelists and shows biblical scenes. Similar works can be found in the two main churches of Flensburg, St. Marien and St. Nikolai, as well as in the Eckernförde Nikolaikirche . The Romanesque font in the hospital church may have been the predecessor at this location. The oak baptismal font was donated in 1639 by the citizen Hans Bertram and his wife, the pulpit was donated in 1636 by bailiff Georg von Ahlefeldt and Margarethe Blumen.

The 18 brass chandeliers , some of the oldest of which can be dated to 1605, are also impressive . A votive ship depicting the frigate Fyn hangs in the north aisle .

The 13 valuable epitaphs date from the 17th and 18th centuries . Particularly interesting is the caricature image in the south aisle, which shows both the crucifixion and the resurrection and is similar to a work in the Nikolaikirche in Flensburg . All of the glass windows were created around 1900 by the glass painter Alexander Linnemann from Frankfurt.

Organs

The organ on the west gallery is valuable . Your brochure dates from 1652 and was created by Peter Carstensen. The organ was built in 1948 by the organ builder Marcussen & Søn . Pipe material from previous instruments was reused in the instrument. The instrument has 72 registers on four manual works and a pedal .

I Rückpositiv C – a 3 Rørfløjte 8th' Quintatøn 8th' Principal 4 ′ Dækfløjte 4 ′ Gemshorn 2 ′ Quint 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Sesquialtera II Sharp IV Dulcian 16 ′ Krumhorn 8th' Tremulant

II main work C – a 3 Gedaktpommer 16 ′ Principal 8th' Spidsfløjte 8th' Gedakt 8th' Octave 4 ′ Rørfløjte 4 ′ Quint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 2 ′ Mixture VI-VIII Sharp IV Trumpet 8th' III Breastwork C – a 3 Trægedakt 8th' Spidsgedakt 4 ′ Principal 2 ′ Blokfløjte 2 ′ third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Nasat 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 1' Cymbel II Vox Humana 8th' shelf 4 ′ Tremulant

IV Swell C – a 3 Section a Drone 16 ′ Principal 8th' Salicet 8th' Octave 4 ′ Octave 2 ′ Cornet III-V Mixture V-VI Bombard 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Clairon 4th Section b Fløjte 8th' Gamba 8th' Celeste 8th' Gedaktfløjte 4 ′ Fugara 4 ′ Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Flautino 2 ′ Cymbel III Obo 8th' Tremulant

Pedals C – f 1 Section a Pedestal 32 ′ Principal 16 ′ Subbas 16 ′ Quint 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 8th' Gedakt 8th' Octave 4 ′ Nathorn 2 ′ Rorfløjte 1' Rauschquint III Mixture VI Basun 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Skalmeje 4 ′ Kornet 2 ′ Section b Gedaktbas 16 ′ Drone 8th' Quint 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Quintaton 4 ′ Octave 4 ′ Baszink III Contrafagot 32 ′ Bassoon 16 ′

A second organ is in the aisle. It is the first church organ by Jürgen Marcussen , who built it for the Sieseby church in 1819/20 . In 1969 Marcussen & Søn replaced the work in need of renovation with a new instrument and took the old work in payment for it, which was rebuilt in Hadersleben after the renovation in 1986.

history

Hadersleben's Marienkirche is the largest church in the former Schleswig diocese after the Schleswig Cathedral . On the one hand, until 1900 it was the only parish church in the trading town, which was relatively prosperous in the Middle Ages; on the other hand, a collegiate chapter was established here , which could act in the northernmost provost of the diocese independently of the Schleswig cathedral chapter . With the Reformation the chapter was abolished and the time as half a cathedral ended. However, the church remained the owner of numerous farms and lands in the surrounding area from the former chapter monastery , but seemed to have given up its independent jurisdiction early on compared to the main churches in Flensburg. Their main preacher had the status of provost , traditionally the title of chapter chairman.

While the surrounding area was Danish-speaking, the town church mostly preached in German. From 1850 the church was officially bilingual, from 1864 German again gained the upper hand. In 1854 the Lutheran church in the Duchy of Schleswig was converted into a Lutheran diocese based on the Danish model as Slesvig Monastery. After the Prussian annexation of Schleswig and Holstein in 1866, the Slesvig and Holstein monasteries were merged in 1867 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schleswig-Holstein , to which the Marienkirche subsequently belonged. As Nordschleswig result of the referendum in Schleswig in 1920 part of the Kingdom of Denmark, was now constitutionally separate from the national church church received the status of a cathedral of 1922 the newly formed diocese Hadersleben, whose district at the expense of Aarhus and Ripen of the well to the north along the old border Duchy of Schleswig was expanded beyond. In addition to the Danish, German church services continue to take place regularly, with the German community alternately using the Marienkirche, Severinskirche and Hospitalkirche .

Clergy

• Peter Friedrich Petersen (1856–1930), senior pastor 1906–1912, then general superintendent of Holstein (1912–1917) and Schleswig (1917–1924)

literature

• Henning Dehn-Nielsen: Kirker og klostre i Danmark . Copenhagen 2nd edition 1998, pp. 489-493.
• Niels Peter Stilling: Politics bog om Danmarks kirker , Copenhagen 2000.
• JP Trap: Haderslev Amt , 5th edition 1965.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See Henning Dehn-Nielsen: Kirker og klostre i Danmark . Copenhagen 2nd edition 1998, pp. 489-493, p. 489.
2. ↑ More information about the organ (Danish)
3. ↑ History of the Siesebyer organ (Danish)

Web links

Commons : Marienkirche Hadersleben  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 55 ° 14 ′ 59.4 "  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 14.7"  E