Martinskirche (Ahornberg)
The Martinskirche is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Ahornberg in Upper Franconia .
A chapel was first mentioned in the 15th century. The oldest inventory is the crucifix of the altar from around 1520. The oldest tombs and the knowledge of previous buildings of the rectory date from the end of the 16th century. A total of eight epitaphs by pastors, mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries, are remarkable . The sandstone slab by pastor Johannes Meister († 1686) with putti and oak leaf decor is attributed to the sculptor Elias Räntz after Karl Sitzmann . The organ of the organ builder family Heidenreich no longer exists. There were tower fires in 1874 and 1939. Renovations were carried out in 1866, 1886, 1941 and 1986.
literature
- Tilmann Breuer : District of Münchberg. In: The Art Monuments of Bavaria , Brief Inventories , XIII. Tape. German art publisher . Munich 1961. pp. 5-7.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 14 '20.4 " N , 11 ° 48' 6.3" E