Nicolai Church (Pewsum)

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Nicolai Church

The Evangelical Lutheran Nicolai Church is in the East Frisian town of Pewsum , in the Krummhörn . The church is, next to Loquard and Woquard, one of three Lutheran churches in the Krummhörn.

History and description of the building

In the Middle Ages Pewsum belonged to the Groothusen provost in the diocese of Münster . A church in Pewsum is first mentioned in 1360. The present church either goes back to this time or dates from the 15th century. In 1592 a witch trial took place in Pewsum, from which it is reported that a witch was “attacked dermasen, which was allowed to pour onto the organ, and people were forbidden to come to the Kirchoff”. An organ built by Johann Friedrich Constabel in 1752/53 was replaced by a new one by Gerd Sieben Janssen (1857–1861), which was built in 1919 by P. Furtwängler & Hammer behind the late Biedermeier Janssen prospectwas replaced, which is preserved in Westeraccum . In 1862 the church building was surrounded with new masonry and received its current appearance. In this context, an arch of the former rood screen was redesigned into today's west portal. The hagioscope in the south wall was redesigned in such a way that since then it has been located on the outside exactly in the center of a wall pillar built in front of it. The originally square choir has now been built in a hexagonal shape.

The walls of the bell tower standing free in the south were rebuilt in 1880. The inscription on the bell from 1458 suggests that the church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas .

With 2000 members, the parish is the largest Lutheran congregation in Krummhörn. She is connected to Woquard through the parish.

Furnishing

Pulpit from 1618/1937

The interior has been closed off by a wooden barrel vault since 1862 . The western organ gallery was built in 1843. A clock was attached to the previous gallery until 1812. The pulpit with depictions of the four evangelists in the style of the late Renaissance was donated by Countess Sophia in 1618. The sound cover bears the donor's coat of arms and a dedication. In 1937 a reconstruction and renewal took place. The white lacquer layer was removed and the oak wood exposed again and set off with green-gray and red-brown tones and rich gilding. The sacrament niche from the late Gothic period with its original painting (15th century) has also been preserved. Under the grave slabs there is a chief's wife Tetta Manninga, who died in 1562, with crowning putti and skulls. Resurrection and Ascension of Christ are shown on two baroque paintings from the 17th century. A radical redesign of the interior took place in the 1960s. The old winged altar had to give way to a simple stone cafeteria . The stalls and organ were replaced. Hermann Hillebrand created the organ in 1969 with 20 stops on two manuals and a pedal. The Vasa Sacra includes a gilded silver chalice donated in 1608, a pewter jug ​​(1730) and a silver jug ​​(1845).

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches in Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn , Volume 2. Verlag CL Mettcker & Sons, Jever (2nd edition) 1983, p. 68 f.

Web links

Commons : Nicolai Church (Pewsum)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Menno Smid: East Frisian Church History . Self-published, Pewsum 1974, p. 43 (Ostfriesland in the protection of the dike, vol. 6).
  2. ^ A b Gottfried Kiesow : Architectural Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 82 .
  3. ^ Walter Kaufmann : The organs of East Frisia . East Frisian Landscape, Aurich 1968, p. 199 .
  4. ^ Ingeborg Nöldeke: Hidden treasures in East Frisian village churches - hagioscopes, rood screens and sarcophagus lids - overlooked details from the Middle Ages . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7308-1048-4 , p. 101 ff.
  5. ↑ kirche-emden-leer.de: Presence in the church district Emden-Leer


Coordinates: 53 ° 26 ′ 7.6 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 45.6 ″  E