Othmarskirche (Naumburg)
The Othmarskirche was a Protestant church in Naumburg (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt . Today it is used as the library and archive of the Evangelical Church.
History and architecture
The first documentary mention of a predecessor to the current building dates back to 1259. In the 15th century, a wooden church was built, which was then replaced by the current church. The current building was built between 1691 and 1699 in the early baroque style . The rectangular nave is covered by a hipped roof. The facade is structured with relatively high inserted rectangular windows as well as pilasters and segmental arches. To the east there is a closed altar niche above which the church tower, which is east of the ship, rises. The tower is square in the lower section and then becomes octagonal. Above he wears a hood covered with slate and a lantern .
Interior design
In the 1970s, the interior was expanded to two storeys and partly used as the library of the former college (today's “House of the Church”). In parts there are groin vaults , also in the former sacristy in the southeastern area of the building .
The altar mess hall from 1494 and a painted lectern, which is dated to the early 16th century, have been preserved. At the end of the 17th century, the font in the shape of an octagonal chalice and a gilded crucifix were created . There are also portraits of pastors from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The gravestone of Margaretha von Werther, who died in 1670, is also remarkable.
literature
- Ernst Schubert, Dehio, Handbook of German Art Monuments , Saxony-Anhalt II, Dessau and Halle administrative districts , Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-422-03065-4 , page 603
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Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 8.2 ″ N , 11 ° 48 ′ 18 ″ E