Paulskirche (Schwerin)
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The Paulskirche is a neo-Gothic church in Schwerin . It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church Community Schwerin St. Paul in the Wismar Propstei, Mecklenburg Church District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
history
The church was built between 1863 (laying of the foundation stone) and 1869 (inauguration). It is a prototype of the church building concept of the Eisenacher Regulativs , which was created with the significant participation of the Schwerin Oberkirchenrat President Theodor Kliefoth and has now been implemented by the architect Theodor Krüger (1818–1885). The building, which is located high above the Pfaffenteich on a hill that has been expanded for construction, was constructed using the most modern methods at the time. It has a steel roof structure and tracery made of weather-resistant clinker .
In contrast to many other neo-Gothic churches, the furnishings in the Paulskirche have been preserved. These include the glass paintings with depictions of the history of salvation, which presumably go back to a program by Kliefoth, the pulpit and the altar with paintings by Karl Gottfried Pfannschmidt and the royal box.
organ
The Paulskirche contains an organ by Friedrich Friese III , which has 31 stops on two manuals and a pedal .
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Playing aids : stop valves, calcanten call
pulpit
The pulpit is covered with a high, elaborate carving in the Gothic style. Six figures, carved by the artist Sorge from Hanover , adorn the pulpit: the four evangelists, as well as Moses and Paul . This is a common representation on pulpits. The gospel, the good news of the life, doctrine and ministry of Jesus Christ is preached.
altar
The three-part altarpiece by Carl Gottfried Pfannschmidt cannot be separated from the overall idea of the choir room. According to the guidelines for church building, altar paintings should only represent the "main facts of salvation": Here it is the incarnation of God in the birth of Jesus of Nazareth , his sacrificial death on the cross and the resurrection, the three key dates of the church year: Christmas , Good Friday and Easter . Pfannschmidt comes from the tradition of the Nazarenes and stylistically borrowed from the painters of the Italian Renaissance . At the end of the 19th century, communion was celebrated with communicants walking around the altar. On the south side they passed a figure of an angel carrying the chalice. On the other side, an angel carries the book with the seven seals: Baptism and the Lord's Supper take us into the story of salvation. The altar is also crowned by an angel made by the Munich artist Weiß. He wears a victory flag, symbol of overcoming death. In the east window we see the Christ of the Transfiguration. Paul writes: “Just as we were fashioned in the image of the earthly, so will we also be fashioned in the image of the heavenly.” The transfiguration is an indication of the change into which faith leads us.
Choir window
The picture program of the choir window is unique of its kind. This reflects the whole breadth of the history of salvation from Paradise to Judgment Day according to Theodor Kliefoth's theological view. The titles of the motifs are recorded on tapestry patterns under the windows. The Düsseldorf painter Gustav Stever made the cardboard boxes for the glass painting, which are preserved in the State Museum in Schwerin . Ernst Gillmeister made the glass windows .
The five choir windows were restored from 1995 to 1996 as part of a project by the German Federal Environment Foundation for the exemplary removal of environmental damage to nationally valuable glass paintings and equipped with protective glazing made of laminated safety glass.
South window in the crossing
The two depictions of the south window are a later addition from the 19th century. First there is the representation of the evening on Maundy Thursday . Jesus prays before his arrest: “If it is possible, let the cup of suffering pass me by!” The angel points to the cross, set in gold, because it is not only the symbol of his death, but also of the resurrection. The cup of suffering is also interpreted as the cup of communion: “This is the blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” Christ is depicted on the second window when he was mocked. A soldier kneels before him as before a king. But for him he is only the mocking king with the crown of thorns. The high priest, who represents the twelve tribes of God's people through the so-called ephod on his chest, refers to the first table of the commandments: Jesus blasphemed God , he cannot be God's Son. This representation contrasts with the faith of Christians: in this Jesus of Nazareth God is the true Lord of the world. The passion of Jesus describes the event, which John summarized with the words: “God was in the world and the world came into being through him, but the world did not recognize him. He came into his own, but his own did not accept him. "
gallery
Paulskirche tower
View from the tower
View from Franz-Mehring-Strasse
View of the east side
Organ and gallery
Stalls
Altar and choir window
pulpit
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the community
- ^ Reinhard Kuhl: Schwerin, Schwerin district. Ev. St. Paul's Church. Leipzig 2001 ISBN 3-361-00536-1 , pp. 185-190, 194.
literature
- Gustav Wittstock: The Paulskirche in Schwerin. In: Archives for regional studies in the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg. 20 (1870), pp. 59-75
- Horst Ende : The town churches in Mecklenburg. Berlin 1984, pp. 129-132, 184-187.
- Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume II: The district court districts of Wismar, Grevesmühlen, Rehna, Gadebusch and Schwerin. Schwerin 1898, reprint Schwerin 1992, ISBN 3-910179-06-1 , p. 595 ff.
- Martin Grahl: A neo-Gothic prototype and the story of salvation: Theodor Kliefoth and St. Paul's Church in Schwerin. In: Mecklenburg: home magazine for compatriots and friends of Mecklenburg. - Schwerin: Stock & Stein, Vol. 43 (2001), 10, pp. 10-11
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Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 54 ″ N , 11 ° 24 ′ 30 ″ E