Predigerkirche (Basel)

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Predigerkirche (view from the southeast)
Preacher's Church (view from the northeast)
Bell tower of the Preacher's Church

The Predigerkirche is a Christian Catholic church in the Swiss city ​​of Basel . It is located in the suburbs - Quartier close to the University Hospital .

Building history

The Basel Predigerkirche was built between 1233 and 1237 as a monastery church of the Dominican Order . During the renovation from 1262 to 1269, it was one of the first churches on the Upper Rhine to be adapted to the Gothic style . In 1269 the choir was consecrated by the well-known Dominican Albertus Magnus , Bishop of Regensburg .

In 1356 the Basel earthquake destroyed large parts of the church. Renovations in the following decades emerged frescoes that Mary , John the Baptist and the Dominican Vincent Ferrer represent. The church was actively used by the participants during the Council of Basel from 1431 to 1449.

The so-called Leutkirche is separated from the choir by a partially transparent rood screen. The baptismal font , adorned with rose petals, dates from the early 15th century and was found during an excavation near the Leonhardskirche . The keystones of the vaults show simple leaf patterns and the symbols of the evangelists .

The small wooden roof turret was replaced in 1423 by a stone bell tower with an open lantern crowned by eyelashes and an openwork tracery helmet in miniature format, on which a head of Christ is attached to the north and south. Master Johannes, called Cun, a stonemason from Ulm, master of the work and the construction factory of the Ulm parish church is named as the designing master builder , the on-site execution was in the hands of his parliment Hans Böfferlin.

use

During the iconoclasm of 1529, almost all of the furnishings were destroyed and the monastery was dissolved. From 1614 the Leutkirche served the French-speaking Reformed community and was separated from the choir by a wooden wall.

From 1684 the choir was used as a fruit and salt store. From 1692 to 1836 the former monastery garden served as the botanical garden of the University of Basel . The monastery buildings were demolished in 1857, and from 1876 to 1877 the church was completely renovated to serve the Christian Catholic community.

From March 9, 2020, the church will serve as a triage center ( coronavirus ) for the University Hospital Basel. The church service of the Christian Catholic parish takes place in their parish hall.

Nave, view of the rood screen and choir

Furnishing

The treasures of the preacher's church include a gold-plated lecture cross from the Middle Ages and three icons that were erected in 2003 and show the baby Jesus with the Virgin Mary and the archangels Gabriel and Michael .

Organs

There are four organs in the church .

Silbermann organ from 1769

Main organ

The main organ was built on the rood screen by the organ builder Johann Andreas Silbermann from 1767 to 1769 . In 1879 it was moved to the west gallery by organ builder Goll, and in 1909 it was fitted with an electric fan . In 1979 the instrument was installed on the new baroque west gallery by the Metzler Orgelbau company . It has 28  stops on two manuals and a pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I main work C – d 3
Bourdon 16 ′ S.
Montre 8th' S.
Bourdon 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ S.
Duplicate 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Sifflet 1'
Cornet V 8th' S.
Fittings III 1'
Cimbale II 1 ⁄ 2 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Voix humaine 8th'
Tremblant doux
II Positive C – d 3
Bourdon 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Flood 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ S.
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Fittings III 2 ⁄ 3 ′
Cromhorne 8th'
Tremblant gone
Pedal C – d 1
Soubaße 16 ′ S.
Flood 8th' S.
Prestant 4 ′ S.
Fittings III 2 ′ S.
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Swallow's Nest Organ

Swallow's Nest Organ

In 1985 Sebastian Blank, in collaboration with Bernhardt Edskes, built a two-manual swallow's nest organ with eleven registers and a mid-tone tuning in the Renaissance style .

I Manual F – g 2 a 2
Praestant 8th'
Dumped 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Super octave 2 ′
Hörnli II 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ + 4 ⁄ 5 ′
Mixture IV-VI 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Cimbel II 1 ⁄ 2 ′
II breast positive F – g 2 a 2
shelf 8th'
flute 4 ′
Gemshorn 2 ′
Pedal GG – c 1
attached,
own pipes in the bass octave

Choir organ

A historical organ from Italy set up in the choir is dated 1908, but probably contains older pipe material. The instrument has eight stops on a manual and attached pedal.

Organ positive

There is also a positive organ in the Predigerkirche, built in 2010 by Bernhard Fleig (Basel).

various

literature

Web links

Commons : Predigerkirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Josef Böker u. a .: The architecture of the Gothic, Vol. 3: The Rhineland. An inventory catalog of medieval architectural drawings . Müry & Salzmann, Salzburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-99014-064-2 , p. 33.
  2. ↑ More information: Jörg-Andreas Bötticher: Silbermann-Documentation, 1769 - 1978 - 2008. 30 years of Johann Andreas Silbermann / Metzler organ. Online on the website of Musik an der Predigerkirche (PDF file; 1.8 MB), accessed on July 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Information about the Swallow's Nest Organ , on the website of the Christian Catholic Church Basel, accessed on August 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ Figures (1) and (2) on the website of the builder, accessed on June 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bach Cantatas in the Predigerkirche. Project website, accessed August 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ Evening music in the Predigerkirche. Project website, accessed August 12, 2019.

Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′ 42 "  N , 7 ° 35 ′ 8"  E ; CH1903:  611058  /  two hundred and sixty-seven thousand eight hundred and ninety-four