Sankt Ludgeri Church (Alleringersleben)

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Saint Ludgeri Church
East Side

The Sankt-Ludgeri-Kirche is a Protestant church in the village of Alleringersleben in Saxony-Anhalt . The patron saint of the church is Saint Liudger .

architecture

The oldest part of the church is the church tower to the west of the nave, which dates from the Romanesque period . The tower was built in several phases and has a northern and southern pent roof . There used to be a connection from the tower's ground floor to the nave through three round arches. The upper floor of the tower is divided by half-high round arches placed across. The square superstructure of the tower dates back to around 1200. The current nave was built in 1719, including some of the walls of the previous Romanesque building. The western part of the south wall with several walled openings is from Roman times. During the renovation, the hall was extended to the north. Furthermore, the rectangular western portal was created and the side rooms of the tower base were raised. The church was related to the Sankt Ludgeri monastery in Helmstedt to the west .

The alliance coat of arms of the founders August Rudolf von Veltheim and Helena Maria von Veltheim, née von Oberg, can be seen above the eastern entrance to the church . On the western outer wall of the nave there is a sandstone mask from the Romanesque period .

inner space

The interior is spanned by a flat ceiling. There are galleries on the west and north walls. A simple glazed prieche has been set up under the northern gallery . A carved altarpiece from 1768 is noteworthy. The splendid tower is flanked by columns and has acanthus cheeks . The coats of arms of the founder AE von Veltheim and his wife WA von Veltheim, née von Reden, are in the framework of the top . The risen Christ is depicted in the blown gable . In front of the essay there are figures depicting Moses and John the Baptist. The predella is adorned with a representation of the Lord's Supper. The image in the predella and the elevation of the cross in the altar sheet are signed by the Haldensleber artist Immanuel Poppe . The pulpit , which was built in 1719, is of an older date . Decorative vases and a donor coat of arms of the von Veltheim family can be found on the sound cover . The hand of God is depicted below the sound cover . While the parapet of the pulpit is adorned with delicate carvings, there are more massive acanthus representations on the sound cover and baluster support . The painting of the pulpit, however, dates from 1908. In the same year a general restoration of the interior took place. A three-axle Protestant confessional stands at the entrance to the pulpit . This is also decorated with vase attachments. In addition, it bears an inscription. The organ front dates from the 18th century. Also worth mentioning is a baptism in the style of late classicism in 1887 with a small round baptismal bowl.

There are several historical tombstones in the church. The gravestone with a relief of the deceased for a child of the Werner family who died in 1677 should be mentioned. In addition, there are inscription stones for Johann Heinrich Werner, who died in 1700, and his wife, Catharina Elisabeth Werner, who died in 1714 . The stones show a memento mori and a cherub head . Three more tombstones from the 17th and early 18th centuries are on the north outer wall of the church.

The church bells are unusually old. One bronze bell dates back to around 1300, another one is dated to around 1350.

The church is surrounded by a churchyard, delimited by a massive wall, on which a number of urn graves from the first half of the 19th century have been preserved. Outside the church there is also a romanisierenden in Art Nouveau styled war memorial in memory of the fallen of the First World War .

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Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 50.6 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 26.4 ″  E