Saint Petri Church (Olvenstedt)

The Sankt-Petri-Kirche was a Protestant church in the village of Olvenstedt, which today belongs to Magdeburg .

history

It is believed that the church existed as early as 1287. The church was located in close proximity with a cloister of in Neustadt bei Magdeburg resident Agnetenklosters connected. The monastery courtyard is believed to have been built around 1253. At this time the monastery acquired at least 4 Hufen land in Olvenstedt from Archbishop Wilbrand . In 1287 a long-standing church is mentioned in connection with a courtyard. This could have been the Petrikirche. It seems more likely, however, that this mention referred to the second church in the village, the Sankt-Laurentius-Kirche , as it was right next to the village's Freihof .

It is documented that the Sankt-Petri-Kirche was repaired in 1611. In the course of the fighting in the Thirty Years' War , the whole of Olvenstedt was completely devastated by imperial troops in 1644 or 1645. Only the Petrikirche remained. The Sankt-Laurentius-Kirche was also destroyed, but apparently no longer in constant use since 1630. A bell of the Laurentiuskirche was transferred to the Petrikirche. In a report around 1650, the condition of the Petrikirche is stated as bad but repaired. However, the church had no income. Since the Petrikirche turned out to be too small, efforts began in 1654 to rebuild the Sankt-Laurentius-Kirche.

On November 9, 1660, the tower button of the Petrikirche fell in a storm. The tower button was described as being riddled with gunfire during the Thirty Years War.

In 1724, however, the Petrikirche was demolished. The tower stopped at first. The old Laurentiuskirche was also torn down. The new Laurentiuskirche was built from the ruins of both local churches.

In 1732 the bell in the Petrikirche was brought back to the Laurentiuskirche. In 1752 the cathedral chapter of Magdeburg sold the tower of the Petrikirche for 50 Thaler for demolition to the farmer Hans Schütze . He built a stable building with the building material obtained in this way.

Until the middle of the 20th century, a nearby street was called Petrikirchstraße .

architecture

The Petrikirche was often referred to as the blue church . The reason for this may have been the slate- covered steeple of the church.

location

The church building was located north of Dorfstrasse , in its eastern section. The name of the location was given in front of the Gustav Scherpingschen Hofe . The church was south of this courtyard.

Literature / source

• Hans-Joachim Krenzke: Churches and monasteries in Magdeburg. 2000, page 106 f.

Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 23.8 "  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 11.6"  E