Sankt Michael (settlement)

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Sankt Michael was a settlement at the gates of the city of Magdeburg near Sudenburg .

location

Sankt Michael was located west of the Breite Weg, southwest of the Altenstadt Magdeburg and west of Sudenburg, which, however, was located directly south of the old town in the Middle Ages , roughly in today's area between Danzstrasse and Liebigstrasse.

history

Like the neighboring Sudenburg, the Sankt Michael settlement already existed in the 10th century at the time of Otto I. After the Archdiocese of Magdeburg was founded in 968, the Sankt Michael village , like the other suburban settlements, became the property of the archbishopric. Later, Sankt Michael was seen belonging to the Sudenburg.

In 1200 the Archbishop Ludolf von Kroppenstedt (1192–1205) founded the St. Peter and Paul Monastery in St. Michael. In 1203 the church of St. Michaelis was assigned to the monastery. The monastery and its possessions were taken over by Pope Innocent III in 1207. confirmed, including the Church of St. Michaelis. The monastery was relocated to the new town in 1288 and merged with other monasteries. In 1369 Archbishop Albrecht transfers the patronage rights of the Church of St Michaelis to the monastery of St Peter and Paul in Neustadt. This is confirmed by a notary.

In the course of a siege of Magdeburg in 1213 by the troops of Emperor Otto IV , like the other suburban settlements, Saint Michael was completely devastated and rebuilt at the behest of Archbishop Albert II (1207–1234).

As early as 1516, before Martin Luther's visit to Magdeburg (1524), in addition to the Magdeburg cathedral preachers Johannes Scheyring and Andreas Kauxdorf , Ludolph Castrick, the pastor of St. Michaelis Church, also preached decisively against the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church, the dictates of the Holy See and other ecclesiastical abuses. He also foretold coming changes in the Church. He was persecuted by the Catholics for his attitudes. In the early days of the Reformation he was the first Protestant pastor in Sudenburg / St. Michael.

Under the leadership of the Protestant Prince Moritz von Sachsen , a siege of Magdeburg by imperial troops began in 1550, during which the suburbs and settlements were again destroyed. After the siege ended in 1551, they were restored, but the devastated church of St Michaelis was not. The residents now use the St. Ambrosii church in the Sudenburg. The settlement had 100 houses.

In the course of the siege and destruction of Magdeburg in 1631 , the Magdeburg commandant Dietrich von Falkenberg , with the consent of the Magdeburg Council, vacated both Sudenburg and Sankt Michael on April 21, 1631. and has them destroyed in order to better stop Tilly's troops.

In 1683 it is reported: "In the area of ​​St. Michael, which is due to the office of the Möllenvogtei, 39 landlords report the property. There was no church, not even a preacher. The residents went to Magdeburg Cathedral and communicated there." (Tax Professions Protocol)

After the destruction in 1631, the settlement could no longer develop independently. Their settlement area was built over by expanding the Magdeburg fortifications and the newly built country town of Sudenburg, southwest of its old location. Unfortunately, it cannot be proven whether newly built houses of St. Michael have already been integrated into the Sudenburg. In 1812 the French Emperor Napoleon ordered the demolition of the suburbs of Magdeburg in order to keep the Magdeburg Fortress free of fire. By April 1, 1812, all houses in the Sudenburg had to be demolished by their residents. After this demolition, the settlement area of ​​the former Sankt Michael was desolate.

Today the St. Michael Street in Magdeburg-Sudenburg, named after her, still reminds of the former settlement. In 1920, the St. Ambrosius parish in Sudenburg decided to build a branch church. However, due to the global economic crisis, this could no longer be financed. Only the parish hall in Helmholtzstrasse was completed, the hall of which is used as a church service room. The parish was named St. Michael in reference to the old settlement and became independent in 1953. Today St. Michael belongs to the Protestant parish Magdeburg-Süd.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans-Joachim Krenzke, Churches and Monasteries in Magdeburg , State Capital Magdeburg, 2000, page 129
  2. ↑ Helmut Asmus, 1200 years Magdeburg: from the imperial palace to the state capital, Volume 1, 805 to 1631 , Scriptum Verlag Magdeburg 1999, ISBN 3-933046-15-7 , page 199
  3. ↑ Helmut Asmus, 1200 years Magdeburg: from the imperial palace to the state capital, volume 1, 805 to 1631 , Scriptum Verlag Magdeburg 1999, ISBN 3-933046-15-7 , page 63
  4. ^ Gruhl, Chronik der Stadt Magdeburg, issues 1–5, Gruhl'sche Buchdruckerei, 1831, original from Harvard University, digitized Oct. 18, 2007, Google E-Book, page 252
  5. ↑ Gustav Hertel, Historical Commission of the Province of Saxony, “Wüstungen in Nordthüringgau”, Otto Hendel, 1899, page 259
  6. ^ Gustav Hertel, Historical Commission of the Province of Saxony, “Wüstungen in Nordthüringgau”, Otto Hendel, 1899, page 252
  7. ^ Gruhl, Chronik der Stadt Magdeburg, issues 1–5, Gruhl'sche Buchdruckerei, 1831, original from Harvard University, digitized Oct. 18, 2007, Google E-Book, page 252
  8. ^ Gustav Hertel, Historical Commission of the Province of Saxony, "Wüstungen in Nordthüringgau", Otto Hendel, 1899, pages 260, 343
  9. ↑ Dr. Friedrich Richter, Dr. Friedrich Richter's von Magdeburg brief history of the city of Magdeburg, Verlag der Richterschen Buchdruckerei, 1834, original from New York Public Library, digitized June 8, 2007, Google E-Book, page 33
  10. ^ Heinrich Rathmann, History of the City of Magdeburg from its First Origin to the Present Times, Volume 3, Creutz, 1803, Original from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, digitized Sept. 2, 2008, Google E-Book, page 329
  11. ^ Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler, Textbook of Church History, Volume 2, Part 4, A. Marcus, 1835 Original from the University of Lausanne, digitized on March 3, 2008, Google E-Book, page 373.
  12. ^ Gustav Hertel, Historical Commission of the Province of Saxony, “Wüstungen in Nordthüringgau”, Otto Hendel, 1899, page 262
  13. ↑ Helmut Asmus, 1200 years Magdeburg: from the imperial palace to the state capital, Volume 1, 805 to 1631 , Scriptum Verlag Magdeburg 1999, ISBN 3-933046-15-7 , page 545
  14. ^ Gustav Hertel, Historical Commission of the Province of Saxony, “Wüstungen in Nordthüringgau”, Otto Hendel, 1899, page 262
  15. ↑ Hans-Joachim Krenzke, Churches and Monasteries in Magdeburg, State Capital Magdeburg, 2000, page 129

Coordinates: 52 ° 7 ′ 24.5 ″  N , 11 ° 37 ′ 46.7 ″  E