Schiller Church (Jena)
The Schillerkirche "Our Lady" is a church building in Jena district Wenigenjena (Jena East). Friedrich Schiller and Charlotte von Lengefeld were married here on February 22, 1790 .
Building history
The Schiller Church was in the 14./15. Erected in the 18th century as a hall church in place of a previous building (around 1300). The distinctive structural division into a nave and a choir is characteristic.
The construction of the church began in the first third of the 15th century with work on the choir, but had to be interrupted after a while. The nave was built at the end of the 15th century, but construction stopped again and was only completed in 1557.
From 1897 to 1902 the choir was restored and vaulted. In 1977 the church and in 2003 the choir was again extensively renovated.
Furnishing
The interior of the church is kept simple. In the nave there is a two-storey gallery (partly from the 18th century).
The organ was built in 1971 by the “ Rudolf Böhm organ building company ” ( Gotha ) and consecrated in 1997 after extensive renovation.
In the choir there is a late Gothic shrine (north wall of the choir) and a plaque commemorating Friedrich Schiller's wedding.
Naming
The actual name of the Schiller Church is “Our Lady”. It was built in honor of Mary .
On February 22, 1790, Friedrich Schiller and Charlotte von Lengefeld married in this church . That is why the name "Schillerkirche" became popular in the vernacular.
Community life
The Schillerkirche belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church District Jena, Region East, to the pastoral care district Wenigenjena (with the Luther House and the Marienkirche Ziegenhain). The worship and spiritual life is carried out and shaped voluntarily by the Prayer Brotherhood Jena.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 56.8 ″ N , 11 ° 36 ′ 1.5 ″ E