Black Spanier Church

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The former Schwarzspanierkirche 2007
Schwarzspanierkirche and Kloster 1724. Engraving by Salomon Kleiner .

The Schwarzspanierkirche in Schwarzspanierstrasse 13 in the 9th district of Vienna was the evangelical garrison church of Vienna between 1861 and 1918 .

history

On November 15, 1633, Emperor Ferdinand II laid the foundation stone for the former monastery church of the Benedictines of Montserrat (Black Spaniards). It was called the "Schwarzspanierkirche" and stood on the Vienna Glacis at the gates of Vienna. Its construction was completed in 1639, but in 1683 it was destroyed during the Second Turkish Siege in 1683. The foundation stone for the new building was laid at a slightly different location on November 15, 1690 by Leopold I and the consecration by Archbishop Sigismund Graf von Kollonitsch on September 6, 1739.

The bell tower, completed on September 15, 1749, had to be demolished on September 10, 1755 after a lightning strike.

After the convent was moved to the city (today's 1st district ) in 1780 by order of Joseph II and the order was repealed in 1783, the church was handed over to the kk military ars to hold the services for the soldiers of the nearby Alser barracks. In 1787, however, the church was profaned and used as a military bed magazine until 1861.

The ceiling paintings by Antonio Pellegrini had already been painted over in 1780 . The movable inventory was divided among other churches until 1787. The original miraculous image of the altar has been lost since 1933.

In 1861 the building was restored as a Protestant church by decree of the emperor and received an altar with a picture of Leopold Till , organ , pulpit and stalls and was inaugurated on December 22nd of the same year. The Fremdenblatt wrote on May 5, 1861 to:

“In the former kk bed storage room, the framework is now removed from two floors, and work is currently being carried out on adding to the huge cornices inside, which at that time were removed in various places in order to allow light to penetrate into the individual departments. The removal of the white whitewash from the walls has also begun, and half a dozen women are busy washing it up. The marbling is still quite well preserved and forms a rich decoration for the church. The floor, which is currently laid, is paved with Kehlheim tiles. A simple altar is attached to the front and a new wooden choir with an organ is built to the rear. Originally the church did not have a tower and no one is being built now. A time by which the renovation must be finished has not been set. On Monday the Imperial and Royal Protestant garrison preacher Mr. Szeberenyi will move into the apartment that has been prepared in the outbuilding. "

- Strangers sheet of May 5, 1861

The rebuilt church served the evangelical soldiers of the Vienna garrison under the first garrison preacher Johann Michael Szeberinyi, and so the name "Garrison Church" became established for them in the population.

Neighboring house at Schwarzspanierstrasse 15

The church was closed between 1918 and 1930. Orthodox services were held here from 1930 to 1938.

After the " Anschluss of Austria " in March 1938, the church was to be used as a Protestant Wehrmacht church . The painted over ceiling paintings were rediscovered during the restoration in 1939, the cathedral chapter of St. Stephen's Cathedral loaned the Protestant parish an approx. 7 × 4 m altarpiece by Joachim von Sandrart . The restored church was handed over to its intended purpose on May 23, 1943, but was so badly damaged by bombs in 1944 that it was no longer rebuilt. The altarpiece hung outside damaged for a few weeks and after its restoration was first taken to the Neulerchenfeld parish church , in 2019 it was installed above the entrance hall to the Adlertor in St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Only the main facade of the church, which was demolished in 1963/1964, remained. It was integrated into the construction of a Protestant student residence with an event center, the "Albert Schweitzer House", planned by Friedrich Rollwagen and Peter Lehrercke , which was opened on October 25, 1966 and completely renovated in 2007. Furthermore, several organizations close to the Evangelical Church, including the Evangelical Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen , the Diakonie Austria , the Evangelical Academy Vienna and the Evangelical University Congregation are housed in the Albert Schweitzer House .

Ludwig van Beethoven (1827) and Otto Weininger (1903) died in the apartment building at Schwarzspanierstrasse 15 next to the church on the right .

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Gustav Adolph Schimmer: Description of the capital and residence city of Vienna: with a tourist guide, based on the best sources . Artaria, Vienna 1866, AC07456656, p. 129 f . ( Vienna library digital [PDF; 58.5 MB ; accessed on February 26, 2017]).
  2. ^ Eduard Knoll: Guide through Vienna and the surrounding area: practical handbook for travelers and locals . Editor: Eduard Seis. 4th edition. Lechner, 1878, AC03564291, p. 280 ( wienbibliothek digital [PDF; 107.5 MB ; accessed on February 26, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Julius Ergenzinger: History: Vienna, Lower Austria . compiled by Julius Ergenzinger. Gerold, Vienna 1871, p. 46 ( wienbibliothek digital [PDF; 29.2 MB ; accessed on February 26, 2017] In Fraktur).
  4. ↑ Gustav Heine (Ed.): Foreign sheet . XV. Year, no. 122 . August Dorfmeister, Vienna May 5, 1861, p. 3 ( AustriaN Newspapers Online [PDF; 47.6 MB ; accessed on February 26, 2017]).
  5. ^ Army News . In: V. Streffleur (ed.): Austrian military magazine . Issue 3, No. 16 . Kaiserl. Royal Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna August 15, 1861, p. 116 .
  6. ↑ Josef Weismayer: A cross returns. The crucifixion picture by Joachim von Sandrart (1653). In: The Cathedral. Bulletin of the Vienna Cathedral Conservation Association. Episode 2/2019 ZDB -ID 1054178-0 . Pp. 10-11.
  7. ^ Albert Schweitzer House: Organizations. In: www.albert-schweitzer-haus.at. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 59.2 ″  N , 16 ° 21 ′ 24.8 ″  E