Siechenkapelle St. Lazarus (Neuruppin)

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The Infirmary Chapel of St. Lazarus , also known as the Infirmary Chapel or Hospital Chapel, is a late Gothic north German brick building . With its "rich architectural decoration, it is one of the most valuable examples of late Gothic architecture in the Ruppiner Land".

location

Main portal of the Siechenhauskapelle

The chapel is located at Siechenstrasse 4 in Neuruppin , near the monastery church and the Ruppiner See . The alley and the area around the harbor promenade survived the fire of August 26, 1787 unscathed. Opposite the chapel is the Uphus (1694), one of the oldest half-timbered houses in Neuruppin , across a courtyard . The former hospital is directly connected to the chapel.

history

It was donated in 1490 by the sword sweeper Claus Schmidt, in the following years it was built directly onto the existing hospital in Lapstraße (later Siechenstraße) and inaugurated a year later as St. Laurentius Chapel. It was only later rededicated. In 1493, the Havelberg bishop Busso von Alvensleben confirmed the foundation. The hospital residents were able to attend the service with a short distance. In the middle of the 16th century the ownership of the chapel and the hospital passed to the city. An archdeacon managed the chapel and conducted its services. From 1699 to 1702 it was used by the Reformed Community of Neuruppins. In 1715 the chapel was renewed in the baroque style , with the pulpit altar also being installed. In 1750 the baroque roof turret was renewed. The garrison used the building from 1793 to 1806.

The neo-Gothic organ dates from the last year of life of the Neuruppin organ builder Albert Hollenbach (1850–1904) . In 1912 it was painted by G. Kaufmann from Berlin. Extensive restorations took place in 1949, around 1980 and 1991 to 2004 and 2006 , to which the chapel owes its present appearance. From 1998 the listed building ensemble (Uphus, hospital and chapel) has been privately owned. The hospital is now a hotel, while the Uphus is a restaurant. Since August 5, 1999, there has been a development association that deals with the restoration and activities in connection with the building, such as B. takes care of concerts, lectures or weddings.

description

Organ of the hospital chapel

It is a single-nave , two-bay brick building on a field stone base with a three-sided choir closure . The baroque roof turret is slated. Around the pointed arched main portal to the Siechenstrasse there are figurative representations on clay plates with Christ at the torture column and alternately with St. Francis . Vault keystones made of rosettes and fish bubble tracery are located at the ends of the net vault . The consoles in the chapel also show figurative representations, including masks and half-figures such as B. Mary in a halo and other female saints.

Furnishing

The pulpit altar (1715) has a three-storey structure with gilded columns and an altarpiece of the Last Supper on the predella . The pulpit is equipped with ornamental fields in the shape of a cross. The monumental wooden crucifix (around 1500) that was formerly in the chapel is now in the monastery church . One of brass existing chandeliers from the 17th century is located in the chapel. The already mentioned organ lost its pipes during the First World War due to dismantling. They were restored in 1930/31.

literature

  • Gerhard Drexel: Monasteries and Churches in Brandenburg. Heavenly tours through the marrow. bebra Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-86124-702-9 , pp. 200, 201.
  • Uta Land and Jens-Uwe Brinkmann: The infirmary chapel in Neuruppin. 2nd Edition. Ed. Rieger, Karwe near Neuruppin 2009, ISBN 978-3-941187-12-2 .
  • Art guide through the GDR. Urania-Verlag Leipzig, Jena, Berlin. 1973, pp. 130/131.
  • Matthias Metzler and Irmelin Küttner: Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. City of Neuruppin. Werner, Worms am Rhein 1996, ISBN 3-88462-135-1 , pp. 163, 164.

Web links

Commons : Siechenkapelle St. Lazarus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Matthias Metzler and Irmelin Küttner: District of Ostprignitz-Ruppin. City of Neuruppin. Werner, Worms am Rhein 1996, ISBN 3-88462-135-1 , p. 164.
  2. ^ A b c Gerhard Drexel: Monasteries and churches in Brandenburg. Heavenly tours through the marrow. bebra Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-86124-702-9 , p. 200.
  3. ^ A b c d Matthias Metzler and Irmelin Küttner: District of Ostprignitz-Ruppin. City of Neuruppin. Werner, Worms am Rhein 1996, ISBN 3-88462-135-1 , p. 163.
  4. ↑ a b Website of the Friends' Association - Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  5. ^ A b c Gerhard Drexel: Monasteries and churches in Brandenburg. Heavenly tours through the marrow. bebra Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-86124-702-9 , p. 201.
  6. ^ The hotel - UP HUS IDYLL in Neuruppin. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 55 ′ 25.3 "  N , 12 ° 48 ′ 38.7"  E