St. Anthony Church (Petkum)

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Exterior view

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Antonius Church in the Petkum district of Emden dates back to the 13th century, but was expanded several times in later centuries.

history

In the Middle Ages, Petkum belonged to the provost of Emden in the diocese of Münster and around 1500 had two priests. The church patronage was in the 14th century with the Abdena family from Emden, who lived in Petkum Castle. In 1408 the Kommende Muhde was given the right of patronage.

The church was built in the 13th century, but has undergone several extensions and renovations. The choir was built around 1470/1480 as a donation by Gerd van Petkum, the last chief of the town. In the 15th century, the church windows in the nave were enlarged to make them pointed. A major renovation of the main nave took place around 1750 when the west and north walls were rebuilt, as well as the western part of the south wall. The roof turret on the choir burned down in 1908 and fell to the ground together with the small bell.

Building description

The brick church was originally a rectangular apse -Saalkirche on a mound built. The fact that some sections of the wall on the south wall date back to the 13th century can be seen from the large bricks in the monastery format . Most of the small round arched windows were replaced by large pointed arched windows. Only on the north wall were four of the original Romanesque windows preserved. In the ship, exposed anchor beams counteract the thrust of the ceiling. The entrance portals are on the west and north sides, which were renovated in 1750.

The polygonal choir towers over the nave and is characterized by pointed arched windows with fish bladder tracery and mighty buttresses. The interior is closed off by a net vault with a hanging keystone. The choir is connected to the nave by a pointed triumphal arch . The grave cellar under the choir is no longer accessible today.

To the northwest rises the free-standing bell tower of the closed type, which was re-erected in 1802 in the old location. It has round arched acoustic arcades and is crowned by an open lantern . The older bell was cast around 1300, the other in 1970.

Interior

Grotian organ on the west gallery

The nave is now closed by a wooden barrel vault. In the choir, the late Gothic tendril paintings between the crossings of the ribs were exposed again during a renovation between 1960 and 1962. The red vaulted ribs with white stripes imitate brick. In the eastern vaulted caps, Christ is depicted with two saints, whose upper bodies protrude from calyxes. The twelve sandstone slabs are dated between 1484 and 1795. The historical features include a two-part sandstone relief from the time the choir was built. It has been hanging on the north wall opposite the pulpit since 1993, previously it was embedded in the floor of the choir. Under the arch is the crucified with Mary and John, in the lower part a crescent Madonna in a halo with the apostles Thomas and Bartholomäus ; the donor couple kneels before the apostles, presumably Gerd van Petkum, the founder of the choir, and his wife. The font was made in the 13th century and is shaped like the Bentheim sandstone . Two friezes made of stylized vines are separated by herringbone ribbons. The organ was built between 1692 and 1706 by Aurich master organ builder Valentin Ulrich Grotian , rebuilt in 1837 during repairs by Gerd Sieben Janssen and from 1957 to 1962 when moving from the east to the west side of the church by Alfred Führer according to the respective zeitgeist. In 1989/90 there was a thorough revision by the Krummhörner Orgelwerkstatt , which brought the sound closer to the original. A Romanesque grave slab in trapezoidal shape shows a club cross between two crooks. The grave slabs of Junker Ocko († 1490) and Gerd van Petkum († 1478) are placed in the choir.

See also

literature

  • Manfred Meinz : The Church of Petkum . (Ostfriesische Kunstführer, booklet 2). Aurich 1964.
  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Menno Smid : Frisian churches in Emden, Leer, Borkum, Mormerland, Uplengen, Overledingen and Reiderland , volume 3. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever 1980, p. 38 f.
  • Robert Noah: The Church in Petkum . ( Ostfriesische Kunstführer , issue 15) Aurich 1990.
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . 2nd Edition. Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebs-GmbH, Aurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-940601-05-6 , p. 196, 198 f., 201 ff., 218 .
  • Gottfried Kiesow : Architecture Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 .

Web links

Commons : St. Antonius Church (Emden-Petkum)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Menno Smid : East Frisian Church History . Self-published, Pewsum 1974, p. 42 (Ostfriesland im Schutz des Deiches, Vol. 6).
  2. ↑ a b c d Nordwestreisemagazin: Petjemer Kark (Low German), viewed June 24, 2011.
  3. ^ A b Gottfried Kiesow: Architectural Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 56 .
  4. ↑ a b Genealogy forum: Petkum ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , as seen June 24, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.genealogie-forum.de
  5. ↑ a b Petkum.de: Church display board , seen June 24, 2011.
  6. ^ A b Gottfried Kiesow: Architectural Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 57 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 1.3 "  N , 7 ° 16 ′ 24.4"  E