St. George Church (Eggelingen)

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St. George Church.

The Evangelical Lutheran St. George Church in Eggelingen , part of the East Frisian town of Wittmund, is a Romanesque brick church whose walls are 13.16 meters high and are considered the highest in East Frisia. The patron saint was St. George .

history

The St. George Church is based on a hall church with a semicircular retracted apse . It was built between 1300 and 1400 on an artificially piled up terp at the former Harle Bay on a foundation of granite stones. Originally the church had a semicircular east apse . To the southwest of the ship is a free-standing church tower that is lower than the church building. Under canon law it was subordinate to the Sendkirche von Wittmund.

On November 29, 1836, during a severe hurricane, the church roof was covered and the west gable collapsed. In the course of the rebuilding, the church was partially rebuilt. The walls were broken down by three meters to their current level and a hipped roof replaced the gables that were formerly on the east and west sides. The small Romanesque windows were enlarged to let more light into the interior, which is flatly covered. In the course of the renovation, the entrance was moved to the west. Two side doors were walled up, with the so-called Norman door still visible in the north , through which the building was entered earlier. A human skeleton covered with dust and dirt was found on the broad crown of the wall directly under the roof. It is believed that the body came from a warrior who retired to the church after an argument and died here. After almost two years of repair work, the church was consecrated again on December 9, 1838.

During the renovation of the church in 1992, a walled- up hagioscope was rediscovered in the south wall ; it was left open on the inside and closed again on the outside.

Furnishing

Janssen organ (1846)

The oldest piece of equipment is the fragmentary baptismal font made of Baumberger sand-lime bricks . Before the destruction, the wall was divided into 6 fields by half-columns, on which several scenes of Jesus' childhood, such as the adoration of the kings and the flight into Egypt, were depicted in high relief. It is believed that the stone is as old as the church. When the church roof collapsed, the baptism was badly damaged and removed from the building with the rubble. It was rediscovered in the 20th century and taken to church.

The three- story retable altar is located in the eastern area of ​​the church on a pedestal. It was created by Jacob Cröpelin in 1659 and donated by Eggeling citizens, whose names are on a wooden plaque on the north wall. It contains three paintings depicting the Lord's Supper , the Crucifixion, and the Entombment of Christ. The figures attached to both sides represent the four evangelists Matthew , Mark , Luke and John . Above all stands the triumphant Christ above the serpent as the sign of the devil and above the dragon of hell.

The communion chalice and a paten were created in 1699.

The pulpit on the south wall is also richly carved with ornaments. The sound cover is decorated with a cross.

The stalls came into the building after the church was rebuilt and sold to the population. Of the 50 rows of six seats, 28 rows were reserved for men and 22 for women. On the organ floor there are four more rows of benches with four seats each.

organ

When the church collapsed, Hinrich Just Müller's organ from 1771 was also destroyed. After the reconstruction in 1846, a new instrument was installed by Gerd Sieben Janssen from Aurich as a replacement , which was changed in 1904 by Johann Martin Schmid . During a renovation in 1999 by Alfred Führer Orgelbau from Wilhelmshaven, it was restored to its condition from 1846 except for the two split reed registers. The single-manual instrument has ten registers ; two registers are vacant. The pedal is attached. The organ has two collective steps that go back to Janssen.

Manuals C – f 3
1. Principal 8th' J, F
2. Drone 16 ′ J
3. Dumped 8th' J
4th Salicional 8th' J, S, F
5. Octave 4 ′ J
6th flute 4 ′ J
7th Octave 2 ′ J, F
8th. Mixture III F.
9. Dulcian B / D 16 ′ vacant
10. Trumpet B / D 8th' vacant
Tremulant
Pedal C – c 1
attached
  • Playing aids : Fixed combinations ("Forte": No. 2, 5, 7, 8; "Piano": No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8)

Remarks

J = Register by Gerd Sieben Janssen, Aurich (1846)
S = Register by Johann Martin Schmid, Oldenburg (1904)
F = register from Alfred Führer, Wilhelmshaven (1999)

See also

literature

  • 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. 144,146,148, 177, 220, 224 .
  • Julia Dittmann: three-story altar and a leaning church tower . In: Jeversches Wochenblatt . August 1, 2020, p. 10 .

Web links

Commons : St. Georg Church (Eggelingen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Eggelingen Citizens' Association: Dorfchronik Eggelingen , Eggelingen 1992. Accessed on September 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Ingeborg Nöldeke: Hidden treasures in East Frisian village churches - hagioscopes, rood screens and sarcophagus lids - overlooked details from the Middle Ages . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7308-1048-4 , p. 76 ff.
  3. ↑ a b Monika van Lengen: Wittmund - St. Georg Church in Eggelingen , viewed on September 18, 2010 (PDF file).
  4. ↑ Reinhard Ruge (NOMINE eV): Eggelingen, Ev.-luth. Church. Organ by Gerd Sieben Janssen (1846) , viewed on September 18, 2010.

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 50.3 "  N , 7 ° 45 ′ 38.1"  E