St. Bonifatius (Mönchsondheim)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Bonifatius is the parish church of the Lower Franconian town of Mönchsondheim . Today it lies in the middle of an almost completely preserved fortified church and forms the center of the Mönchsondheim fortified church museum . The church is part of the deanery Markt Einersheim .
history
The history of the church is closely linked to that of the village. The place was mentioned for the first time in connection with a chapel when the Würzburg bishop Dietrich von Homburg and his cathedral chapter confirmed the patronage right to the Benedictine monastery in Münsterschwarzach over the "capella in Suntheim". The Abbey at the Main Triangle had the right to appoint the pastor from Fridericus von Scheinfeld.
The house of God had become a parish church until the late Middle Ages . There are no indications of the appearance of this first church, the only thing that is certain is that fortifications have surrounded the building since the 15th century. Since 1340 Mönchsondheim was completely under the rule of the Cistercian monks of Ebrach . The residents accepted the Reformation between 1533 and 1560 and placed themselves under the protection of the Margrave of Ansbach-Kulmbach , although their village master remained Catholic.
The denominational conflicts led to frequent disputes between the monastery and the margravate. The church was probably neglected, the tower of which partly collapsed in 1638. The Thirty Years' War , which brought many foreign soldiers and with them the plague, to Mönchsondheim was probably to blame for this. After the war, the village remained Lutheran and became the "Protestant monastery village" of Ebrach.
After the church was destroyed, it took 50 years to repair the damage. In the meantime, worship was celebrated in the cemetery chapel, which dates back to the 16th century . In 1688 the old church was demolished and a new building started. The new Mönchsondheim church was inaugurated on September 7, 1690 by the Uffenheim dean Johann Teuerlein.
The church did not experience any external changes in the period that followed. In 1975 an interest group founded the Mönchsondheimer Kirchenburgmuseum, which, as an open-air museum, occupies large parts of the old town preserved in situ and the center of which is the church. In 1977 a comprehensive renovation of the church began. It is classified as an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments .
architecture
The Bonifatiuskirche is a simple, east-facing hall building . On the choir tower on the east side as a massive rectangular building sits a half-timbered upper floor. The tower has simple, two-lane arched windows and a pointed helmet with a flag, based on the typical Echter towers of the 17th century. The flat ceiling of the nave has simple stucco .
Furnishing
altar
The altar, which forms the center of the interior of the church, was built at the time the church was built around 1690. However, it has been changed again and again since then. Until a renovation in 1844, it had a classic altarpiece with a crucifixion scene. Later, the pulpit was installed instead of the picture and a pulpit altar that is widespread in Protestant churches was created .
In 1954 this renovation was reversed. Since the old painting had been sold, a Munich artist was commissioned to create a modern version of the resurrection . This picture was soon removed and a simple crucifix was attached. In 2004 this decision was revised again and the resurrection image of the 1950s came back.
The altar, which fills the choir of the church, has a two-pillar structure and the two fully plastic life-size figures of Saints Peter (left) and Paul (right) on bases designed as putti heads. Instead of a predella, there is an inscription plaque below. The extract is framed by several angel figures and dominated by the Eye of Providence.
Further equipment
The pulpit marked with the year 1613 is older than the altar and was taken over from the previous church. It is made of wood and bears the figures of the evangelists in the aediculan niches. It is located on the right-hand arch pillar , but was temporarily attached to the altar. A portrait of Luther hangs over the pulpit. The church has galleries on three sides . The organ is also located there . The baroque baptismal font with rough putti heads came into the church in 1713.
literature
- Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
- Andreas Brombierstäudl, Hans Seitz: Mönchsondheim . In: Hartmut Preß (ed.): Deanery Markt Einersheim. Evangelical parishes in the Steigerwald. Erlangen 1978. pp. 70-71.
- Reinhard Hüßner: A museum in its prime. 25 years of Kirchenburgmuseum Mönchsondheim (= Der Steigerwald. Journal of a Franconian landscape, 26th century / no. 2) . Burgebrach 2006.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brombierstäudl, Andreas (among others): Mönchsondheim . P. 70.
- ↑ Castell culture trail: Mönchsondheim , accessed on April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Brombierstäudl, Andreas (among others): Mönchsondheim . P. 70.
- ↑ Hüßner, Reinhard: A museum in the prime of life . P. 129.
- ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 113.
Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 2.1 ″ N , 10 ° 16 ′ 39.7 ″ E