St. Briccius (Bad Belzig)
The Protestant Sankt-Briccius-Kirche is a listed hall church from the 12th century in Bad Belzig in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district in the state of Brandenburg . It is dedicated to St. Brictius of Tours .
history
The building, which originated as a church of the suburbium Sandberg in the Middle Ages, was first mentioned in 1186 in a document of the Brandenburg bishop Baldram . Another mention was made in 1361, when the von Oppen family donated an altar in honor of Maria . In Dehio manual therefore this date is used. Another altar for Maria Magdalena has come down to us from around 1450 . The choir and the church tower were probably built in the 15th century. In 1530 Martin Luther visited the church during a visitation . At a later date, the building was run as the Holy Spirit Church until the parish consecrated another church on July 10, 1619 under the name Briccius Church . The structure was badly damaged in the Thirty Years War and rebuilt in 1663. At that time, the flat ceiling was decorated with a ship's throat and decorated with floral elements. In the years 1903 to 1936 further renovation work was carried out, which also included the interior.
architecture
The late Gothic building was initially made of field and brick as a hall church. Theo Engeser and Konstanze Stehr specify a length of 20.40 to 21 meters with a width of 9.10 meters. The orientation shows a deviation of around 10 ° to the northeast from the ideal easting . The brick altar house is comparatively narrow and has a six-sided floor plan that is strongly reminiscent of the Gertraudenkapelle . He is from a clad black slate roof turret crowned, in which all sides small, elongated sound arcades are located. Behind it is a bell from the Magdeburg workshop of Heinrich Borstelmann from 1618. It is said to be a donation from Hans and Andreas Falkenröder. Above is a small tail hood with a ball and weather vane.
On the north wall of the nave there is an arched parish portal in the western area and the former priest's gate in the eastern area . Both entrances are still in use in the 21st century. The flat segment arched windows above the gates are framed by mighty buttresses made of brick and date from the time of the reconstruction. Further pillars are located on the two western corners and on the northeast corner. On the south wall of the nave there are four large ogival windows that were probably changed in the 19th century. The garment is constructed with bricks. The west gable was built with irregularly layered and uncut field stones; likewise the east gable. In the choir there are a total of two ogival windows that are oriented to the northeast and southeast.
Furnishing
The pulpit dates from the period of reconstruction after the Thirty Years War and experts could date it to around 1665. It was decorated in 1861 with images of the evangelists John , Mark , Luke and Matthew, as well as Paul of Tarsus . The polygonal basket is decorated with corner pillars and scrollwork decoration. The wooden altarpiece with an image of Jesus in Gethsemane ( Mk 14.32–42 EU ) in the main field and the Ascension of Christ in the essay also dates from the 17th century . In the choir is the Eye of Providence , which is framed by putti . In the eastern area of the north wall there are two epitaphs that remember Hennig von Falkenreder, who died in 1606, and a woman from the von Königsmarck family .
The organ on the west gallery dates from 1949 from Alexander Schuke's workshop in Potsdam . The coffers of the gallery are painted with floral motifs like the flat beam ceiling. In addition, on a bulge is the Psalm 92: 1 "That is a delicious thing to thank and sing praises to Your name, you Most High".
Another gallery is located on the north side of the church. Both stand on massive, bulbous columns that were erected around 1619. A children's grave stone for Elisabeth Gruner , who died in 1576, is placed in the chancel. It was found during renovation work in the 1900s and previously served as an altar step.
literature
- Georg Dehio (arr. Gerhard Vinken et al.): Handbook of German Art Monuments - Brandenburg. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 .
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Church of St. Briccius , website of the tourist information of the city of Bad Belzig, accessed on March 1, 2016.
- Belzig / St. Briccius (formerly Burgkirche) (now Ev. Dorfkirche) , website of Theo Engeser and Konstanze Stehr, accessed on March 1, 2016.
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 11.8 " N , 12 ° 35 ′ 1.4" E