St. Crucis (Abtsbessingen)
The evangelical parish church St. Crucis ( Holy Cross ) is a listed church building in Abtsbessingen in the Kyffhäuserkreis ( Thuringia ).
History and architecture
The originally late Gothic building stands within a circular wall with a gate tower . Due to the complex, earlier use as a fortified church is assumed. The three-sided closing Saalkirche with gable roof was 1703-1705 using previous components, including a late Gothic, profiled Südportal built. The wide four-storey west tower on a square floor plan is in front. Its lower parts date from the 15th century and have a lantern-topped hood. There is an arched curtain window on the south side .
The interior is vaulted with a wooden barrel . There are two-storey galleries on three sides , on whose parapets canvases depict scenes from the Old and New Testament. The scenes were painted by various artists in the 18th century.
Furnishing
- The pulpit altar from the first decade of the 18th century is attributed to Johann Christoph Meil . The pulpit is decorated with figures of the apostles and very three-dimensional flowers.
- The cafeteria is medieval.
- The offering box is from 1598.
- A medieval grave slab with incised drawings was installed as an altar step.
Gatehouse
The gatehouse with a round arched gate and a tower top, the so-called Seierurm, is probably from medieval times. It was rebuilt in 1821.
Pastor
| Surname | Taking office | Term expires | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georg (ius) Vo (i) gt (Veit) | 1558 | 1599 | |
| Balthasar Hartung | 1599 | 1631 | |
| Stephan Röser | 1632 | ||
| Tobias Magen | 1651 | 1675 | |
| David Kruger | 1675 | 1696 | |
| Adam stool | 1707 | 1715 | |
| Johann hero | 1715 | 1732 | |
| Johann Günther Scheid (t) | 1733 | 1750 | |
| Johann Gottfried Märtens | 1751 | 1752 | |
| Johann Heinrich Rahaus (en) | 1752 | 1791 | |
| Christian Wilhelm Wunderlich | 1791 | 1807 | |
| Friedrich Tobias Heinrich Entzel | 1812 | 1819 | |
| Heinrich Carl Christian Steche | 1820 | 1829 | |
| Johann Christian Carl Herbig | 1829 | 1875 | |
| Georg Wilhelm Traugott Haueisen | 1875 | 1897 | |
| Hermann Karl Edmund Seever | 1897 | 1907 | |
| Oskar Ernst Sigismund Seitelmann | 1908 | 1914 | |
| Walter Karl Otto Hesse | 1914 | 1924 | |
| Hans-Dietrich Petrenz | 1925 | 1935 | |
| Werner Mascher | 1935 | 1953 | |
| Felix Julius Wondraschek | 1953 | 1954 | |
| Ludwig Kaestner | 1954 | 1954 | |
| Heinz Lenski | 1954 | 1971 | |
| Bernd Ernst Erich Herbert | 1980 | 1985 | |
| Christoph Willer | 1988 | 1988 | |
| Hartmut Lenski | 1990 | ||
| Beate Balling | 1993 | 2003 | |
| Substitute | |||
| Günther Fischer | 1631 | ||
| Johann Samuel Mechtold | 1704 | 1707 | |
| Friedrich Tobias Heinrich Entzel | 1808 | 1812 | |
- Sources: Thuringian Pastors' Book. Volume 2: Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Volume 10: Thuringian Evangelical Church 1921–1948 and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia 1948–2008.
literature
- Georg Dehio , edited by Stephanie Eißling, Franz Jäger and other specialist colleagues: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Thuringia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 , p. 1
Web links
- The church on the side of the Bad Frankenhausen-Sondershausen church district
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 44 " N , 10 ° 45 ′ 41.5" E