St. Cyprian and Cornelius (Ganderkesee)
The Protestant Church of St. Cyprian and Cornelius is a late Gothic hall church in the municipality of Ganderkesee in the Oldenburg district in Lower Saxony . It belongs to the parish of Ganderkesee in the Delmenhorst / Oldenburg Land parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg and is known for its valuable baroque organ by Arp Schnitger .
History and architecture
The Ganderkesee Church is a late Gothic church made of field stone and brick masonry from the first half of the 15th century with a Romanesque field stone tower from the 12th century with coupled sound arcades made of porta sandstone . A brick sacristy was added around 1500 . The tracery of the windows is made of stone. The east gables of the nave are adorned with rising panels.
Inside the tower is vaulted with a groin vault, which rests in the western corners on pillars, in the eastern corners on squat columns with flat bases without corner spurs and which date from the first quarter of the 12th century. Their cube capitals are similar to those in the east crypt of Bremen Cathedral . Two arched passages lead into the wide hall church, vaulted according to the Westphalian model with three naves and three bays. The bays in the central nave are transverse, those in the narrow side aisles are longitudinally rectangular. The busted vaults are made with pear ribs over strong round pillars. Remnants of the upper cladding wall between the aisles are visible , similar to a stepped hall . The two-bay choir is closed with a flat three-sided polygon and shows well-designed windows with fish-bubble tracery .
The church was set on fire from April 19 to 21, 1945 by artillery fire, which destroyed the roof and the spire and damaged the vaults and window glazing. The reconstruction took place in the years 1946-48 with the restoration of the roof and the vaults. In 1954 the spire was rebuilt. After 1983 the window glazing was renewed.
Furnishing
An altarpiece donated in 1744 shows a painting of Salvator mundi between columns. A simple, cylindrical granite headstone with a fluted base from the 13th century is shaped similarly to the one in Altenoythe . The pulpit from 1608 is decorated with remarkable paintings by the four evangelists. Two Priechen of goods Nutzborn 18th century and Elmeloh from 1711 are to further mention.
The valuable organ with a baroque prospect is a work by Arp Schnitger from 1699 with 22 stops on two manuals and pedal .
Several grave slabs from the late 16th and 17th centuries are still preserved. Highlight of which is a grave plate from the early 15th century with the crucifixion of Christ in high relief and a representation of Gregor fair . Wall paintings from around 1500 have been preserved in the sacristy, including scenes from the childhood of Jesus and other partly fragmentary scenes on the north wall.
reception
According to a folk legend , the devil, who was deceived about the purpose of the building during the construction, is said to have left an imprint of his horse's foot in a field stone on the outside of the church out of impotent anger.
See also
literature
- Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Waldemar Reinhardt: Frisian Churches - Rüstringen, Friesische Wehde, Butjadingen, Stedingen and City of Wilhelmshaven , Volume 4. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever 1982, p. 111.
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Bremen - Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , pp. 485-486.
- Wilhelm Gilly: Medieval churches and chapels in the Oldenburger Land. Building history and inventory. Isensee Verlag , Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-126-6 , p. 68 f.
Web links
- Website of the parish Ganderkesee
- St. Cyprian and Cornelius in the Lower Saxony Monument Atlas
- 3D tour through the St. Cyprian and Cornelius Church
Individual evidence
- ^ Hartwig Beseler, Niels Gutschow: Kriegsschicksale Deutscher Architektur. Loss - damage - reconstruction. Volume I. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1988, ISBN 3-926642-22-X , p. 249.
- ^ Reproduction of the legend on the website of the municipality of Ganderkesee. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 57.7 ″ N , 8 ° 32 ′ 47.3 ″ E