St. Jakobus (Mainstockheim)

The parish church of St. Jakobus is the Protestant parish church of Mainstockheim in Lower Franconia .

history

As a plaque on the south portal reports, the sources first mention a St. James' Church in 1440. It was originally a fortified church in Stockheim. The lower floors of the choir tower date from the 6th / 7th centuries. Century, the construction time as a defense tower.

As in the nearby towns of Mainbernheim and Obernbreit , today's Protestant parish church was built in margrave style under the supervision of Carl Friedrich von Zocha . The places mentioned belonged to the domain of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach . These also introduced the Reformation around 1528. The new church buildings were an expression of the Evangelical Lutheran faith. Another connection is the similarity of the altars to Mainbernheim . In the council minutes book of the municipality of Mainstockheim the following note can be found on November 10, 1757: “Was the master carpenter Högamers zu Mainbernheim written as well as the oral presentation, regarding the necessary consumption and the required Douseur (= donation) because of the new ones made in St. Jacobi Canzel and the altar, drawn into delibration (= consideration). "

architecture

Exterior view

Mountain location, gatehouse with entrance
Access to the fortified church
Mountain side with cemetery wall
Mountain side within the cemetery wall
South portal of St. James

The traces of the fortified church are clearly visible. At the old sexton's house, the stepped gable and arched gate from the time of the 16th century have been preserved.

The nave was built in the margrave style. These data can be found on the south portal and on the outer wall. The simple facade is structured by windows.

Interior design

View from the entrance of the south portal to the chancel
altar
pulpit
Baptismal font
View from the chancel to the organ

In the interior there are two-story galleries on the north side.

The pulpit and altar were created by master carpenter Högemer from Mainbernheim . He was named as the creator in the Mainstockheim Council Minutes of November 10, 1757. The founders Johannes Lorenz Kebel and his wife Eva Dorothea have been handed down to posterity in an inscription above the depiction of the Last Supper on the altar.

The history of salvation is arranged like a picture book in superimposed stations on the altar . Above the Last Supper , the crucified One stands in the center. The ears and grapes are a reminder of the legacy of Jesus, bread and wine at the Lord's table. The altar is crowned by the victory of the risen Christ over death, by the raised lamb with a cross and a flag of victory. It rests on the book with the seven seals . The fifth chapter of Revelation tells of the vision of the Evangelist John: The Lamb, Jesus, who died for men, is alone worthy to take the book from God's hand, to break the seals and to open the book that contains the future .

Since the sermon became a defining element in the Protestant churches after the Reformation, the pulpit should be clearly visible. The dove below the sound cover , above the preacher, points to the Holy Spirit who is at work here. The all-seeing God watches in the pulpit heaven and looks at the community. It is symbolized by an eye in a halo surrounded by a triangle.

The organ was created by the Schweinfurt organ builder Johann Rudolf Voit in 1730. Five putti making music play timpani , horn , trombone and trumpets . The two trumpet players hold boards with the names of the donor couple : Eva Dorothea Keblin and Johannes Lorenz Kebel. The viewer will also experience the year 1757 as the year of the foundation. Johann Michael Becker from Dettelbach probably created the violin player and flute player on the side.

Altar Bible

In 1624 the Mainstockheim Altar Bible was printed by the publisher Eberhard Zetzner from Strasbourg. Out of gratitude for the peace after the Thirty Years' War, the native Mainstockheim merchant and councilor Michael Engelhardt from Schweinfurt donated this church treasure to church use in 1650.

Web links

Commons : St. Jakobus (Mainstockheim) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f “Where paradise once should have been” - Tour 5 . 1. Mainstockheim. In: Evang. – Luth. Deanery Kitzingen (ed.): Gesegnetes Land . Paths through the Evangelical Dean's Office Kitzingen am Main. Kitzingen 2012.
↑ L. Ruf, from the council minutes books and the church chronicle, Mainstockheim
↑ Susanna Berger: Mainstockheim . In: District Kitzingen (ed.): Art and culture guide through the district Kitzingen . 2nd Edition. Color printing Brühl, Marktbreit 1993.

49.772207 10.150502Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 19.9 ″ N , 10 ° 9 ′ 1.8 ″ E

[StJakMstockh-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f “Where paradise once should have been” - Tour 5 . 1. Mainstockheim. In: Evang. – Luth. Deanery Kitzingen (ed.): Gesegnetes Land . Paths through the Evangelical Dean's Office Kitzingen am Main. Kitzingen 2012.

[2] L. Ruf, from the council minutes books and the church chronicle, Mainstockheim

[KuKdLKTStJakob-3] Susanna Berger: Mainstockheim . In: District Kitzingen (ed.): Art and culture guide through the district Kitzingen . 2nd Edition. Color printing Brühl, Marktbreit 1993.