St. Jodokus (Chemnitz-Glösa)
The Evangelical Lutheran parish church of St. Jodokus in the northern Glösa-Draisdorf district of the city of Chemnitz is a former village church that, together with other buildings - the rectory, the cemetery and the church school - forms an ensemble on the Kirchberg of Glösa, which is a listed building Entity is.
Church of St. Jodokus, part of a protected entity
The church is part of the listed entity "St. Jodokus Glösa village church with churchyard, former church school and rectory" (Kirchberg 2, 3, 4). The State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony describes this ensemble with the file number 09302691 and rates it as follows:
The church with the churchyard and the surrounding wall, together with the rectory (Kirchberg 2) and the former church school (Kirchberg 3), form an unusual urban ensemble with an almost monastic shape due to the exposed spur.
There are the following individual features:
- The church with the surrounding remains of the original churchyard wall,
- the rectory,
- the chapel and several tombs in the adjacent churchyard,
- the churchyard, which is its own garden monument
- as well as the former church school
history
In contrast to many other churches in Chemnitz, a village church from the Middle Ages has been preserved in the Evangelical Lutheran parish church in the Glösa-Draisdorf district. Like many other churches , it was destroyed in the Second World War, but it was rebuilt in its old form until 1960.
Fortified church in the Middle Ages
The origins of the first church were certainly Romanesque . In the area of the base of the tower was the originally Romanesque chapel or small church. The apse on the east side was replaced by a larger choir. The reconstruction was probably carried out in the years 1380 to 1385. In the 14th century the churchyard was also expanded as a fortification, a wall with three towers ensured a certain security. When the defense system lost its protective function in the 18th century, the towers and the wall were demolished.
Reformation until World War II
The church originally had only one roof turret with a small bell. A massive tower was only erected above the choir in 1688, which was rung in 1689. As part of a renovation in 1715, the tower got its final appearance and the roof turret was removed. In 1886 the church was completely renovated and in 1888 a new organ by Carl Eduard Jehmlich from Dresden was installed.
Jodokus altar
The altar, created around 1520, is dedicated to St. Jodokus . Since the penultimate abbot of the Chemnitz Benedictine monastery , Heinrich von Schleinitz, had chosen the Glösa parish as a retirement home at this time, it can be assumed that the altar goes back to him. It comes from the school of the late Gothic sculptor Hans Witten . The figures in the altar shrine are not from him. The four panel paintings, which are visible when the altar shrine is closed, show representations from the legend of St. Jodokus. They are assigned to the school of the Leipzig master Georg Lemberger . In 1886 the altar was relocated so that it survived the destruction of the church. He has been back in church since 1959.
Bells and belfry
In 1894 the bell cage had to be renewed because the tower dome swayed alarmingly when the bell was rung. The installation of a steel bell cage eliminated the fluctuations. The old bell was replaced in 1905 by a more beautiful one from the company C. Albert Bierling from Dresden. During the Second World War, two bells were melted down for armament purposes. During the First World War, the bells of the community were preserved because the ringing was classified as particularly valuable.
Destruction and reconstruction in the post-war period
When the church was destroyed on March 5, 1945, the small bell that was still present fell down without breaking. She was housed in a wooden belfry in the cemetery in 1948. The foundation stone for the reconstruction took place on September 28, 1952, led by the architects Georg Laudeley and Karl Gerlach. The topping-out ceremony took place on May 7, 1953, and roofing slate and windows were installed before the onset of winter 1953/54. With a festive service on October 17, 1954, the consecration of the "nave" (with 500 seats) was completed. The building was not completed until 1959.
The ringing consisted of the small bell that was still in place and two new bells from Apolda, which arrived at the end of 1959 but could not be installed until September 5, 1960. On October 9, 1960, the reconstruction of the Glösa church came to an end with the solemn consecration of the bells.
Preservation of the church building after 1960
Conservation measures began as early as the 1960s. Gutters made of zinc sheet were installed, the front 10 pews were provided with infrared heating as an addition to the existing warm air heating. In 1975 the interior was repainted. The round window behind the organ was closed in 1979 for structural reasons. In 1981, the church tower was provided with a copper cover to make it tight. The church tower ball was forged and gilded together with the weathercock. The assembly took place in October 1981. The church roof was renewed on the north side in 1985 and on the south side in 1986. The sacristy roof was renewed in 1987.
In the post-reunification period, the apse was given a new slate roof. The ringing of the big bell has been renewed. Another renovation of the interior of the church took place and the heating was completely converted to electric heating with infrared radiators (1994). The entire electrical installation was renewed. As a result of inadequate or missing insulation, there was moisture damage in the apse, the sacristy and the tower substructure. The foundation walls were renovated and a drainage system was laid. At the same time the lightning protection ring line was renewed and the paths next to the church were paved. The insulation and flooring of the floor above the nave was carried out by parishioners themselves.
Entrance to the church and the churchyard
Look at the golden tip
Church with parking
modern donated glass window
Choir of the church
Garden monument churchyard
Steeple
organ
In 1888 an organ was installed by the court organ builder Carl Eduard Jehmlich from Dresden, and in 1945 it was destroyed with the church. The current organ, which was built in 1929 by master organ builder Johannes Jahn , Dresden, for the Apostle Church in Dresden-Trachau, was acquired by the parish as a used instrument. The organ consecration took place on August 31, 1958 during the service. In 1980 the instrument was overhauled and cleaned by master organ builder Wilhelm Rühle , Moritzburg. In 2005 an organ renovation took place, during which the entire pipework was cleaned, wood worm infested areas were impregnated, pipes repaired, defective membranes replaced and all registers were generally tuned.
The organ has 20 sounding stops, which are divided into 2 manuals and pedal , pneumatic playing and stop action as well as 2 free preparations. There are a total of 1557 pipes.
Rectory
Overall, the rectory as the oldest residential building in the city of Chemnitz, together with the church and the parish school, form a historical ensemble of extraordinary importance in terms of monument preservation. Therefore, in the period from spring 1999 to autumn 2000, the rectory was restored under the supervision of monument preservation. The restoration took place in two construction phases. First the western, older part of the building was redesigned with the apartment for the pastor, the new office and the refectory. After the winter break, the eastern part of the building was repaired in the spring of 2000.
The rectory on Kirchberg 2 - part of the ensemble
Rear of the rectory
Rectory with adjoining churchyard
The starting point for the renovation and refurbishment of the rectory was the preservation and partial restoration of the building from the Middle Ages. Despite many renovations carried out over the years, there were still many details and structural parts from earlier times, so that it was possible to retrace some of the construction phases. The two-storey building, which extends over 38.5 m in an east-west direction, can be recognized as a residential stable with an upper arbor. The east wing was built in half-timbered construction cantilevering over the massive ground floor and was originally used for economic purposes. On the south side there is a porch with a gable roof and a slated upper floor, which was certainly built later than the main building. On the north side facing the cemetery, a part of the building, in which there was a refectory, protrudes from the front. The massive west wing and the refectory are believed to be the oldest parts of the house. A cellar under the west wing is partially incorporated into the rocky subsoil. The two cellar rooms that still exist with barrel vaults, decorated natural stone walls and a table with a crucifix point to an even earlier construction. The assumption expressed by the restorer that it was a former path chapel has not yet been proven.
The porphyry walls in need of repair were to be repaired on the facades. All porphyry parts have been reworked in stone masonry. For the new windows of the youth room and the heavily damaged garments on the cemetery side, new garments were used that were made by demolition and recovery. The renewal of the windows, which come from different times, was also carried out in accordance with monument conservation guidelines. The framework was restored to its original condition and the compartments were given a smooth plaster. The discovery of the half-timbered structure to the left of the entrance porch made it possible to design this part again with half-timbered structures, and on the other hand there was an indication of the earlier color scheme. The entire bright exterior plaster was renewed. One of the most important construction measures was the external drainage of the entire building. The house was provided with gas central heating.
Cemetery with chapel
The extensive cemetery with its park-like character - one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Chemnitz - is also part of the listed Kirchberg Glösa entity.
Cemetery chapel
Shady cemetery paths
Grave complex
Grave complex
Grave complex
Soergel grave complex
Uhlig grave complex
Church school
At the beginning of the 1920s, the then existing church school had become too small. The "new school" on the Schulberg was built, which met modern educational requirements. But because it only had 4 classrooms, the "old school" on Kirchberg was still in full use. At the beginning of the 1970s, the "old school" had had its day and is now only a protected monument.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Saxony II. Administrative districts Leipzig and Chemnitz. Edited by Barbara Bechter, Wiebke Fastenrath, Heinrich Magirius et al. Munich, Berlin 1998.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 4.5 ″ N , 12 ° 54 ′ 51.2 ″ E