St. Laurentius (Repperndorf)

The church in Repperndorf

The parish church of St. Laurentius in Repperndorf , Lower Franconia, is the Evangelical Lutheran place of worship in the Kitzingen district. The church is located on Alte Reichsstrasse in the center of the village and belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office in Kitzingen . Today there is also a Catholic Laurentius Church in the village.

history

The history of the church is closely linked to that of the village. Repperndorf was first mentioned in the sources in the 11th century. At that time the Kitzingen Benedictine convent was the landlord. The nuns supported the construction of a small church, the tower of today's church goes back to the 13th century. Repperndorf became an independent parish by the 14th or 15th century at the latest . In 1440 it was subordinate to the Würzburg cathedral chapter , which also appointed the pastor.

In the meantime the margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach had become village lords. Between 1525 and 1530 they introduced the Reformation into their territory, and Repperndorf also became Protestant. Nevertheless, Catholics continued to live in the place. Repperndorf only became a purely Protestant village between 1606 and 1629. During this time the tower and the nave of the church were raised and the equipment adapted to the new doctrine.

During the Thirty Years War , the Catholic-Imperial troops drove the Protestant pastor from the village and installed a Catholic clergyman. The Protestants from Repperndorf received pastoral care from the Magdalenenkirche in Buchbrunn during this time . The Laurentiuskirche remained connected to its Buchbrunn counterpart until the 19th century, and the pastor of Repperndorf also preached in Buchbrunn.

After the Peace of Westphalia , the church became Protestant again. However, the Catholics were given the right to use the house of God as well, so the Simultaneum was created. The Catholics formed a branch congregation in the nearby Sulzfeld and were henceforth looked after by the local pastor. The Catholics of Buchbrunn also visited the Protestant Laurentius Church from 1736, which was tolerated by the community.

In 1854 and 1857 the collaboration between the Buchbrunn and Repperndorf Protestants ended. During this time the dissolution of the Simultaneum was discussed because the denominations saw each other at a disadvantage. The Catholics , for example, had to get the church key from their Protestant neighbors. Between 1842 and 1864 there was also a dispute over the church property that had previously been administered by both denominations.

In 1901 Protestant and Catholic parishioners renovated the church together, but already in 1904 another dispute broke out. Now the Catholic Repperndorfer demanded their own church. In 1910 the Simultaneum was dissolved and a separate Catholic Laurentius Church was built in the village. From 1982 onwards, Buchbrunn and Repperndorf were once again cared for by a pastor.

The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation classifies the church as an architectural monument .

architecture

The church is an east- facing hall building with a three-bay nave and a choir tower in the east. The tower is four-story, the storeys can be recognized from the outside through cornices. It closes with a French cap . The nave was expanded around 1600, and the profiled pointed arch portal on the south side of the church was also built. The foundation walls of the Laurentiuskirche are 100 cm thick.

Furnishing

altar

The altar in the choir in the Renaissance style was created in 1608 by the artist Hans Heunisch and is a foundation of the mayor Georg Fick and his wife Barbara Weicker. It resembles another altar from 1603 by the same artist in the Kreuzkirche in Wiesenbronn.

The altar, crowned by a blown gable, has column decorations. Two indicated volutes rise above the side surfaces . Two of the four evangelists as assistant figures are in the side panels, the other two flank the altar extension. The baptism of Jesus is shown on the essay . The altar sheet underneath bears a representation of the Last Supper with the signature of the artist Hans Heunisch on a chalice.

The picture of the Lord's Supper bears the inscription: “He has memorized his miracles, The Merciful and Merciful Lord. He gives food to those who fear him; He will forever remember his covenants ”( Psalm 111). Under the picture is the saying: "God the Father's good and gracious my dear Lord Christ woltat The Holy Spirit's strength and moo is our one and only best heritage."

In 1969 another small painting was uncovered below the altar panel. It is a denominational picture with the distribution of bread and wine to the faithful . The sexes are separate and are each looked after by a clergyman. The crucifixion of Christ is depicted on an altar in the center . To the left and right are four verses with Lutheran principles:

"VERBVM AUDIMVS: God's word we hear, that shows what we will do this evening ".
"MODVM NESCIMUS: The form and way how it is done, nobody in this world understands."
"MOTVM SENTIMVS: But it moves the heart and stimulates newe Kraft in it."
"PRAESENTIAM CREDIMVS: The faith knows that it is present, The body and blood lord iesu Christ."

On the predella the two donors kneel in an oval frame in front of the crucified. Several inscription panels frame the predella, including: "Mr. Georg Fick (...) [der] blessed Ao 1606, August 20, His age in the 59th and his post in the 34th year [died]" and "[Der] Erbar and Tugentsam Frau Barbara Weickerin ”. Both had the altarpiece erected in honor of God.

Further equipment

Inside the church has a gallery on three sides . On January 16, 1691, the church received a new organ , which had to be repaired in 1811. A pulpit was added in 1901/1902. Its eight-sided body is made of wood. The sound cover is also eight-sided; a cornice leads over to a round dome that ends with a cross.

literature

Hans Bauer: Blessed Land. Paths through the Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office Kitzingen am Main . Kitzingen 2012.
Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments. Bavaria I: Franconia . Munich and Berlin 1999.
Valentin Stolz: The Simultaneum in Repperndorf (diss.) . Wuerzburg 1905.