St. Laurentius (Rothenberg)
The Roman Catholic branch church of St. Laurentius in Rothenberg in Upper Franconia , a district of Seßlach in the Coburg district , goes back to a late medieval choir tower .
history
The Laurentiuskirche, a branch church of the parish of Seßlach for centuries, came into the possession of the Tambach monastery in 1296 . The two lower tower floors with their Gothic structural elements are still preserved from the late medieval choir tower . They probably come from the second half of the 15th century. A poor state of construction, which was reported from 1669, led to extensive renovation of the choir tower church from 1741 after a ten-year closure due to the risk of collapse . The entire north wall, parts of the western gable wall and the roof of the nave were renewed and a new gallery was installed. The church tower was raised by two masonry floors and given a domed roof.
The interior was restored in 1954. Another renovation was carried out in 2002.
description
The church stands as the center of the village in the northern part of Rothenberg and is surrounded by a cemetery wall, the northwest section of which consists of late medieval blocks.
The church tower, which is square in plan, has a strongly indented choir on the Gothic base , which is spanned by a plastered ceiling with a stucco frame from 1770/71. In the middle of the ceiling there is a representation of the glory of rays with the Lamb of God , winged angel heads and clouds. In the south side there is a rectangular window with a baroque profile frame, in the east side there is a narrow keel arched window with a wrought iron crossbar. The access to the modern sacristy is arranged on the north side . The facade consists of unplastered sandstone blocks and is structured by cornices between the four floors. The two middle mezzanines have small slot openings. The bell storey has a profiled, wooden eaves cornice and is characterized by round-arched sound openings on all sides with fighter and apex stones. The upper end is an octagonal, slate-covered hood with a round-arched, open lantern , followed by a point, knob, three-armed cross and weather vane.
A recessed, round choir arch made of unplastered sandstone blocks with profiled fighters and a vertex connects the choir with the baroque nave.
The baroque nave is a hall building with three window axes, which is spanned by a plastered flat ceiling with a cove. A large longitudinal oval frame made of stucco and four round frame fields in the corners decorate the ceiling. The north side of the nave has three rectangular windows, the south side two and, in the central axis, the now closed entrance with a transverse rectangular skylight. The entrance is on the west side, above which the wooden organ gallery is arranged. The gallery rests on a strong, profiled girder which is supported by two bulged and profiled square columns. The paneled parapet is straight. The facade consists of plastered ashlar and chunks of brickwork. Profiled and drilled frames on doors and windows as well as a frame field with a curved filling above the skylight of the former south entrance, each made of sandstone, structure the facade. The upper end is formed by a profiled wooden eaves cornice under a gable roof with a tile covering.
Furnishing
The high altar was built around 1700. It consists of a sandstone stipes with simple wooden paneling. There is a New Baroque tabernacle on it . The wooden structure consists of two winding Corinthian columns, which are laterally decorated with acanthus cheeks with winged angel heads. The upper end is formed by horizontal, cranked entablature pieces and curved gable legs, which are decorated by seated angels. The altarpiece, an oil painting on canvas, shows St. Lawrence . The crowning glory is the eye of God .
To the left of the choir arch there is a wooden figure of St. Wendelin from the late 18th century on a plinth . On the right is the standing wooden sculpture of Our Lady with a halo on a base. The former processional figure, probably from the 18th century, used to stand there on a side altar from the first quarter of the 18th century that came from Autenhausen .
The sandstone pulpit on the left side wall is dated to the 16th or early 17th century. It has an eight-sided basket that rests on a square column that has been converted into an octagon at the top. The post-baroque wooden sound cover is from the 19th century.
The font consists of a piece of sandstone and bears the year 1624. The foot has a square profile base which converted into octagon with a bead ring in the steep, goblet-shaped Cuppa passes.
In the sacrament niche there is a rectangular sandstone case with a semicircular, fluted top. It probably dates from the 16th or early 17th century. The wrought-iron door with a diamond band grille and five rosettes is on the 17th / 18th Dated century.
A wooden figure of St. Anne , created around 1700, is located on the right-hand arch of the choir, a Pieta from the beginning of the 18th century on the right-hand church wall.
organ
In 1887, the Eichstatt organ builder Joseph Bittner built a new organ on the west gallery with six registers on a manual and pedal . Later a harmonium replaced the instrument. In 2006 the Bamberg organ building workshop Thomas Eichfelder installed a new organ with eight registers on a manual and pedal.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Karl Ludwig Lippert: Bavarian art monuments, district Staffelstein. Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich 1968, p. 185 f.
- ^ Lothar Hofmann: Monuments Region Coburg - Neustadt - Sonneberg: Places of contemplation and prayer. Historical sacred buildings. A guide through the churches in the districts of Coburg and Sonneberg . Verlag Gerätemuseum des Coburger Land, Ahorn 2007, ISBN 3-930531-04-6 , p. 90.
- ↑ Homepage of the parish of Seßlach: Rothenberg St. Laurentius
- ^ Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas: Alte Orgeln im Coburger Land, Part IV. Yearbook of the Coburg State Foundation 1980, p. 134.
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 2 ″ N , 10 ° 48 ′ 44 ″ E