St. Laurentius (Usenborn)
The Protestant St. Laurentius Church is one of two Protestant churches in Usenborn . The church, which was still Romanesque in the choir, was dedicated to St. Lawrence of Rome .
history
The patronage refers to a foundation around the year 1000. The mother church was in Glauburg .
The first documentary mention comes from the year 1407, when the Selbold monastery acquired the ownership of the churches and chapels of Bleichenbach , Düdelsheim , Glauburg, Konradsdorf , Oberau , Ortenberg , Rohrbach , Selters and Usenborn.
architecture
The simple " hall building with a canopy roof turret" is equipped with a Romanesque gate to the churchyard. This gives the ensemble the character of a fortified church .
Furnishing
Wall paintings in the choir date from the 14th century. A representation of St. Lawrence can be found in the ribbed vault.
"The stone sacrament house on the east wall resembles ... that of the Ortenberg church."
The pulpit bears the year 1608.
literature
- Alfred Franz, The St. Laurentius Church in Usenborn. In: ders. (Ed.) Usenborn. History and stories, Usenborn 2005, pp. 135–162.
- Heinrich Wagner, art monuments in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Province of Upper Hesse. Büdingen district. Darmstadt 1890. On Usenborn p. 270 f.
- Heinz Wionski: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. Cultural monuments in Hessen. Wetteraukreis I. Stuttgart 1999, pp. 415-417.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Franz, The St. Laurentius Church in Usenborn. In: ders. (Ed.) Usenborn. History and stories, Usenborn 2005, pp. 135–162, p. 136.
- ↑ Heinz Wionski, Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. Cultural monuments in Hessen. Wetteraukreis I. Stuttgart 1999, pp. 415-417.
- ^ Heinrich Wagner, Art Monuments in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Province of Upper Hesse. Büdingen district. Darmstadt 1890. p. 271.
Coordinates: 50 ° 21 '48.3 " N , 9 ° 7' 2.7" E