St. Margarethen (Ranis)
The Evangelical Church of St. Margarethen is located in the Thuringian town of Ranis not far from Pößneck .
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history
Even before the city church was built around 1400, there is said to have been a smaller previous building in the same place since the 12th century. There was also a chapel at the castle, which was demolished in 1868. A castle chapel of St. Barbara was mentioned in 1506 in connection with the Brandenstein Castle in today's district of the same name.
The late Gothic church was built in a west-east direction and was consecrated to Maria and Margaretha. After the Reformation the name St. Margarethen became common. An appraisal in 1860 criticized the too dark nave. It is said: Since the nave receives too little light through the two single windows (on the gable side), a row of skylights has been installed on both sides, which open into the wooden vault above the upper gallery and spread a little more light. So it was in 1870/71 to renovate. According to the parish archives' register, the nave of the old church was 14.5 m long and 9.6 m wide. The height was 14 meters. The new nave was 18 meters long, 12.3 m wide and 15 meters high. The renovation changed the look a lot. The tower, the sacristy, the triumphal arch with the choir, the two oldest bells, a carved altarpiece, the baptismal font and parts of the tombs have been preserved.
The oldest surviving bell from September 1429 has a diameter of 107 cm. It is located in the lower bell chamber, which can be reached via a stone spiral staircase, and is equipped with four pointed arched windows with tracery . One of the tombs belonged to Hans Christoph von Breitenbauch (1570–1627) and his wife Anna (1572–1633), b. v. Stein (Lausnitz). Hans Christoph was the second von Breitbuchsche gentleman at Ranis Castle. The visible parts of the epitaph were placed in the church again in 1942. The epitaph made of plaster of paris and wood stands to the right of the pulpit, under the gallery.
Bell scratch drawings
The bell, cast in 1429, has rare, art-historically significant carved bell drawings , which are honored in a work by the art historian Ingrid Schulze from 2006.
Description of the old church of St. Margarethen
The following is known of the appearance of the old church: At that time the church stood in the middle of the churchyard, which reached as far as the houses of Jobst and Pauli. The church itself looked different before the renovation. Today only the tower with the stair tower and the chancel remain, while the nave was torn down and built larger. From the interior I remember the following: The church was very richly decorated; behind the altar rose a mighty wooden structure with rich ornaments and wood carvings, columns and coats of arms. The church was vaulted entirely from stone and the ceiling was painted. The ceiling painting above the altar represented the sky under which angels were floating. The painting above the ship represented hell, in which devils with poker and karsten drew or shoved their goddamn victims into the fire. On the left (north) side was the patronage seat, which could only be reached through the small stair tower. It was separated by colored lead windows that could be opened. The patronage seat was divided into boxes for the patrons of Ranis, Brandenstein and Wöhlsdorf or Heroldshof. The patronage seats were level with the galleries, opposite the pulpit; among them was the women's booth. In the chancel on the left, about above the entrance to the sacristy, hung a large picture, surrounded by arms emblems, to which star-shaped tournament lances, swords, pikes, axes and other war tools were attached. In front of the center of the sanctuary were three or four tombs, which were closed by wooden lids with iron rings on which the lids could be lifted. There were large and children's coffins in it. These tombs were removed during the renovation.
Before the renovation, the entire choir room and the entire floor of the old, smaller nave were covered with finely crafted stone ceilings from the patronage families of Burg Ranis and Brandenstein. They were removed in 1870, part of which is said to have been destroyed by moisture. Others should be placed on the south side of the church on the wall of the Gottesackers. Most of them are said to have broken. That is why they refrained from doing so and only brought a few well-preserved stones and monuments to the castle. The rest of them, said to have been over forty, had the then district master builder Boetel, in agreement with the building officer Drewitz from Erfurt, smashed into pieces and filled the church vault with them. Among the destroyed grave slabs was that of Ewalt von Brandenstein.
today
The barrel vault , the tracery windows in the choir, the altar, the pulpit and the Schulze organ built in Paulinzella are all worth seeing . The church is not only a place of worship, but also a national concert church because of its excellent acoustics.
In addition to the Church of St. Margarethen, there is also the Catholic Church of St. Elisabeth in Ranis.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FH Dedié: Oppurg and its owners over the centuries. Wagner, Neustadt ad Orla 1933.
- ↑ 625 years of the city of Ranis 1381-2006. NORA publishing group Dyck & Westerheide, 2006.
- ^ A b c d Friedrich Wilhelm: Guide through the town church of St. Margarethen zu Ranis.
- ^ Ingrid Schulze: Incised drawings by lay hands - drawings by medieval sculptors and painters? Figural bell scratch drawings from the late 13th century to around 1500 in central and northern Germany. Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-939404-95-8
Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 41.4 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 50.6 ″ E