St. Pankratius (Neuenfelde)
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Coordinates: 53 ° 31 ′ 14.57 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 38.1 ″ E The Evangelical Lutheran parish church of St. Pankratius in Hamburg-Neuenfelde was built between 1682 and 1687. The north German organ builder Arp Schnitger is buried with his wife and daughter in the church. A floor plate and his preserved church stalls to the south of the pulpit are reminiscent of him. In addition, the church is because of its organ built by Schnitgeras well as the uniform baroque furnishings , which werecompleted by 1731- u. a. with Northern Germany's oldest pulpit altar - worth seeing.
Building history
The church is built as a brick hall building with a three-sided east end. The space is seven-axis with entrances in the west and in the transverse axis. Nothing has been preserved from the previous building.
After the end of the Thirty Years War , an economic boom began in Neuenfelde, which led to the fact that the former small church was to be replaced by a new one. Provost Johann Hinrich von Finckh, who was also the pastor of the church, took on the task of organizing the new building. In 1679, the plans and permits were obtained so that fundraising and the purchase of materials could then begin. The construction of the church began in 1682 (laying of the foundation stone May 13, 1682, church consecration December 3, 1682). First the old church was demolished to make room for the new building. The builder was Matthias Wedel from Stade, who employed four construction companies at the same time in order to shorten the construction time of the new church. Apart from the new building, the tower of the old church was left standing. This remained until a lightning strike in 1786. In 1841, today's tower was built on the western front of the new building.
Furnishing
The church and its interior are an excellent example of the rural church baroque in the north of Germany.
Ceiling painting
The ceiling painting from 1863 comes from H. Berichau and H. Chr. Wördenhoff from Hamburg. You can see a cloudy sky over the side balusters, in which pairs of angels and putti can be found decoratively arranged . They carry symbols and inscription ribbons or cartouches relating to the religious life of the rural communities. Above the altar wall is Judgment shown; Christ is enthroned on a rainbow, the earth under his feet; Mary and John the Baptist kneel as intercessors.
Pulpit altar wall
If the church is entered through the main entrance in the west, one looks directly at the pulpit altar wall, which takes up the entire east wall. It was carved in 1688 by Christian Precht from Hamburg. The proposal for the construction came from the organ builder Arp Schnitger after the provost Johann Hinrich von Finckh had not found a suitable pulpit. In the protruding middle of the wall is the pulpit. The wall is richly decorated with figures and pictures. The pulpit is surrounded with figures of Christ holding the globe and the four evangelists. To the left and right of the pulpit are the coats of arms of Count Otto Wilhelm von Königsmarck and his wife, Princess Charlotte de la Gardie. These are to be seen as thanks for the help with the construction. The four horizontal images show the birth of Christ and adoration by the shepherds, the presentation in the temple, the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan and Jesus in conversation with the Samaritan woman at the James Fountain.
Gallery
The two-storey gallery is located in the western part of the church. The lower part was built in 1682 together with the parapet paintings depicting Christ and the 12 apostles. The upper part was completed in 1688 in connection with the installation of the organ by Arp Schnitger.
Organ by Arp Schnitger
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The most famous work of art in this church is the baroque organ by the north German organ builder Arp Schnitger . He received the order to build the organ in 1683 and finished the organ in 1688. The organ was placed particularly high in the church. During repairs in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was adapted to contemporary tastes, whereby the original sound was lost. In 1911 it was determined by experts that the organ had to be demolished and rebuilt. At that time, however, the parish lacked the money. In the 1920s, the understanding of the organ and its cultural value grew.
Baptismal font
The baptismal font from 1683 is in the eastern part of the church and is made of sandstone . The pool is held by four putti . The lid of the baptismal font is made of wood (before 1620), decorated with carved figures.
Other equipment
The church is also home to a full-length portrait of Provost Johann Hinrich von Finckh, several ground-level boxes from the 17th and early 18th centuries, a confessional from 1730, Flemish brass chandeliers, the grave slab of a Catholic clergyman from 1503, a Romanesque holy water font (simple octagonal granite block), a gate house at the entrance of the cemetery and a mansion box from 1731.
literature
- Dietrich Diederichs-Gottschalk : My sound points to eternity. The image programs for organ lofts and church furnishings in the St. Bartholomäuskirche Golzwarden and the St. Pankratiuskirche Hamburg-Neuenfelde in the context of the organs by Arp Schnitger. Isensee, Oldenburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-7308-1404-8 .
- Ernst Gall (Ed.): Dehio Handbook Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein. 2nd Edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1994.
- Gustav Fock (Ed.): 900 years of Neuenfelde. Committee for the design of the 900th anniversary Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Buxtehude 1959.
- Ulfert Kaphengst: Altland travel guide. Newspaper publisher Krause, Stade 1992.
- Helmut Roscher: Small art guide No. 1938 Hamburg-Neuenfelde St. Pankratius. Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich / Zurich 1992.
