St. Ulrich (Heinrichs)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Ulrich in Heinrichs , a district of the city of Suhl in Thuringia , was built between 1452 and 1503. The listed building is the only church in Suhl that survived the following centuries undamaged.
history
According to an inscription on the south-east wall of the church tower, the foundation stone of the church was laid in 1452, which at that time belonged to Reinhardsbrunn monastery . Was dedicated to the late Gothic designed Sanctuary in 1503. The choir tower has a 16-meter long and 11.5 meters wide nave and a square chancel under the tower, from one ribbed vault spans, with four meters edge length. The galleries and the barrel vault in the nave date from 1704. The former two-storey church tower was extended around 1730 and given a baroque dome. An extensive restoration took place from 1990, which was awarded the Thuringian Monument Protection Prize in 2006.
Furnishing
The extensive frescoes on the three walls and the vaulted ceiling in the chancel were built in time. The original of the crucifix in the chancel was made around 1340/50 and handed over to the Erfurt Angermuseum in 1932 . The copy in the church dates from 1952. It shows Christ, as a sign of deepest expression of mercy, with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
To the left of the triumphal arch is a sacrament house designed in high Gothic filigree sandstone work from the year 1521. In this there is a relic , the "Black Hand". It is a mummified right hand, delicate and well-groomed, with curved fingers, the origin and age of which are unknown. According to a legend, the relic is said to have saved the church from destruction by imperial troops in the Thirty Years' War in 1634 .
On the right side is the pulpit on a stylized palm trunk, a work from 1694. The four evangelists Mark, Matthew, Johannes and Luke are depicted in the parapet .
literature
- Uwe Jahn: Monuments in Suhl . Kleine Suhler Reihe (41), Suhl July 2014, p. 44
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 55.9 ″ N , 10 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ E