Collegiate Church of St. Peter and Paul (Oberdorla)

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St. Peter and Paul

The Evangelical Lutheran , listed parish church of St. Peter and Paul is in Oberdorla , which belonged to the Dorla Bailiwick . Today the village is part of the Vogtei rural community in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia . At the church there was a collegiate monastery from 987 to 1472 , which was then moved to Langensalza . Today the Peter and Paul Church belongs to the Mühlhausen parish of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

description

The Oberdorlas church is one of the oldest in Thuringia. Count Wigger I had it built in 987 on the Schenkenberg in the town center. Today's hall church was rebuilt around 1275 instead of the previous church from 987. It has a straight end to the choir and consists of quarry stone masonry and corner stones . In 1660 the church burned down. The new building was built in 1667–84, including the church tower in the northwest, using the masonry from the tower of the previous building. In 1734–40 the church was rebuilt after a fire. The tower was given a curved dome and the church furnishings were renewed. A renovation took place in 1900/01. A sacristy was added to the southeast, using the Gothic ribbed vault of the former sacristy. In the nave , galleries were built in on three sides , in the north and south they are two-story. During the renovation in the 1960s, the choir room was changed significantly. In the north there is a Gothic portal from the 14th century with columns with ornate capitals . It is flanked by statues of the apostles Peter and Paul . The interior between the galleries is spanned by a wooden barrel vault on which scenes of the Ascension and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Trinity are painted, created around 1740. The ground floor of the tower is barrel vaulted. The alabaster baptismal font was made around 1900. In the southwest there are baroque carved figures of the apostles Peter and Paul, Christ with a victory flag and a baptismal font with a pelican on the lid carried by putti . The stained glass in the east was created around 1900. There is a Gothic atonement cross on the north side of the church . The organ with 20 registers , divided into 2 manuals and pedal , was built in 1735 by Johann Christoph Bärwald.

Kollegiatstift

The collegiate monastery St. Peter was founded at the end of the 10th century. At the head of the pen stood a provost , who directed the pen and administered the goods. Kings and bishops have stayed here several times over the centuries and issued documents. It is not known whether a school belonged to the monastery. The monastery existed until 1472 and was moved to Langensalza in 1487 . The following provosts are known:

  • Richard (mentioned several times as a witness from 1123 to 1130)
  • Burchard (1168)
  • Friedrich (1171)
  • Volquis (1221)
  • Simon (1250)
  • Emerich (1274)
  • Eberhard von Stein (1289, 1297)
  • Conrad von Worbis (1348, 1352)
  • Johannes Orth of Aldendorf (1375)

Archdeaconate

The archdeaconate Dorla was probably founded after the foundation of the monastery. The provosts of the monastery were generally also archdeacons of the respective archdeaconate, so he also had tasks in the judiciary and administration in the larger archdeaconate district. The archdeaconate expanded from the Ringgau in the west to the Unstrut in the east and the Nesse in the south. The seat or sedes of the individual archpriest were among others Behringen, Creuzburg, Dorla, Falken, Heringen, Mihla and Röhrda. In 1303 the village of Langula was allowed to propose a priest to the dean of the monastery, who should then be introduced by the archdeacon.

literature

Web links

Commons : Saints Peter and Paul  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Germania Sacra monastery database
  2. ↑ St. Peter and Paul on EKMD
  3. ↑ Discover St. Peter and Paul in Thuringia
  4. ↑ Information on the organ
  5. ↑ RI plus regg. EB Mainz 1, in: Regesta Imperii Online
  6. ↑ [1] archiv.sachsen.de
  7. ↑ RIplus Regg. EB Mainz 1,1 n. 791, in: Regesta Imperii Online [2] (Accessed April 30, 2020)

Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 50.6 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 10.9 ″  E