Thierfeld Church

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Thierfeld church with cemetery

The Evangelical Lutheran Thierfeld Church in Thierfeld , Saxony , with its Barbara Chapel, is one of the oldest village churches in Saxony .

History and architecture

The building was originally erected in the 12th century as a Romanesque choir tower church. In the 13th century, in place of an apse, the remains of which were found during excavations in 2006, the Barbarakapelle was added to the east side of the tower. Fresco paintings, possibly made by monks from Grünhain Monastery , adorn the interior of this eastern part of the church. It is probably the most extensive and oldest surviving wall painting cycle in the Ore Mountains.

The church was structurally changed several times in the course of history. The originally medieval tower has a Gothic tower end with a late Gothic roof turret. The nave, which was enlarged several times, was given today's dimensions in 1841.

Furnishing

Sacrament House

A Gothic tabernacle integrated into the north wall of the Barbara Chapel dates from the 15th century.

Baptismal font

A Gothic baptismal font (15th century) from the Hartenstein Church found a new home in the Barbara Chapel. It consists of a hewn sandstone basin with a metal plate.

Crucifixion group

The crucified Christ and the apostle John are Gothic wooden sculptures that are attached to the altar arch and were later supplemented by a figure of Mary.

pulpit

The wooden pulpit with paintings and figures comes from the Renaissance .

Bornkindel

A remarkable Bornkinnel from the 17th century is given a prominent place at the lectern at Christmas time.

Baptism of reading

The reading baptism is a wooden lectern with an integrated baptismal font from the 18th century.

altar

In 1732 a winged altar with wooden sculptures was erected, which no longer exists. In the 1970s, a simple stone altar was placed between the nave and the Barbara chapel.

organ

The organ was installed in 1840. In the First World War fused front pipes were replaced in the 1930s by zinc pipes. New tin pipes have been shining in the prospectus since 2000 .

Peal

The bell consists of three bronze bells, the bell cage is made of oak. Below is a data overview of the bell:

No. Casting date Caster diameter Dimensions Chime
1 1869 Bell foundry JG Große 900 mm 440 kg d ″
2 1956 Bell foundry S. Schilling 730 mm 220 kg f ″
3 1880 Bell foundry Gebr. Jauck 640 mm 138 kg H'

Restoration of the Barbara Chapel

Barbara Chapel Thierfeld

During a church renovation in 1896, the medieval wall paintings were discovered and exposed on the walls and the vault of the chapel under thick whitewash. The frescoes found were painted over by the decorative painter August Mebert in the “Gothic style”. Over time, these paintings suffered salt and moisture damage, especially in the base area. In addition, the colors used by Mebert darkened, so that restoration investigations were commissioned in 1997. In 2003, an extensive restoration could begin, which was completed in 2007.

The findings showed that figural paintings on all the walls and the vault of the chapel illustrate the “ Heavenly Jerusalem ”; on the north and south walls, the elders and prophets from the Old Testament and apostles from the New Testament are probably depicted between the towers of the heavenly Jerusalem. The vault is painted with stars, the flowers of the sky and the sun in the east. At the top of the groin vault are the symbols of the four evangelists and the lamb of God with a cross banner. Secular rulers are depicted on the east wall.

literature

  • Brochure "The Barbarakapelle der Dorfkirche zu Thierfeld", available in the Thierfeld Church.
  • Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony. Sound between heaven and earth. Edited by the Evangelical Regional Church Office of Saxony . With a foreword by Jochen Bohl and photographs by Klaus-Peter Meißner. 2nd, updated and supplemented edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2015, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , p. 364.

Web links

Commons : Thierfelder Kirche  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rainer Thümmel : Bells in Saxony: Sound between heaven and earth . Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , pp. 364 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 51.7 "  N , 12 ° 40 ′ 52.3"  E