Trinitatiskirche (Riesa)
The Trinity Church is a neo-Romanesque sacred building in Riesa . With its 75 meter high tower, the church dominates the cityscape. Together with the monastery church, the Riesa-Gröba church and the Riesa-Weida church, the Trinitatiskirche has formed the Evangelical Lutheran Parish of Riesa since January 2009.
Emergence
After the medieval monastery church, the Trinity Church was the first new church to be built in Riesa, and was necessary mainly for reasons of space. The city had provided a piece of land on Lutherplatz, which was still undeveloped at the time, with which the beginning of a new and scheduled school center was to be created. For economic reasons, however, the grand plans had to be abandoned. A competition was advertised across Germany in which Jürgen Kröger's design won out of 91 entries . The groundbreaking ceremony was on April 18, 1895, followed by the laying of the foundation stone on June 17, 1895 . On July 4, 1897, the new building, which cost 360,000 marks, was inaugurated.
Building description
The Trinitatiskirche is a neo-Romanesque central building on a cross-shaped floor plan and its exterior is similar to the Jakobikirche in Dresden, which was destroyed in 1945 and which Kröger built between 1897 and 1901.
The windows of the church showed elaborate stained glass by Emil Nöllmer , the birth of Jesus was shown in the north window, framed by two smaller windows depicting Isaiah and King David, while the window on the south side shows the Passion scene with smaller depictions of Moses and John showed the Baptist. The panes were renewed in the course of a fundamental renovation of the church and given more modern paintings. At the same time, numerous wall paintings and statues inside the church were removed in order to focus on the altar - a renovation that is no longer possible today with regard to monument protection .
The altar of the church was donated to the community. Above a brick cafeteria there is a relief with a scene of the Last Supper and above it is a limestone crucifix flanked by praying angels.
The Trinity Church initially had four bronze bells that had to be handed in in 1917 to be melted down for armament purposes. The new cast steel bells from 1921 survived the Second World War and still sound today in an B minor chord.
organ
The organ of the Trinitatiskirche was built in 1897 by Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden with 42 registers on two manuals and pedal. In 1946/1947 the building company carried out an expansion. Since then it has been one of the largest organs in Saxony with 4,164 pipes on electro-pneumatic cone chests, 61 registers and three manuals. The instrument was overhauled in 2008 by Orgelbau Ekkehart Groß.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P, octave coupling, general coupling
- Playing aids : forte, fortissimo, reed choir, principal choir, gamba choir, flute choir, crescendo step
use
The Trinity Church is used for Protestant services between Pentecost and Reformation Day . During the rest of the time, services take place in the monastery church. Visits to the church are only possible by appointment.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ev.-Luth. Riesa parish | Begin. In: kirche-riesa.de. Retrieved July 29, 2011 .
- ↑ The disposition of the Jehmlich organ in the Trinitatiskirche in Riesa. In: Meißen-Großenhain church district. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Riesa Tourist Information Office. In: tourismus-riesa.de. Retrieved July 29, 2011 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 1.3 " N , 13 ° 18 ′ 11.7" E