Frauenkirche, Nuremberg
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Frauenkirche | ||
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Style Gothic | | |
Groundbreaking | 1352 | |
Completed | 1361 | |
Specifications | ||
Bells | 3 | |
Administration | ||
Archdiocese | Bamberg | |
Parish | Parish of Our Lady German: Pfarramt Unsere liebe Frau | |
Clergy | ||
Pastor(s) | Markus Bolowich | |
Laity | ||
Organist/Director of music | Frank Dillmann (kantor) |
The Frauenkirche ("Church of Our Lady") is a church in
History
Following an outbreak of the
Charles IV's son
The church was almost completely destroyed in the
Architecture and furnishing
The west facade of the Frauenkirche is richly decorated with a central porch creating a narthex and an elaborate projection above flanked by two engaged stair towers. The portals on the porch are decorated on the west with sculptures of Adam, Eve, the Virgin, and prophets. On the left, the porch is decorated with male saints, while on the right are female saints. At the corners are sculptures of royal benefactors. The porch encloses a narthex that is richly polychromed (a later restoration). All four sides of the narthex have
The Frauenkirche is a
Inside the Frauenkirche, numerous works of art from the Middle Ages are displayed, but they often only came to the church in the early 19th century, when it was re-established for Catholic worship after centuries of Protestant use. For example, the so-called "Cloth altar" (around 1440/1450) comes from the demolished Augustinian church, the Perringdorf sandstone epitaph by Adam Kraft (around 1498) was also from the Augustinian monastery. However, many of the original medieval furnishings of the Frauenkirche have been preserved, albeit in museums rather than in the church itself. Surviving remnants include: a stone sculpture cycle from around 1360 in the choir (including adoration of the kings and St. Wenceslas; an Annunciation angel and candlestick angel from the school of Veit Stoss (early 16th century); remains of the first high altar table around 1400 (the painted panels are today in the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg and in Frankfurt's Städel Museum); and several terracotta sculptures, some of which are in the Prague National Gallery. The successor on the high altar, the so-called "Catfish" retable from the early 16th century, is only preserved in fragments today (in the Germanic National Museum). The famous “Nuremberg Tonapostel” from around 1400 was originally in the Frauenkirche and is divided between the German National Museum and St. James Church. A rosary tablet from the area around Veit Stoss is also in the Germanic National Museum today. The stained glass in the choir dates from 1519 and depicts saints and crests.
Männleinlaufen
One of the most notable features of the church is the Männleinlaufen, a mechanical clock that commemorates the Golden Bull of 1356. The clock was installed in the church between 1506 and 1509. The Holy Roman Emperor is shown seated with the prince-electors surrounding him.
The clock mechanism is activated at midday, when a bell is rung to start the sequence and is followed by the trumpeters and drummer. Then there is a procession of the electors around the figure of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Organ
The earliest reference of a church organ dates from 1442. The current organ was built in 1988 by Klais Orgelbau of Bonn, re-using 20 ranks from the previous instrument.
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- Couplers: II/I, III/I, III/II, I/P, II/P, III/P, III 4'/P (Nr. 12, 37, 38, 48-51)
- Registration aids: Two free combinations, 32-bit electronic combination settings
Trivia
The church building appears in the background of a scene in
Gallery
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Print showing the interior of the church in 1696
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Adolf Hitler with the Nuremberg Frauenkirche in the background, 1928
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Frauenkirche following the Bombing of Nuremberg
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Christkindlesmarkt opening speech
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Western facade with the main market
References
- ^ a b c Biddick 2013, p. 49.
Bibliography
- Note
This article is based on the article on German Wikipedia.
- Biddick, Kathleen (2013). The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780812201277. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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External links
- Parish Official Website (in German)