The parish church pc. Laurentius is the catholic main church of the town Ebern in the Frankish hate mountains (governmental district Lower Franconia). The lategothical Pseudobasilika (relay-resounded) was fundamentally reorganized some years ago and equipped partial newly.

History

Ebern was separated 1232 from the Urpfarrei Pfarrweisach and the past branch church by the bishop to the parish church was raised

A city seal from the year 1352 shows a Roman Basilika with transverse ship and Vierungsturm. This church might have been changed in high-gothical time, the today's west tower probably decreases/goes back on this change.

1430 devastated a major fire the young city (1335 city and attachment right) up to three houses. Also the parish church became a robbery of the flames, 1456 collapsed the ruins finally.

Subsequently, the new building began. Of the old church remained only the high-gothical tower, which does not stand exactly therefore also in the center of the west front. Probably the building was begun with the choir. The year 1491 at the west loft probably documents the building conclusion.

16. Century supplemented the pulpit and the Taufstein. The wealthy aristocracy of the environment - possessed which usually city halls in the close knight lane - the equipment enriched around the five received grave monuments in the choir

End 17. Century the parish church was barockisiert. Of these, artistically high-quality Neuaustattung gives the received left side altar still another good impression.

1783 were the church tower after a fire with the today's dome.

End 19. Century introduced the city minister at that time the Regotisierung of the parish church. For financing valuable medieval works of art were sold to the art trade, so the important, high altar. 1887/92 were equipped the church finally "„restored "“and again-gothical.

One felt this Regotisierung after the Second World War as no longer up-to-date. The again-gothical equipment disappeared from the church, some statues of the former baroque equipment to a new high altar was arranged.

Starting from 1991 the church was reorganized comprehensively and received a new interior painting. The existing equipment was partly again arranged and supplemented around some modern pieces (among other things Sakramentshaus and new baptizing range).

In January 2004 destroy in by a candle more released - fire right side altar and the crib up to remainders. A total loss of the parish church could be still prevented straight. The damage is repaired meanwhile and the church is again opened.

Architecture

The parish church is a dreischiffige relay-resounds over approximately square sketch. The central ship is separated by a formed choir elbow from the choir. The altar area is put on in relation to the layman area easily northward transferred and closes polygonally in five sides of the Achtecks.

Also the side ships are polygonally closed, the northern by the vestry were extended.

The external opinion is controlled by the west tower. That about 48 meters high bell tower of a slate-covered dome with high lantern locked the northern side ship sets only behind the tower, the southern became in 15. Century a zweigeschossiger building of libraries (Librerey) set forward.

The church was established completely from the domestic of the hate mountains. The external's building is unverputzt and by numerous prop columns is arranged.

The slim exhibit rich tracery fillings, however the restoration 19. Century to assign are.

On the inside the central ship is clearly increased the Obergaden opposite the side ships, is interrupted however not by This building type (Pseudobasilika) was very much common in the late gothic. Particularly in Franconias numerous parish churches were put on as relay resounding.

The central ship is net-curved, choir and side ships exhibits only simple The spitzbogigen arcade openings of the nave are carried by strong round columns. In the west pulls itself a under-curved loft with enriches tracery parapet wall by all three ships. The lategothical tracery is formed from fish blisters, Rosetten and passports. Two Tartschenschilde carry founder coats of arms and the coat of arms of the of prince bishop Rudolf von Scherenberg. Beside the right sign is the year 1491, which probably indicates the year to the completion of the church.

The parish church was in former times surrounded by the cemetery, whose surrounding wall is to a large extent received. South behind the choir the old, lategothical leg house (Karner, Ossorium) completes the ensemble. The zweigeschossige building of sandstones serves today as showroom. The open, net-curved resound in the ground floor to the were transformed.

Equipment

The medieval equipment became end 19. Century removes to a large extent and replaced by a again-gothical. Particularly the sales of the important lategothical wing altar appears from today's viewpoint completely incomprehensible. The of the altar are burned, the enormous main board with the vielfigurigen representation of the Kreuzigung Christi (workshop of the Hans Pleydenwurff in Bamberg) today in the Germanic national museum in Nuremberg found their probably final place in the Second World War in the paging depot.

The again-gothical (1889) high altar purchased as replacement was banished after the Second World War from the church and later in the local history museum to Grey gate shown. In the course of the 1991 decided church reorganization this - artistically quite considerable - returned altar however again to the Presbyterium.

Left of the high altar the lategothical Sakramentshaus with its gilded lattice kept.

At the choir walls are some important grave monuments 16. Century. On the right of the altar the knight Richard of light stone (gest. 1512) in full Harnisch stands on a lion, the right hand keeps a lance, the left one life large rests on the Schwertknauf.

Besides kneel Hans's von Rotenhan (gest. 1559) praying before the cross.

On the left side follows after the Bronzeepitaph Eyrichs of Rotenhan (gest. 1539) Gedenkstein for Mathes of Rotenhan (gest. 1569). Also this knight kneel in full armament before the cross, the helmet keeps praying a lion between the Pranken. George and Anna von Rotenhan form the conclusion (gest. 1565). Also this pair kneel with its stately child crowd before the crucifix, in the background is an idealized city with a castle to be seen. This city opinion is interpreted the oldest city opinion Eberns and the castle Rotenhan received from restaurant historians gladly as. The representation might decrease/go back however to widespread contemporary graphic collecting mains. The master castle of the family of Rotenhan lies seen by the north left before Ebern on the slope, with the interpretation as representation Eberns would have it the castle Raueneck with Vorbach to therefore concern.

The stone pulpit is a remarkable Renaissance work of Hans's butcher from the year 1583. In the parapet wall fields the four EH gelists and Christ were almost full-plastic worked out as "“Salvator Mundi"”. The railing of the stairway is also after-gothical tracery verziert. Here is also the half Eber of the Stadtwappens. The portal with its Dreiecksgiebel and a civil Wappenzeichen is unusual.

From the former baroque equipment has itself - beside some oil pictures and plastics - to which link side altar (Marienaltar) received. The altar originated in to 1698/99 in the Bamberger workshop of the Sebastian Degler. The altar sheet shows the nut/mother of God with the Frankish duke crown. Above on the altar holy George with the kite fights.

The former right, again-baroque side altar is burned in January 2004 together with the crib. Into this altar further remainders of the former baroque equipment were integrated, so a rider statue of the holy Martin.

Into the central window of the choir a small, lategothical glass painting is let in (Madonna on the Mondsichel), which was formerly in the Marienkapelle on the today's cemetery.

Literature

• Heribert Keh: The churches of Ebern/Ufr. (Fast, art leaders 1131). - Munich, 1978
• The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria, III, 15 - office for district Ebern. - Munich, 1916. - (Reproduction Munich, 1983. - ISBN 3-486-50469-X)

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