Schottenkirche, Erfurt

Coordinates: 50°58′47″N 11°01′58″E / 50.97972°N 11.03278°E / 50.97972; 11.03278
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Schottenkirche
Diocese of Erfurt

The Schottenkirche (pronounced [ˈʃɔtn̩ˌkɪʁçə], "Scots' Church"; also St. Nicolai und Jacobi, "St Nicholas' and James'") in the historical part of the city of Erfurt in Thuringia, Germany, is a Roman Catholic church building dating back to the 12th century. The Romanesque basilica belonged to a former Celtic monastery of St James. Today, it is a subsidiary church of the Catholic parish of St Lawrence's Church.[1]

History

The three-

Vogt of his foundation.[2] The monastery was a branch monastery of the Abbey of St James in Regensburg, founded by Marianus Scottus, from which the present name Schottenkirche is derived (Schotten is German for "Scots"). By 1200, the building work was completed and the monastery church finished. In the early 13th century, the western nave bay was replaced by Early Gothic arcades.[3] First in 1299, then again in 1472, the great Erfurt city fire destroyed parts of the church, which were subsequently rebuilt in Gothic forms, reusing some of the old stones which are still distinguishable today.[3] Various architectural and decorative elements refer to the Iro-Scottish origin. The choir
shows Gothic forms from the time after the second church fire in 1472.

In the 18th century, due to emerging defects in the rising masonry, the solid vault was replaced by a wooden false vault. The window openings in the

canopy in the Baroque period.[3] The Baroque west façade was added from 1720 to 1729. Since 1744, the church belonged to St Nicholas
' congregation as a parish church. The monastery buildings were demolished in 1820.

In 1956, the Baroque galleries were removed from the church again and the floor was lowered to the original 12th-century level. Due to the constant rise in the level of the ground, which is typical of old cities, it is about one metre (3 ft 3 in) below the outer floor after 900 years, so that there are a few steps leading down into the church at the entrance. From 1963, the Schottenkirche was fundamentally renovated and in 1964, it was re-consecrated.[3] In 1971, it was given a uniform design similar to Erfurt Cathedral with new glazing by Charles Crodel. Since 2005, it is a subsidiary church of the Catholic parish of St Lawrence.

  • The Baroque west façade
    The Baroque west façade
  • Interior view
    Interior view
  • Interior view
    Interior view
  • View from Petersberg
    View from Petersberg

Bibliography

  • ISBN 3-422-03095-6
    .
  • Flachenecker, Helmut (1995). Schottenklöster. Irische Benediktinerkonvente im hochmittelalterlichen Deutschland (Quellen und Forschungen aus dem Gebiet der Geschichte) (in German). Paderborn. p. 18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Scholle, Joseph (1932). Das Erfurter Schottenkloster (in German). Düsseldorf: L. Schwann.
  • Schöneburg, Gerd (2007). Kirchen im Erfurter Gebiet (in German). Erfurt: Self-published.
    DNB-IDN 1007966424
    .
  • Weber, Stefan (2010). Iren auf dem Kontinent. Das Leben des Marianus Scottus von Regensburg und die Anfänge der irischen "Schottenklöster" (in German). Heidelberg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. ^ "St. Nicolai und St. Jacobi (Schottenkirche)" (in German). Katholische Kirchengemeinde St. Laurentius Erfurt. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^
    ISBN 3-89683-104-6
    .
  3. ^ a b c d "St. Nicolai und Jacobi, einzigartige romanische Basilika" (in German). Katholische Kirchengemeinde St. Laurentius Erfurt. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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