Trinitatis Church
Trinitatis Church | |
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The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity | |
Trinitatis Kirke | |
Parish Church | |
Years built | 1637-1651 |
Completed | 7 July 1651 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Copenhagen |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Peter Skov-Jakobsen |
Vicar(s) | Erik Høegh-Andersen |
Priest(s) | Anne Edmond Pedersen |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Søren Christian Vestergaard Philip Schmidt-Madsen |
The Trinitatis Church (Trinitatis Kirke) is located in central
History
Initial plans in 1635 were for a student church at
The foundation stone was laid July 7, 1637, and the Round Tower was completed in 1642. The church was consecrated on Trinity Sunday 1656.[3] The Copenhagen University Library was installed in the church loft in 1657.[4] After marrying the widow of J.M. Radeck in 1685, Christian Geist assumed Radeck's organist position at the church.[5]
During the fire of 1728, the Trinitatis Church was not as badly damaged as other churches in the city. The roof structure was ignited, a spire crashed into the library, punching a hole in some of the arches of the church. The university library was burnt.[6] Church walls and vaults withstood the fire and subsequent repairs did not decisively change the church's appearance. A new cornice and spire were required. The new roof was covered with black glazed tiles. New dormer windows were inserted but only in one row. The interior bases and capitals of the columns and arches were repaired. All wood furnishings were replaced, and the floor was covered with tiles from Öland. The reconstruction was in Northern Gothic-Baroque style.[4] The church was rededicated October 7, 1731 and the remains of the university library were moved again. The furnishings were renewed with an altarpiece and pulpit by Friederich Ehbisch (1731) and a large Baroque clock (1757).[6] The church was refurbished in 1763.
The Trinitatis Complex was hit during the
Architecture and fittings
The original church consisted of a high, long brick building without much adornment, constructed of small
Grounds
A cemetery was added on the church grounds as evidenced by Geddes' 1757 map of the neighborhood. After the Copenhagen Fire of 1795, which did not affect Trinitatis Church, a mandate for fire insurance was imposed. As the premium was substantial for the church's small resources, the church attorney, Nicolaj Christoffer Kall, suggested building shops on church property and renting them out to help increase revenues. The proposal was approved and construction began in 1798. Most of the cemetery north of the church was involved, and the shops were built along Købmagergade from the Round Tower to Landemærket, and further along Landemærket. Positioned on the south side of the church, features include a burial vault (1870) and granite tiles (1928-29).[10]
Burials
- Lauritz de Thurah (1706–1759), architect
- Frederik Christian Eilschov (1625–1750), philosopher
- Jørgen Elers (1647–1692), philanstropist
- Johannes Ewald (1743–1781), dramatist and poet
- Jacob Fabris (1689–1761), theatre painter and decorative artist
- Lorenz Nikolai Fallesen (1757–1824), prist, writer and editor
- Ludvig Sophus Fallesen (1807–1840), forester and mathematician)
- Hans Gram (1685–1748), linguist and historian
- Jens Hornsyld (1757–1840), prist
- Frederik Theodor Hurtigkarl, (1763–1829)
- Bolle Luxdorph (1643–1698), civil servant and landowner
- Bolle Willum Luxdorph (1716–1788), civil servant and writer
- Claudi Rosset (1687–1767), galanterie merchant and philanthropist
- Christian Sandvig (1752–1786), historian and writer
- Hans Schack /1608–1676), military officer and count
- Henrik von Stöcken (1631–1681), civil servant
- Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785), poet, satirist and playwright
Gallery
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Altarpiece: Friederich Ehbisch (1731)
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Pulpit: Ehbisch (1731)
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Terkel Klevefeldt's Epitaph
References
- ^ "Trinitatis Church" Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Visit Copenhagen. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-7190-5193-7. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8137-1203-1. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-58843-355-8. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-520-21414-9. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Trinitatis Kirke (København)", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-470-69953-9. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84836-958-0. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-415-94174-7. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Kirkspladsens Historie" (in Danish). Trinitatis Kirke. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
External links
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