Church of the Holy Ghost, Tallinn

The Holy Spirit Church (Estonian Püha Vaimu Nicholas 'Church, Pühavaimu Nicholas' Church ) is one of the landmarks of the Estonian capital Tallinn. It is located in the Old Town ( Vanalinn ) below the Cathedral Hill ( Toompea ).

History

The Holy Spirit Church was built around 1300 as an extension of the original chapel of the poor and Siechenhaus the city. Core is a zweischiffiges nave with ten ribbed vault. The Holy Spirit Church is the smallest of the medieval churches of Tallinn. In 1380 it was completed.

A minaret -like baroque tower from the 17th century adjoins the west wall. He replaced a Renaissance tower, which had been hit by lightning. In the eight-story tower was next to two bells from the 17th century, the oldest church bell in Tallinn. It dates from the year 1433 your famous inscription in Middle Low German ( below a Latin line) is:. " Ik sla right / the maghet as edema enslave / heren the vrouwen that / the en kan mi nemant ver keren " ( "I suggest nevertheless / for the maid as for the servant / for the lady as for the Lord / no one can verwehrn me "). Below is the name of the Glock caster: Merten Seifert. The bell was severely damaged in a fire in the tower in 2002.

The Holy Spirit Church has played a central role in the history of Estonia. The City Council held its meetings in front of Tallinn's Town Hall here regularly Holy Mass from. In the Church of the first sermons were preached in the Estonian language from 1531. Pastors of the church were, among others, Johann Koell, the catechism translated into Estonian in 1535, and the chronicler Balthasar Rüssow.

Inside the Church of Holy Spirit

Works of art

Famous works of art of the Holy Spirit Church is a late Gothic crucifix, the Renaissance pulpit from 1597 and the Gothic winged altar by Bernt Notke with the year 1483 and the small coat of arms of Tallinn. He was awarded a commission from the Tallinn Council to Lübeck, with the Tallinn had close contact over the Hanseatic League. Open the altar shows the miracle of Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The allegorical carvings in the gallery are from the master Elert Thiele from the 17th century.

On the northern outer wall of the Holy Spirit Church, the oldest clock in Tallinn can be seen. It was prepared in 1684 by the renowned woodcarver Christian Ackermann. The colorful painting shows the sun's rays and the four evangelists.

Organ

The history of the organ dates back to the year 1511th The present instrument was built in 1929 by the organ builder August Terkmann (Tallinn ), and restored and remodeled in the years 1985-1990 by the organ builder Hardo Kriisa. The instrument has 66 registers, four manuals and pedal. From the fourth Manual of the choir organ is playable behind the altar. The tracker action is pneumatic - with the exception of the tracker action of the fourth Manuals ( choir organ ) that are electric.

  • Couple Normal Couplers: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P III / P
  • Suboktavkoppeln: II / I, III / I, III / II, II / P III / P
  • Superoktavkoppeln: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P III / P
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