Propsteikirche (Königsberg)
The center of the religious life of Catholics in Königsberg formed the built in baroque style Parish Church of the Sackville area.
History
Since the predominance of Poland was threatened in Prussia by the Swedes, had Sigismund III. Wasa to save his investiture, pushing for equal rights for Catholics and obliged the Elector Johann Sigismund in 1611 on the occasion of his Belehung in Warsaw to build a Catholic church, which was consecrated in 1616. In her time she was the only Catholic Church in the Diocese of Sambia and was under the bishop of Warmia. In the great fire in Löbennicht 1764 it was destroyed and rebuilt from 1765-76 by the Planning Director Johann Samuel Lilienthal in baroque style. She was also the first Baroque church in the city. Lilienthal also built the parsonage with the beautiful frontispiece. 1810 Catholic funeral for Queen Luise took place here. The church was founded in 1876 assigned to the Old Catholics, but came to their decline in numbers again to the Roman Catholic church. In 1886 the provost Dinder Archbishop of Gniezno. The church was completely destroyed during the air raids on Königsberg in World War II. Nevertheless, the Catholic life in Sackville has been able to recover. In 1995, a Catholic church was built with adjoining workshops and social station not far from the bag Heimer goal of the Catholic " Community Lumen Christi ". The project was however abandoned in March 2004.
Interesting was the west pediment of the four life-sized Evangelists and the high altar of Andreas Schmidt and Rosel 1772; the organ of Christopher Braveleit from 1790; . the wrought iron pulpit and vestry door of Powelski of 1777 Years of provosts were: Johann Szadowski, Oskar fabric and Albert Maier.
Clergyman
- Johann Josef Regenbrecht, provost from 1826 to 1832
Pictures
Propsteikirche seen from the south
Propsteikirche outside
Propsteikirche outside
Propsteikirche outside
Propsteikirche outside
Propsteikirche outside
From the Pregel with Löbenichscher Church and bag Heimer Church
The chaplaincy (House Chaplain ) on the Propsteikirche
After the air raid
Propsteikirche inside
Propsteikirche inside