St. Peter's Church, Copenhagen

The St. Peter's Church in Copenhagen is the church of the German Lutheran congregation in the city.

History

The St. Peter's Church is located in Copenhagen diagonally opposite the cathedral Vor Frue Kirke ( " Church of Our ( love ) woman " ) at the corner Nørregade / Saint - Pederstræde the so-called Latin Quarter. It is the oldest surviving church in central Copenhagen.

Tower, nave and chancel date from the middle of the 15th century.

The church was enlarged several times. Christian IV had in the 17th century, the southern and northern ship building, whereby the church room received its cross shape. The architect Hans van Steenwinckel built in 1681, a new grave chapel. End of the 17th century was Christian V. build another North Ship, which now bears his name ( Christian V. Hall).

Terms / Meaning

The medieval church building was initially one of the four Catholic Churches. In 1585 it was founded by King Frederick II of the German community, which had probably been founded ten years earlier provided.

The St. Peter's Church was responsible for the German subjects of the Danish king in the capital (also the Christianshavn district, there was a German church from the 18th century). Thus, the St. Peter's Church was given a special meaning. At that time, the German language of the elite of the country on the farm, and in the economic, military and culture. Also included in the total Danish State 17-19. Century, the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Therefore, many important figures of the Danish state was a member of St. Peter's church ( eg Peder Schumacher Griffenfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, Nicolai Eigtved, Henrik Hielmstierne, Heinrich Ernst Graf mold man, Johann Friedrich Struensee ), and some are adjacent in the grave chapels buried. The special relationship of the community to the royal family is still in the Royal Patron expressed.

With the German -Danish wars of the 19th century and the separation of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark, the St. Peter's Church lost its importance as an upper class community.

The St. Peter's church is today (25 February 2012) 877 members; Rising. User is not automatically live on a residence, but in Denmark and Danish German with a special relationship to Germany Report for yourself. This contributes to the fact that the church is alive disproportionate to their size. She is German and connected with the EKD by a contract, but also a part of the Danish National Church ( Folkekirken ). Along with the neighboring St Peter's school, their church choir and the St. Peter's Cultural Association presents the Church today an important center of cultivation of the German language and culture in Copenhagen dar.

Equipment

In the church there is a painting by Hendrik Krock, Christ is on the Mount of Olives. Another painting from 1732 shows the Ascension. Undated is a painting of the Reformers.

The altarpiece is by J. L. Lund (1819 ). The Baptism of bronze was made in 1830.

The organ was in 1938 by the company W. Sauer ( Frankfurt / Oder) built. She stood first on the west gallery, and was implemented as part of the church restoration in the north aisle. The cone chests instrument has 42 registers on three manuals and pedal. The play and Registertrakturen are electro.

  • Couplers: I / II, III / II (also known as Sup and Superoktavkoppeln ), III / I, III / III as Sup and Superoktavkoppeln, I / P, II / P III / P
  • Accessories: 2 Free combinations, Tutti, triggers, Zungenabsteller
, crescendo, Walzenabsteller
,
Manual change-over switch I / II, 6,000 -fold electronic combination system.

Pastors

  • Laurids Pedersen (1575-1581)
  • Ove Lauridsen (1581-1582)
  • John Homann (1582-1593)
  • Johannes Krafft (1596-1616)
  • Bernhard Meyer (1616-1634)
  • Wilkinus Langhorst (1634-1637)
  • Thomas Lindemann (1638-1654)
  • Daniel Pfeiff (1654-1662)
  • Gerlach Siassius (1673-1675)
  • Christian Braemer (1676-1701)
  • John Lassenius (1676-1692)
  • Bartholomew Botsack (1693-1709)
  • Dürkop Heinrich (1706-1730)
  • Felix Christopher Mentzer (1706-1711)
  • Matthias Schreiber (1712-1746)
  • Anton Christopher Rohn (1729-1766)
  • Eberhard David Hauber (1746-1765)
  • Balthasar Münter (1765-1793)
  • Friedrich Gabriel Resewitz (1767-1774)
  • Louis Manthey (1775-1813)
  • Johann Gottlob Mare Customs (1794-1803)
  • Matthias Friedrich Paisen (1803-1814)
  • Albrecht Heinrich Matthias Cooking (1816-1824)
  • Johann Christian God Mountain Johannsen (1825-1854)
  • Paul Ferdinand Schmaltz (1856-1893)
  • Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Kriel (1893-1904)
  • Wilhelm Ludwig August lamp (1904 - )
  • Werner Görnandt (1934-1960)
  • Henning Schroer (1960-1966)
  • Niels Hasselmann ( -1979 )
  • Detlef von Holst (1996-2005)
  • Lion of St. Mark (2006-2012)
  • Peter Krogull ( from 1 August 2012)

Organists

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