Trinity Church (Worms)

The Holy Trinity (full name Reformation Memorial Church of the Holy Trinity ) is the largest Protestant church in Worms. The baroque hall building is centrally located on the market square of the city and is now a listed building.

History

After the destruction of the city in 1689 during the Palatinate War of Succession of the destroyed house in 1709 at the location specified to the coin of the foundation stone for the Lutheran town church, since it was assumed here Martin Luther had defended his writings in 1521 at the Diet of Worms; actually, this was done in a few hundred meters away bishop. Designed by the Palatine Captain Engineer Villiancourt church was consecrated in 1725 as the Reformation Memorial Church. The measures provided for in the design facing the Church through two buildings for town hall and school was not implemented. In the interior, the design is focused on the St. Catherine's Church in Frankfurt am Main, which had met during the exile in Frankfurt Worms magistrate.

On 21 February 1945, the church was built on Worms heavily destroyed in a British air raid, only the outer walls and parts of the tower survived the attack. The reconstruction of the church was carried out from 1955 to 1959 after plans by Otto Bartning and Otto Dörzbach. The outer shape was largely restored, while the interior has been decorated in modern style.

Description

In the central axis of the west-facing facade of the church scene rises the 58 m high tower. Side of the square tower located at the height of the eaves two large pedestals. Above the belfry tower has a revolving gallery; here it tapers in an octagonal tower, which carries the clock tower; the original work comes from Johann Jacob Möllinger and is now in the Andreasstift Municipal Museum. In the crowned by a double dome lantern is the peal of church bells. Overall, this creates the impression of a four -tiered tower structure.

The church's interior is a 41 m long, 20 m wide and 17 high, geosteter aisled hall, which is centrally accessible through the basement of the tower. Links of the antechamber is a prayer room with a 1934 peace monument created by Ludwig Habich, right the sacristy. The three circumferential Baroque galleries, the parapets were biblical images of Johann Martin Seekatz were not built after the Second World War, the roof construction, a ribbed vault made ​​of wood equivalent to the original design, however, is no longer painted figural. Are located on the west wall two galleries for worshipers, is about the choir and organ loft. The sanctuary with the pulpit and baptismal font takes up the entire five -eighth choir and is significantly increased compared to the nave.

The 15 floor to ceiling stained glass windows by William Buschulte show biblical scenes. Along the walls between them are in designed by Johanna Schütz- Wolff ornamental Majolikaschrift the three articles of the Apostles' Creed and their interpretation by Luther in the Small Catechism. Above the organ gallery shows a mosaic of Walter Eglin " Luther before the Emperor Charles V. " The lateral bronze doors were designed by Ulrich Henn, the pulpit was designed by the artist Gustav Wormser Nonnenmacher and the altar equipment comes from Josef Hoh.

Organ

With 56 registers, three manuals and 3,744 pipe organ built in 1959 by GF Steinmeyer & Co. pouch chest organ with electro-pneumatic key action is the largest organ in a Protestant church in Rheinhessen. The original combination system with four free combinations in 1994 was replaced by an electronic combination system.

Bells

The bells of Trinity Church consists of four bells, which bear all the animal names:

• "Lion ": a0 1953 cast of Rincker; hour strike
• " Bear": cis1, 1729 cast
• " Nightingale": e1 1729 cast; Quarter hour strike
• " Grille ": fis1 1825 cast; Quarter hour strike