Christophoruskirche, Schierstein
| Christophoruskirche (Schierstein) | |
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Altar, organ and balcony
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| 50°02′37″N 8°11′44″E / 50.0437°N 8.1955°ECoordinates: 50°02′37″N 8°11′44″E / 50.0437°N 8.1955°E | |
| Location | Schierstein, Wiesbaden |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| Website | Ev. Christophorusgemeinde |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Christopher |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Rococo |
| Groundbreaking | 3 May 1752 |
| Completed | 15 September 1754 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 24 m |
| Nave width | 15 m |
| Materials | Sandstone, stone-slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Christophorus, Schierstein |
The Christophoruskirche is a Protestant church in the borough of Schierstein, Wiesbaden, Germany. It was built in 1752 to 1754 in the style of the late Baroque and Rococo.
In 1752, part of the tower of the old Schierstein church collapsed. Building plans for a new church had already been discussed in previous years and suddenly became urgent. Since 1748, the former Mayor of Frankfurt, merchant and banker Johann Georg Schweitzer Edler von Wiederhold, a member of the Frauenstein Gesellschaft, had allowed the Schierstein curate a collection of 604 guilders in the Free imperial city, which provided the financial basis for the construction of the church. The Chamberlain of Electoral Mainz, privy counsellor and chief architect of Electoral Mainz Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn made the vegetable garden of his country estate available as building terrain. Johann Scheffer, a government official of the duchy of Nassau was responsible for the architectural style of the building. On 3 May 1752 the ground breaking ceremony took place and on 15 September 1754 the new church was consecrated. In 1962 the choir Schiersteiner Kantorei was founded in the parish by cantor Johannes Krüger. Since 1974, the choir has been directed by Martin Lutz, who shaped the group of some 40 singers to a large concert choir.
The exterior of the church anticipates the upcoming neoclassical architecture, emphasizing the planar qualities of the walls. The one-nave hall type church was constructed in an east–west direction with the choir in the east wing as an aisleless church. The exterior dimensions (length 24 metres (79 ft), width 15 metres (49 ft)) correspond to the golden ratio. The excellent acoustics of the interior may be attributed to it.
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