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Groß Ellershausen Groß Ellershausen is a village (borough: Ortsteil) in Göttingen, Germany. The village lies on highway B3, west of the southern part of the city proper, separated from it and the River Leine by the Autobahn A7. Further west, just beyond the ...

, Göttingen , country = Germany , denomination = Lutheran , previous denomination = Catholic , membership = , attendance = , website = , former name = , bull date = , founded date = , founder = , dedication =

Martin of Tours Martin of Tours ( la, Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in France, heralded as the ...

, dedicated date = , status = parish church , functional status = active , heritage designation = , designated date = , architect = , architectural type = , style = , groundbreaking = , completed date = , construction cost = , closed date = , demolished date = , capacity = , length = , width = , width nave = , height nave = , spire height = , materials = , bells = , bells hung = , bell weight = , parish = , deanery = , synod = Lutheran Church of Hanover , seniorpastor = , pastor = , sacristan = , organist = , warden = , verger = St. Martin's (german: St. Martini) is a

Lutheran church Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is significant as possibly retaining the oldest existing structure, its tower, in southern Lower Saxony. While the details of the origin of the church building have been lost in the mist of history, architectural analysis indicates that the Romanesque church tower was most likely built in the tenth or eleventh century. The remains of a hearth on the second floor have led to the conclusion that the tower was originally a ''Wohnturm'' (a residential tower) of a titled family, probably the Herren von Ellershausen, which lived there at the time. The church's ship is much younger, probably having been built or re-built during the Barocque era. It was repaired in 1838. . Records from 1608 and 1610 indicate there were two bells in the church. The larger of the two was melted down during the First World War as part of the national effort to obtain metals for military purposes. In 1922, two steel bells were dedicated as replacements. Then in 2003 three new bronze bells of unequal sizes were installed. Each of the bells has a Latin word inscribed (''Soli'', ''Deo'' and ''Gloria'', meaning "only to God the honor"). The bells are rung by an electrically run system, with various combinations and sequences signifying various things.Läutordnung und Bilder der Glocken
/ref> It currently houses a Lutheran congregation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gross Ellershausen Göttingen Lutheran churches in Lower Saxony Lutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism Buildings and structures in Göttingen (district)