Bibra is a former
municipality in the
district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in
Thuringia,
Germany. From December 1, 2007 it is part of
Grabfeld
The Grabfeld is a region in Germany, on the border between Bavaria and Thuringia. It is situated southeast of the Rhön Mountains. Its highest elevation is 679 metres high in the little Gleichberge mountain range. The Grabfeld gave its name to t ...
.
St. Leo's Church
The church dating from 1492 contains several works from
Tilman Riemenschneider
Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460 – 7 July 1531) was a German sculptor and woodcarver active in Würzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between late Gothic and Renaissance, a master i ...
:''Altar of the Apostles'', ''Altar of the Church Fathers'', and ''Altar of the Annunciation'', ''Carving of St. Kilian'', Crucifix, and epitaph of Hans
von Bibra (the father of
Lorenz von Bibra). All are wood except the epitaph. The current church had three benefactors: Kilian von Bibra, Lorenz von Bibra, and Albrecht von Bibra. All three were high church officials in
Würzburg. Three benefactors hence three altar design and three coat-of-arms stained glass windows.
Photo gallery
Image:Bibraknight.jpg, Representation of a Bibra knight in front of the castle Bibra
Image:Bibra1870small.jpg, Engraving from 1870
Image:Burgbibra1.jpg, Burg Bibra
Image:BibraBurg02-05-27.jpg, Burg Bibra
Image:BibraLuftbild04-09-17.jpg, Bibra
Image:BibraSchule02-08-11.jpg, school at Bibra
Image:BibraDorfkirche02-05-26.jpg, St. Leo's Church Bibra
Image:BibraWappen.jpg, Albrecht von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492
Image:KilianvonBibraWindow1492.jpg, Kilian von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492
Image:LorenzvonBibra1492.jpg, Lorenz von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492
Image:Bibrapostcardesm.jpg, Postcard by Franz Scheiner
References
*Hartmann, Heinrich: ''Der Marktflecken Bibra. Eine Darstellung seiner politschen und kirchlichen Entwicklung. Festschrift zur 400 jährigen Jubelfeier der Grundsteinlegung der Kirche'', den 17. Juli 1892, Vereins für Meiningische Geschichte und Landeskunde, 13. Heft., Meiningen 1892. L.v. Eyes Buchhandlung. 208 pages
*Hintzenstern, Herbert von: ''Die Altäre in Bibra. Aus Riemenschneiders Werkstatt'',
Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1969 68 pages
*Hintzenstern, Herbert von: ''Von Würzburg nach Bibra, Riemenschneideraltäre in Thüringen'', Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1987
*''Die Untersuchung und Restaurierung des Verkündigungsaltares und eines Corpus Christi aus der Evangelischen Kirche St. Leo in Bibra'', Arbeitsheft des Thüringischen Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege Neue Folge 3, E. Reinhold Verlag, Druckerei zu Altenburg, 2001, 96 pages, ,
External links
Bibra page on the VG Grabfeld websiteSt. Leo KircheOfficial Site Burg Bibra e.V.Google Books ''Der Marktflecken Bibra'' 1892Markt Bibra, St. Leo Kirche, Burg Bibra, Neue Schloss Pages on vonbibra.net
Bibra
Former municipalities in Thuringia
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
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