St. Michael is a
Lutheran
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chapel
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on a hill near
Kaubenheim, part of
Ipsheim
Ipsheim is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany.
St. Michael is a chapel on a hill near Kaubenheim which is part of it.
Elia Levita, author of the Bovo-Bukh (written 1507–1508), the most pop ...
,
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. The building is named after
Michael the Archangel
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. The building is also called Bergkirche (Mountain church) for its prominent location.
The chapel had to be rebuilt after a fire in 1687. It is a
listed monument, where services are held in
summer
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and for
Christmas
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.
History
The chapel probably began as a cemetery chapel in the 11th or 12th century on a hill near Kaubenheim, because swampy grounds in the valley did not permit burials. The building is named after Michael the Archangel, who is considered to be the guardian of the
Christian church
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.
The chapel is documented first by
Lutheran
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church records (''Kirchenbücher'') in 1533.
In the present building, only interior features in the tower date back to the medieval chapel,
which was damaged by fire caused by lightning on 21 March 1687. The building was restored from 1695 to 1702,
with the nave completed in 1696.
Interior features were installed until 1717.
The pulpit was bought around 1699, probably from the parish in
Ipsheim
Ipsheim is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany.
St. Michael is a chapel on a hill near Kaubenheim which is part of it.
Elia Levita, author of the Bovo-Bukh (written 1507–1508), the most pop ...
. Christoph Rösler created 18 paintings on canvas in 1701 and 1702. They depict Biblical topics and were installed at the balustrade of the balcony. A third bell was acquired with a donation from Martin Dennler, the school master, in 1745. At the same time, a new
organ
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* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
...
was built.
The interior was remodelled in 1862.
The chapel was equipped with electricity around 1980.
The interior was restored between 1986 and 1988, and the exterior from 2014 to 2016.
The building is a listed monument.
Services are usually held from
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...
to
Kirchweih
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e in October, and for
Christmas
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and
New Year's Eve
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.
References
External links
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Bergkirche St. Michael(in German) komoot.de
Kirchen und religiöse Kultur(in German) bocksbeutelstrasse.de
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Chapels in Germany