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St. Jacobi Church, Greifswald

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St. Jacobi Church, Greifswald

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St. Jacobi Church, Greifswald

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    Location: Greifswald, Hither Pomerania Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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    December 15, 2024

    St. Jacobi is the third of Greifswald's three Gothic brick churches. It was built in the 13th century when a new town was being built. St. Jacobi's Church was particularly connected with the university: the students of the arts faculty had to attend the services and from 1889 to 1989 the academic services took place here.

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      July 4, 2022

      The church is not far from the University of Greifswald, directly on the pilgrimage route. It's not far to the train station either. More information (including opening hours) can be found on the community website.

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        July 18, 2016

        The smallest medieval parish church in Greifswald was first mentioned in a document in 1275. Around 1400 it was converted into a three-aisled hall and the choir was added. During the 30 Years War the church was used as a grain and flour store. The medieval interior was completely destroyed during the Napoleonic occupation of Greifswald from 1807 to 1813. Only the font from the 13th century was preserved. The architect and university teacher Johann Gottfried Quistorp began redesigning the church interior in 1817. After a fire in 1955, a new helmet was put on the tower in 1966. The beautiful painted choir windows and the huge church roof were renovated in 2002 after St. Jacobi had been chosen as the exhibition and event space for the much-noticed North German presentation "Ways of the Brick Gothic". Caspar David Friedrich made numerous pencil drawings and oil paintings such as "Klosterfriedhof im Schnee" (1818/19) or "Miesen vor Greifswald" (1820/22) with the Jacobi Church in focus.
        The church is located on the European Route of Brick Gothic, Schwedenstrasse and Caspar-David-Friedrich-Bildweg.

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