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St. Laurentii Church, Itzehoe

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St. Laurentii Church, Itzehoe

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Location: Itzehoe, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Jknord

August 11, 2022

The town church of St. Laurentii was built from 1716 to 1718 as a baroque brick building. In 1896, the current church tower, which measures almost 80 meters, was added according to plans by Johannes Otzen.

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JR56

July 7, 2021

The town church of St. Laurentii in the center of Itzehoe is the town's largest sacred building. It was built from 1716 to 1718 as a baroque brick hall with a wide-spanning wooden barrel vault and replaced a two-aisled Gothic hall church that was largely destroyed in the city fire of 1657 (during the Danish-Swedish War) and was then only provisionally restored. Below the church are crypts with metal coffins of canonesses of the noble Itzehoe monastery and members of the Rantzau imperial family.

The namesake of the church - Laurentius - was the deacon at the side of Bishop Sixtus II of Rome. He died a martyr and was burned alive on an iron griddle. His remains are buried in San Lorenzo fuori le mura in Rome.

Today's church still retains the character of the time it was built in the years 1716 to 1718, apart from the changes from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Further information can be found in the brochure “Illustrated Church Guide to the Crypt of St. Laurentii Church in Itzehoe”. The book is available from the parish office for €5.

1196 earliest documented mention of a priest and a church in Itzehoe

1584 until then, the St. Laurentii church was rebuilt and expanded several times

1657 The church falls victim to the great fire in Itzehoe

1661 Reconstruction of the church with a new altar and a new pulpit

1716 New construction of the St. Laurentii Church on old foundations

1842 Tower increase by one storey, interior and

until1857 exterior renovation

1894 Attachment of a spire, expansion of the tower and south portal. Renewed interior renovation with painting of the barrel vault and installation of stained glass windows

1905 New organ built behind the old case by Arp Schnitger

1961 Interior renovation with removal of the transverse gallery, the gallery behind the altar, the neo-Gothic painting and the stained glass windows

1980 Exterior repairs, spire renovation, interior renovation

2002 Tower renovation

More detailed information:

kirche-itzehoe.de/isg/kirchen/st-laurentii

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Maik

September 1, 2024

Worth seeing historic church in Itzehoe

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Location: Itzehoe, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

St. Laurentii Church, Itzehoe

1. Brücken (Bridge) Tour through Holstein

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