St. Mary's Church Sörup

The church tower is clearly visible from afar.
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The St. Mary's Church in Sörup is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Romanesque architecture in Schleswig-Holstein. The church is located in the center of the town and can be seen from afar. The church or rather the church tower is very high, which can be seen from a great distance. The height is around 57 m. It is considered one of the most important churches in this region and was the model for numerous other church buildings in the Angeln region. And of course the church is the oldest building in Sörup.The St. Mary's Church in Sörup was built at the end of the 12th century.
The construction sequence was as follows: "In a first construction phase, the apse, the choir and the nave were built. The nave itself was extended a few years later in the same style. The tower was built around 1500, with the original western portal being moved to the western tower wall. The tower cap was added around 1600.In 1710, the roof turret was added to the choir. Around 1830, the extension (at the entrance) was built on the south side."Like most churches in this region, St. Mary's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church that has a lot to offer.Worth seeing is the Romanesque baptismal font from 1200, which is made of Gotland limestone. A holy water font also dates from the 13th century, but the triumphal cross in the chancel dates from the 14th century.
The baroque pulpit is a little younger; it was made in 1663 by the woodcarver Hans Gudewerth the Younger from Eckernförde.schlei-ostsee-urlaub.de/data/schlei-ostsee-urlaub_1987.html

The oldest building in Sörup is St. Mary's Church. It was built towards the end of the 12th century. Among the numerous churches that emerged in the course of the Christianization in Schleswig in the 12th century, the St. Mary's Church is of outstanding architectural importance. Probably built builders from the also built in the 12th century cathedral to Schleswig the church. They had been recruited by the Danish king, the Duke of Schleswig and squire in Sörup, to build this sophisticated large granite square church in Romanesque style.
Similar churches, whose model was St. Mary's Church, can be found in Norderbrarup, Munkbrarup, Husby and Havetoft. The St. Mary's Church is the only Romanesque granite church Angelns, which has been almost completely preserved.
It was not only built as a church, but also as a fortified church. This is evidenced by the small windows on the northern side, which were preserved in their original form. The 57 m high tower, which was partially engulfed in the ship, was not built until the 1500th century. Two portal adorn the church from the outside, in the western tower wall and on the north side of the church. Today you enter the church on the south side through the small blue door of the half-round entrance hall from 1830.
The church has a rich equipment. Particularly noteworthy is the baptism of Gotland limestone from the year 1200, which is attributed to the Gothic master Calcarius. Furthermore, the magnificent baroque pulpit from 1663 created by the Eckernförder carver Hans Gudewerth the Younger.
Source: Ev. Luth. Parish of Sörup