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Gräfenhainichenのマルクト広場にある噴水は、「元素の噴水」と呼ばれています。水遊びの像は、火、水、風の原始的な力を表しています。

View of the Painful Pond

And then we enter the main church space. The dark brown barrel vault arches above us. The double galleries rise high on either side. At the front stands the simple pulpit altar, which, like the galleries and pews, is painted a light green. However, a different color scheme would certainly be chosen for any future interior renovation. In place of the pulpit altar, there used to be a late Gothic carved altarpiece (circa 1500), which, however, was loaned to St. Michael's Church in Brachstedt (Hohenthurm Parish) several decades ago (www.pfarramt-hohenthurm.de/brachstedt/kirche-st-michael/). That's how it goes with changing tastes! Today, it's inconceivable to us to discard and remove this beautiful carved altarpiece in order to erect a pulpit altar that is relatively unadorned. But at the time, it was certainly a decision made for good reason. The Reformation, which placed the Word (the Bible and its interpretation in sermons) together with the two sacraments (baptism and Holy Communion) at the center of the congregation and of faith, was also intended to have a visible impact here in Schlaitz. And so, this is what was done. Source: https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/krina/schlaitz/marienkirche-schlaitz/

Beneath the stairs, we discover two oval windows that may play a special role in the church's interior design in the future, as the Leipzig artist Robin Zöffzig has created designs for these two windows, some of which have already been implemented for exhibition purposes. Under the title "non est hic" ("He is not here!"), the Easter story is depicted. In one window, the angel is shown with these Latin words. The other window shows the three women who came to the tomb on Easter morning to mourn and anoint Jesus' body. Should these windows ever be installed, everyone entering this church would immediately be immersed in the events of Easter morning. Questions and inquiries, certainties and sources of strength arise in all their ambivalence: On the one hand: Why am I here? What am I seeking and expecting? What does resurrection mean to me? He is not here—not even here in the church? Where is he then? On the other hand: Jesus, the crucified one, has risen! Faith is not bound to "holy places," but is "freely available" in the faith-based dialogue between me and God. He is not in his tomb (non est hic), but he is in the world—alive among us—even here in the church! Source: https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/krina/schlaitz/marienkirche-schlaitz/

The small church with its curved, slate-covered roof turret, located opposite the Peace Oak in the village center of Schlaitz, is a charming sight. Entering from the west, we pass through a porch and immediately find two wooden staircases to the left and right, leading to the organ and the first gallery level. Source: https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/krina/schlaitz/marienkirche-schlaitz/

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