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{{Short description|Church in Rostock, Germany}}
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[[Image:Rostock St. Marien Kirche 1.jpg|thumb|St. Mary's Church with transept (left) and choir]]
[[Image:Dörte Helm - Blick auf die Rostocker Marienkirche (1916).jpg|thumb|Dörte Helm "St. Mary´s Church" (1916)]]
'''St. Mary's Church, Rostock''', in German '''Marienkirche''', is the biggest of three town churches found in the [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] city of [[Rostock]], in [[northern Germany]]. The other two are [[St. Petrikirche, Rostock|St. Peter's]] ''(Petrikirche)'' and St. Nicholas ''(Nikolaikirche''). A fourth, St. James' ''(Jakobikirche)'', was heavily damaged during the Second World War and subsequently demolished. St. Mary's was designated in 1265 as the main parish church.
==Building==
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==Interior==
[[Image:HPIM0012.JPG|thumb|left|The gilded high altar depicts important biblical themes.]]
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;High Altar
The high altar was built in 1721 by a Berlin craftsman, mainly from painted wood. The altar shows in three pictures; Bottom: " The Last Supper "
;Pulpit
The Pulpit in the style of
;Stained Windows
The monumental south portal window of the [[transept]] with a height of 26 meters shows The Day of Judgement. It is one of the largest single stained glass windows in Europe and was made by
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It survived the Second World War in various states of disrepair.
It was thoroughly restored between 2003 and 2008 by a Mecklenburgean master from Dresden, and equipped with a protective glazing.
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The Bronze font from 1290 is one of the oldest pieces in St. Mary's. The font is decorated with scenes from the life and passion of Jesus. The font is carried by four kneeling men ( representing Earth, Water, Air and Fire ) and the lid is crowned by a bronze
▲The font is decorated with scenes from the life and passion of Jesus. The font is carried by four kneeling men ( Earth, Water, Air and Fire ) and the lid is crowned by a bronze eagel. According to the inscription, the basin was founded for Easter 1290 and the work was carried out in a Rostock workshop. During the [[World War II]] the Bronze font was hidden somewhere in Mecklenburg by the church staff to prevent it from being melted down for war material.
;St. Roch Altar
The late gothic [[St. Roch]] altar is a
== Organ ==
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The huge baroque facade of the "Marienorgel" was designed and built in 1770 by Paul Schmidt, [[organ (music)|organ]] builder of Rostock. Because of faults in the wind supply, it did not fulfill the expectations and it was completely rebuilt in 1793 by Ernst Marx of Berlin. Further modifications were undertaken at the end of the 19th century. In 1938, the organ was rebuilt again by the Sauer firm of Frankfurt/Oder. Today, it contains 83 [[organ stop|stops]] with 5.700[[Organ pipe|pipes]], playable by [[electro-pneumatic action]] on four [[manual (music)|manuals]] and [[pedal keyboard|pedal]]. About 30 stops have been retained from the previous instruments.
== World War II ==
[[File:Egon Tschirch - Die zerstörte Stadt - 1942.jpg|thumb|[[Egon Tschirch]] ″Die zerstörte Stadt″ (″The destroyed town″, 1942)]]
== Rostock skyline with St. Mary's ==
{{wide image|Panorama1.jpg|1700px|Panorama of Rostock from the bank of the [[Warnow]] river during the [[Hanse Sail]] with St. Mary's Church in the middle and St. Nicholas Church on the left}}
==Notable people==
*[[Daniel Friderici]], cantor at St. Mary's Church from 1618-1638<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2001 |title=Friderici, Daniel|encyclopedia=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]] |series=Oxford Music Online |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|author=Martin Ruhnke, revised by Dorothea Schröder|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10251}}</ref>
*[[Nikolaus Hasse]], organist at St. Mary's Church from 1642-1671<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2001 |title=Hasse, Nikolaus|encyclopedia=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]] |series=Oxford Music Online |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|author=David J. Nichols|doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380290}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== Sources ==▼
* "Architekturführer DDR Bezirk Rostock " - Verlag für Bauwesen, 1977▼
* "In deinen Mauern herrsche Eintracht und allgemeines Wohlergehen", Karsten Schröder - Ingo Koch Verlag, 2002▼
* "ROSTOCK - a tour of the city under the symbols of bull and griffin", Selma Kleinfeldt - Klatschmohn Verlag, 1997▼
* "Tadellöser & Wolff ", Walter Kempowski - Random House, 1996▼
== External links ==
* [http://www.marienkirche-rostock.de Marienkirche Rostock] - English content provided
* [http://www.mv-terra-incognita.de/beitraege/denkmale/b/marien/marien.htm Historische Rostocker Bauwerke – Die St.-Marien-Kirche]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080613144407/http://www.rettet-st-marien-rostock.de/ Stiftung St.-Marien-Kirche zu Rostock e. V.]
* [http://www.st-marien-kantorei-rostock.de Marien-Kantorei Rostock] - English content provided
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▲== Sources ==
▲* "Architekturführer DDR Bezirk Rostock " - Verlag für Bauwesen 1977
▲* "In deinen Mauern herrsche Eintracht und allgemeines Wohlergehen", Karsten Schröder - Ingo Koch Verlag 2002
▲* "ROSTOCK - a tour of the city under the symbols of bull and griffin", Selma Kleinfeldt - Klatschmohn Verlag 1997
▲* "Tadellöser & Wolff ", Walter Kempowski - Random House 1996
▲{{Coord|54.090|N|12.139|E|display=title|source:dewiki}}
▲{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2010}}
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[[Category:Churches in Rostock|Mary]]▼
[[Category:Lutheran churches in
[[Category:Lutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism|Rostock Mary]]
[[Category:Brick Gothic|Rostock Mary]]
[[Category:Gothic architecture in Germany|Rostock Mary]]
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