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Line 33: 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. ~~Rochus~~Roch Altar''' The late gothic [[St. ~~Rochus~~Roch]] altar is a sidealtar of once 39 in this church. Manufactured from [[oak]] wood in 1530 the master [[wood carving\|carver]] can probably be found in the circles around carver Benedict Dreyer of [[Lübeck]]. In the centre of the shrine is the patron ~~saint~~Saint ~~Rochus~~Roch. An angel points to the plague spot, the attribute of the deadly disease. ~~Rochus~~Roch is a saint of [[Black Death]] and it is assumed that the altar was built and set up in connection with Black Death epidemics which also ravaged in Rostock. == Organ ==

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