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The so-called pre-reformist composite altar is put together. The central elements in the center are the carved altar, which is dated between 1420 and 1440, the crucifixion group from around 1480 and the petrella from 1624, which shows Jesus at the Passover meal.
The carved altar with its gilded figures is particularly noteworthy. The upper row depicts the coronation of Jesus Christ by God the Father. However, before the Reformation, this is actually the coronation of Mary by Jesus Christ. In order to make the altar true to the Reformation, Mary was painted with a beard and Jesus was given a wooden beard, becoming God the Father. The side altar also showed scenes from Mary’s life before the Reformation and is now painted over with New Testament scenes from the life of Jesus.
The pulpit area is also interesting, as it shows the situation that was common in Protestant churches around 1630. Namely, with a life-size picture of Luther, in memory of the 100-year religious peace of Augsburg. The baptismal font was also acquired around 1620, as was the women’s pew. Women were allowed to sit during church services, which is probably why you can only see portraits of female figures from the Bible on the front of the old seating.
The most elaborately designed box is the official chair or council chair. It was reserved for court dignitaries or their representatives and was erected in 1673.
As the whole congregation had to be seated during church visits, which now only took place once a day, the remaining boxes were installed in the galleries by 1788.
Unfortunately, the organ in the church no longer plays. However, the baroque organ façade is still original from 1737. Incidentally, the newly installed organ was played in 1737 and 1738 by none other than Johann Sebastian Bach. He had visited the new instrument after his appointment as court composer and the amount of his bills in the town’s archives also attest to the cult status of a superstar of his time.
