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Aabenraas første kirke,
Sct. Knuds kirke, har antagelig ligget i Skibbrogade. Den er
sandsynligvis sammen med det meste af byen blevet ødelagt ved en
brand i 1247.
Omkring året 1250 begyndte
man opførelsen af en ny kirke, som fik navnet Sct. Nicolai kirke,
indviet til de søfarendes skytshelgen, Sct. Nicolaus.
Kirken er bygget i to
tempi, men begge byggeafsnit er præget af den senromanske stil. Den
er bygget som en énskibet korskirke med apsider på begge korsarme
og er som sådan af anglisk-normansk type. Også koret har haft
apsis; den blev fjernet i 1641, da man foretog en mindre udvidelse
mod øst. Langs med nordsiden af koret er der i middelalderen opført
et sakristi, som ligeledes i 1641 er udvidet mod øst.
Som kirken står nu, er den
præget af en meget omfattende restaurering i årene 1949-56. Meget
af inventaret er fra den tid, bl.a. orgelet, som er på 31 stemmer
og bygget af firmaet Marcussen & Søn, Aabenraa.
Prædikestolen er fra 1565.
Den har inskriptioner på tysk; de handler alle om Guds
ord.
Altertavlen - i rig og
udtryksfuld barok - stammer fra 1642. Den er skænket af
amtsforvalter Joachim Danckwerth og hustru, hvis billede ses på
korets sydvæg.
I korets nordvæg findes to
lukkede stole, som i gammel tid blev benyttet af de mere velhavende
medlemmer af menigheden. Ved siden af disse hænger et maleri af
provst Peter Paulsen, som var præst ved kirken 1811-37 og stiftede
byens sparekasse.
Under en lem i koret findes
et gravkammer med indskrifter fra 1684.
Døbefonten er anbragt midt
i kirken. Den øverste del er fra 1956, mens fundamentet er romansk.
Den har erstattet en døbefont fra 1826, som nu findes på Aabenraa
Museum.
I den nordlige korsarm
hænger et kirkeskib, som bærer kong Frederiks V's monogram
(1723-66). Desuden findes her en mindetavle over faldne i krigen
1870-71.
I den sydlige korsarm
hænger en mindetavle over 295 mænd fra Aabenraa, som faldt i
verdenskrigen 1914-18. Uden for kirken findes ligeledes et
mindesmærke for faldne fra denne krig. Det er udført af Johs. Bjerg
1923.
kilde:
www.aabenraasogn.dk
På siden findes flere informationer.
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Aabenraa’s first church, St. Knud’s (i.e.Canute’s), was,
most probably, situated in Skibbrogade. More than likely it was
destroyed by fire together with the rest of the town in
1247.
About 1250 a new church was
being built and consecrated in the name of St. Nicolas, patron
saint of seafaring men.
The church was built in two
stages, both styles bearing the mark of Romanesque architecture.
Characteristic of the Anglo-Norman influence is the cruciform
construction with one nave and an apse at each end of the cross
arms. Also the chancel has an apse, which, however was removed in
1641 during the extension of the church eastwards. To the north of
the chancel a sacristy had been added in the Middle Ages, that also
was extended in 1641.
The church, as it stands
today, has been extensively renovated and restored to its original
features in the years 1949-56. Many of the fixtures date from that
time, including the organ with its 31 stops, built by the local
firm Marcussen and Son.
The pulpit dates from 1565
and holy inscriptions in German, all speaking about the Word of
God.
The altarpiece is heavy and
impressive Baroque, dating from 1642. It was donated to the church
by the district revenue officer Joachim Danckwerth an wife, whose
portraits are on top of the altarpiece.
Two high sided chancel
chairs are to be seen opposite. They were used by the wealthier
members of the congregation. Next to the chairs hangs a portrait of
Dean Peter Paulsen, who was the Dean of the church from 1811-37,
and founded the town’s first saving bank.
Under a trap door in the
chancel a tomb with inscriptions from 1684 can still be
seen.
The font basin is placed in
the centre of the church. Its base is Romanesque whereas the inset
basin dates from 1956, replacing one from 1826, now to be found at
the local museum.
A model ship bearing the
initials of King Frederik the Fifth (1723-1766) is suspended from
the ceiling in the Northern aisle of the church. Also a memorial
plaque for men killed during the Franco-Prussian war 1870-71 is
here.
A memorial plaque for the
295 men from Aabenraa that were killed during the First World War
(1914 -1918) is found in the southern aisle. Outside the church
there is another war memorial, designed by the well known Danish
sculptor Johannes Bjerg in 1923.
source:
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