Church of Zion and cemetery Worpswede

plaque in latin commemorating george ii principal of church of zion building, hanging on outside wall

moor commissioner jürgen christian findorff carried out construction of lutheran church of zion (german: zionskirche), following plans of johann paul heumann, hanoveran court architect of king , elector george ii augustus of great britain , hanover. church built between 1757 , 1759 during wearisome 7 years war, had american version anglo-french , indian war.

church of zion: typical protestant kanzelaltar, topped tetragrammaton of god s hebrew name יהוה.

george ii, being summus episcopus supreme governor of hanoveran lutheran church, provided financial support construction of church of zion. hall church oriented. else rather modest interior beautified typical protestant kanzelaltar, combining pulpit , altar table, created in rococo forms. bears tetragrammaton יהוה in top medaillon , left of pulpit king’s ornamented initials gr (georgius rex, hidden on photo painting).

there heads of cherubim clara westhoff , floral ornaments paula becker @ pendentives , columns, connecting ceiling. after in 1900 both artists, still students, had rung church bells fun, understood fire alarm, fined. not pay , allowed perform instead way of offering these decorative elements church. lofts (or matronea) span between outer walls , columns.

church of zion seen south

the church tower spire in baroque forms had been added @ eastern end of actual church building in 1798. church of zion located on weyerberg, , tower landmark, used subject of paintings artists.

the cemetery churchyard, spreads around church building. designed after plans of findorff , attracts many visitors because of elevated location on weyerberg , due graves preserved there. among them of 80 known painters, authors, musicians , artisans, such fritz mackensen , paula modersohn-becker.