Church Theodorskirche description and photos - Switzerland: Basel (Topic)

Theodorskirche church description and photos - Switzerland: Basel. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Theodorskirche.

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The Theodorskirche Evangelical Church (St. Theodore Church) is located in the Wettstein district on the Teodorskirchplatz square. The first written records of this church date back to 1084. It is known that she was among the possessions of the monastery of Saint Alban. Over time, it lost most of its parishioners, and at the same time, church taxes due to its remote location from the built bridge over the Rhine, and then it was completely abandoned. In the twentieth century, archaeologists found burials belonging to the VIII century within the walls of the church.

The church suffered significant losses during the earthquake of 1356 - then there was a partial collapse of the towers and the altar was almost completely destroyed. Only the northern tower has been restored.

Today, in the church, you can see the pulpit, built in the 15th century, which preserved bas-reliefs in the form of an angel, a lion, a bull and an eagle, symbolizing the four evangelists - Mark, Matthew, John and Luke. There is also a 15th century baptismal font depicting the coat of arms of the Kilchmann family. This family made a substantial donation for the creation of the font. For them, special seats with family coats of arms were installed, which have survived to this day. An organ is installed on a special elevation on the western wall.

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