City Church of Bremgarten

The City Church of Bremgarten (German: Stadtkirche Bremgarten) is a listed heritage building in the city of Bremgarten, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is an important landmark of Bremgarten. It is protected at the level of national importance (A-building), together with three chapels (St. Anna, St. Clara, and the Mother of God).

History
The church was built in 1300 and was consecrated in honor of Saint Mary Magdalene. In 1420 Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the wife of Frederick IV, Duke of Austria, gave all rights to the church to the local hospital, under the condition that a mass in her memory would be served once per year. The mass is still being served. In 1529, in the course of the Reformation, the building was converted into a Protestant church, but in 1532 it became Catholic again, Since 1532, the church has been consecrated in honor of Saint Nicholas.

<!-- The Grade II listed church of St Nicholas is an important landmark of the city Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located in the heart of the lower town and is surrounded by important buildings of the Catholic parish. It is at the district church on a former cemetery space, overlooks the adjacent building and is visible from afar. The 64 metre high tower is already on Mutschellen visible pass towards Bremgarten.

The history of the church can be traced to the 11th century. It was the scene of the Reformation by the reformer Heinrich Bullinger and his father in the 16th century. Bremgarten was but shortly thereafter returned to the Catholic faith. The church has been in its history, four victims of a fire, three times during the late Middle Ages, and once due to improper renovation work on 28 March 1984.

The church was before the Reformation, Mary Magdalene and a dedicated aisle Nicholas of Myra. As a sign of returning to the Catholic faith after the Reformation, was chosen as the principal patron of Nicholas of Myra. The aisle was later the catacomb dedicated to Synesius, whose bones the church accepted in the 17th century.

The present building is mostly during the Gothic emerged. The style of the reconstructed after the fire inside is the later epochs Baroque and Renaissance have been modeled. Only the movable property of the church are still from the original time, because they had been removed from the church before the renovations.

Location
he church is located in the heart of the lower town on a rectangular churchyard, which was formerly used as a city cemetery. Today is the square of cobbled walkways and lawns, as well as some graves of clerics. The churchyard is of the St. Anna chapel, the Chapel of Our Lady, of St. Clare Chapel, a funeral gear and a low wall limited. Around the square there are important buildings such as the parish rectory, the former Clarisse convent and present parish centre, the assistant parish house, the former organist house and some Pfrund and town houses.

The Pfrundhäuser donated in the 15th and 16th century the chapels and altars in the church. An almshouse was the headquarters of an ecclesiastical office, which was responsible for a certain church, school or pastoral task and caring simultaneously for funding. [1] people from the city Bremgarten could pay a lump sum and annual interest rate for an altar as in the Pfrund, the cartridge should then be honored in an eternal event. Also the founder was thought in the show

History
Archaeological investigations attest that the first phase before the actual founding of the city took place and the church was probably built in the 11th century by the Habsburgs.

In the area around the present city center, there were two 11th-century settlements. The first was around a medieval castle (today Bremgartner castle in the old town) and told Vilingen. The second Vorsiedlung was below the steep Moränensporns at the site of today's city, already Bremgarten was called, was south-west of the church on the left and right sides of the Reuss and was a ferry connected. The church was built on the edge of the settlement and originally belonged ecclesiastically to the neighboring village Eggenwil where the Habsburgs owned a farm. Since no donor grave was found, it was at the church probably an exempt proprietary church of the Habsburgs and had at that time not self-evident Taufrecht since its creation. The construction of this church thus began the ecclesiastical independence of the settlement of the Habsburg Eggenwil. The first written mention of the settlement Bremgarten was 1135-1140 when Count Albrecht II, the monastery Muri screen Vogt 1111 to 1140, his manor in Eggenwil and the settlement Bremgarten including the Church of Muri Abbey gave.

Bremgarten and Vilingen grew together in the 12th century into a larger settlement. Church and settlement remained until the early 15th century under Habsburg court rule on the farm Eggenwil. Representation of the lightning strike of 7 August 1580 by Johann Jakob Wick.

The church was first mentioned in 1252 by the secular priest March Warden, a cleric of the Counts of Habsburg, about ten years after Bremgarten the municipal law of Rudolf von Habsburg received. [4] [3] 1415 lost Duke Frederick IV the basement office by conquest of the city of Zurich. Because of this defeat gave his wife, Princess Anna of Brunswick, the Church on 2 July 1420 the then Bremgartner hospital, so with a commitment, to commemorate her with an annual fair, which is still followed. It is a further consecration of the church in 1427 known.

1519, the then pastor Heinrich Bullinger (father of the reformer Heinrich Bullinger ) Drain the papal preacher Bernardino Sanson preaching and so began the first sign of the Reformation. In the years that came in Bremgarten because of the dispute over the Reformation almost civil war like conditions. 1529 Bremgarten sat the Son and reformer Heinrich Bullinger as a pastor, who was for two years. By the political upheavals of the Second Kappel War Bremgarten returned on 4 October 1532 again returned to the Catholic faith and elected as the new patron saint Nicholas of Myra. The church as a whole building was rekonziliert for the third time in their history.

On 7 August 1580 lightning struck a church in the city, the Johann Jakob Wick in his collection of messages held drawings and text to contemporary history from the years 1560-87.

Architectural History and Architecture
he church was typical of the 11th century, with a rectangular hall church with 20.7 meters in length and 14 meters width. They ranged from the chancel arch of the nave until today a little bit about the westernmost pillar of today's Seitenschiffjochs. The width of the present nave corresponds to the width of the first building. The church at that time had possessed an earthen floor and the only one sitting a stone bench, which was incorporated into the Western Wall. Was located on the eastern wall and a high altar in the middle of the church was a baptismal font. Around the building, a cemetery was established. [5]

In the middle of the 13th century, the first internal partition is made. They built a north-east vestry and south-east a charnel house to the church by the east each einbaute two L-shaped walls. The high altar stood in the middle of any loss of choir, which was removed with an additional barrier wall from the main hall. The seat has been extended on the southern wall. The vestry received a subfloor of mortar and the ossuary was excavated cellar-like.

Due to the population growth of the city in the interior of the church for worship, the number of participants was not sufficient. The church was extended westwards and then took probably about the dimensions of today's main ship to. The former church had three altars: the high altar, a side altar on the west wall of the sacristy and probably another on the west wall of the ossuary. The location of the third altar could not be detected archaeologically. A documented consecration of this church was extended on 18 August 1300 instead. This building was about forty years later heavily damaged by a fire, perhaps even largely destroyed and then had to be rebuilt.

The construction first began at the Tower, for the year in the so-called spiral stone of the tower foundation witnessed the construction of the tower by Master Rudolf of Unterrüti in 1343. [4] had the entire tower without the later patch gables of the belfry about a height of 50 meters. The ground floor was probably used as a vestry. In order to hold services in the damaged building, a temporary roof was constructed, which was based on paired and housed in brick plinths wood pillars in the interior. The walls had become brittle because of the fire and no longer able to carry an umbrella. As a further extension step of today's three-sided choir on the east side was built, including a chancel arch wall as a transition into the nave.

Since the church was again severely damaged in a fire in 1382, the Western Wall had built from scratch on new and the North and Südmauern be rehabilitated. The walls were expanded to its present height.

In the first thirty years of the 15th century two chapels were built on the north side of a chapel tract, which shared a common wall with the church. The construction of these chapels progressed slowly. First the eastern and completed some twenty years later the west.

On 20 March 1434 burned the lower town of Bremgarten, once again from the church and had to be restored again. Was limited at that time to the most essential measures such as the renovation of the roof, the floor and the church interior. The church was finally on 31 July 1435 rekonziliert. The federal troops occupied during the second phase of the Old Zurich War Bremgarten and Baden in May 1443 attracted looting by the adjacent land. Probably due to damage or looting by the federal troops was another Rekonziliation necessary (documented on July 5, 1457). Because of the need has become by the growth of population and the damage of recent years restoration work they opted for a remodeling. 1450 the north side chapels were attached as side integrated ship by tear of the north wall of the church. The church was probably during this expansion or provided little later with Gothic frescoes. Another documented Rekonziliation in 1487 includes a conversion, a new building or a restoration of the church or out of the interior.

1532 they built a single-storey sacristy. 1575 the vestry was extended with a second floor and reached the present volume. The late Renaissance portal on the south wall was built 1617th Hans Jakob Ablutz from Mellingen painted the new clock tower in 1681. [4] During the years 1742/43 the tower were a belfry and a new spire placed. Four years later (1747) renewed the train watchmakers Michael Landtwing the Kirchenturmuhr. The main portal was created in 1804.

Foundation Engineering
The double-sided to two meters and widened as the nave nave is formed adjacent to the enclosed on three sides high choir. The side aisle adjoins the north side of the nave and the chancel is reduced to a Langhausjoch. Is the almost square tower, which has a side length of eight metres on the ground floor and the wall thickness is 2.2 meters at this point. The sacristy has two floors and a staircase with spiral staircase offset to the outside. It is also located on the north side of the choir.

The construction of the roof and floor of the spire after the fire was out of the company Max Vogelsang AG Wohlen made under the supervision of architect V. Moser.

Tower
The 64 meter high tower is a work of the High Gothic. It is divided sparse, but has bricked gables. The lower belfry is open on all sides and has broader, pointed arch windows twin sound. The two pointed arches of the windows are of a rectangular central pillar with strong fighters at catch. The main entrance of the tower is in front of the choir between the two side altars on the left.

The helmet of the tower had a green, copper before the fire patina. After the fire, the spire was supported by the Max Vogelsang AG and Paul Grunder AG depths made. The roof has a red paint today. The height of the helmet is 37 metres.

Catacombs Synesius
e church has as relics the remains of the catacomb Synesius, about whose life nothing is known. The bones were in 1652 [2] under Pope Innocent X, and through the mediation of the commander of the Swiss Guard Johann Rudolf Pfyffer of Altishofen from the Calepodius Catacombs in Rome removed and the town priest Heinrich Honegger and the capitular brought Christopher Bürgisser to Bremgarten. [8 ]

On 18 August 1653 Bremgarten celebrated the arrival of the remains and the houses and streets were decorated with flower garlands, triumphal arches and inscription panels. Present at the ceremony were the Abbot Dominicus of Muri monastery, the abbot of Georgius Adelberg monastery in Württemberg and more than 90 priests from the world and regular clergy and political envoy of the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Glarus and train. The bones were then placed in the altar specially created for this purpose in the town church. [8]

The Holy Relics will be called on Synesifest, the fourth Sunday in October as a helper for eye diseases. These aggregated in a gold bones of the saint is held to the forehead and pronounced a blessing from a priest. Even today, the Synesifest is well attended. The decorated bones (skull and some limb bones) to be issued during the hard time in a shrine Synesiusaltar. [9] [10] During the year, the bones are kept in the parsonage in a burglary protected space.

On 24 October 1753 was celebrated the 100th anniversary of the transfer of the catacomb Synesius. For the anniversary, the sisters of the preconceived monastery Gnadenthal the new bones and embedded it into a new glass shrine. The celebration was first to 22 Scheduled in October, but was delayed by two days due to bad weather. It was attended by more than 10,000 people participated. The program consisted of a procession and a festival of three acts and eight scenes, which are the martyrs turned Synesius. The music was composed by the Bremgartner Bürgisser Father Caspar, who later became abbot of the monastery Wettingen. [8]

On Monday, 24 In October 1853 the 200-year anniversary of the transfer of the catacomb Synesius took place. First, the celebration of the cantonal government was in Aarau banned because the necessary authorization was missing. There were also concerns about the lack of security and because of the failure of education in the schools. The City Council of Bremgarten sent a delegation to Aarau, mediated successfully. So the celebration could take place as planned. [8]

On 25 October 1953 was celebrated the 300 th anniversary of the transfer of Synesius. There were a number of fairs and festival sermons. Special guests in attendance were the Abbot Stephen purchase of Abbey Muri-Gries and G. Binder canon of Solothurn.

Church fire on 28 March 1984
On the afternoon of 28 March 1984, the church burned down during renovation work. The workers treated the bars in the chorus with a wood preservative, the fire emitted dangerous fumes. Shortly after the injection of the entablature were separated by a worker at 13:50 clock [11] with a cut-off wheel from a screw that still jutted out of the woodwork. The sparks ignited the vapors of wood impregnating agent abruptly and in the choir there was an explosion. No one was injured. [12] In the following hours, the fire spread from the choir over the roof to the main portal. As the door to the tower was open, the fire could penetrate there and put the whole tower on fire. By 16 clock, when the tower was in full blaze, the great bell rang for the last time [11] After setting the fire fighting at 17:30 clock the bells fell into the deep, and brought the fire to flare again. Except for one all the bells melted. Thus, the time lost Bremgarten oldest bell of canton Aargau. The bell, which was heavily damaged fire, is now outside the Church as fire monument. The sacristy was spared from the fire, since the door was locked from the choir to the sacristy. The roof of the church, the organ and the organ loft and the superstructure of the altars were destroyed in the fire. The spire has caught fire

There were about a hundred firefighters from Bremgarten Wohlen and Lenzburg in use. Since the head was too small for the tower, a helicopter was used, the water from the river Reuss brought and poured into the tower walls, after the burnt spire had fallen into the tower. The helmet came together because of the framework in itself and not on surrounding buildings. This allowed the fire cleared inside of the tower and be saved from the collapsing tower walls. The fire was only about 8 clock in the evening under control. Because of the steeple and the scaffolding threatened to collapse, the area was evacuated around the church. Because Nachbränden the fire watching the fire for three days. [13]

Since the renovation plans before beginning had been recorded accurately, the church could be thanks to donations and contributions from the Lottery Fund rebuilt almost original. On 29 June 1986 six new bells were cast for the church, 25 October was consecrated in 1986 and reared children. On 6 December 1987, the renovated church was finally consecrated. The contract for the new organ was signed with the company Metzler AG in Dietikon in November 1985. The work continued until 1988 and the organ was put into operation after the official church opening in August 1988. [14]

Bell
History of the former bell

An unknown Glockengiesser introduced in 1515 for the three church bells ago. These are not preserved up to the 20th century. In 1641 produced Lorraine bell-Honoré les Rossier, Claude and Jean de les Rossier Norge new bells to the church in a seven-part chord with the bells from the 16th century to accomplish. [4] In 1741, the Church Council demanded that split three bells were re pour. He first came to the bell-Peter Ludwig Keiser, but no agreement reached with him. So restored the two grandsons of the caster of 1641, Louis and Nicolas Rossier les, the largest bell and replaced the second largest. The Bremgartner city church received 1771 a funeral bell, which was cast by Joseph Anton Brandberg from train. [4] Bell inventory before the fire in 1984 Consecrated the new bell Mother Teresa. Cast on 29 June 1986

Before the fire were in the belfry of the church eight bells: [4]


 * A bell (diameter 55 centimeters) from 1641 with Antiquaumschrift neck "LAUS IN EIUS ECCLESIA SANCTORUM • PSAL. Cxlix & EX Fragmentis rediviva ANON. MDCXXXXI »Bremgartner and the coat of arms. This bell was later welded again.
 * Death bell (diameter 82 cm) from the year in 1771. The grotesque frieze on the neck stood in Roman DEO honorem PATRIBVS PATRIE LAVDEM PRO BON BVBLICO. GEORGE S. ORA PRO NOBIS ANNO 1771 was just below "HITZ BY VND FEVR I AM JOSEPH flowed ANTONI FIRE MOUNTAIN IN TRAIN HAS ME GOSSEN." Between carriers with fruits image reliefs of Mary, Jesus on the cross, to St. George, St. Nicholas, Emperor Heinrich and Bremgartner the city arms were.
 * A bell (diameter 74 cm) with a Halsumschrift with pictures of the Evangelists, and a text in Gothic lowercase "anno dmi mccclxxxxvii" (translated: "In the year of our Lord 1397"). This bell from 1397 was then the oldest bell in the Canton of Aargau.
 * Agatha bell (diameter 105 cm) of 1641. The neck between Rolling and grotesque frieze an Antiquaumschrift "Mentem • Sanctam • SPONTANEAM • honorem • DEO • & PATRIAE • LIBERATIONEM • p AGATHA • ORA • PRO • NOBIS • 1641 •» and reliefs of Jesus was on the cross, the church cartridges St. Nicholas and Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Thomas, Verena, by Agatha Bremgartner and also the coat of arms.
 * A bell (diameter 116 cm) from 1641 with an Antiquaumschrift the neck between Rolling and grotesque frieze. "Laudate Dominum IN CYMBALIS BENESONANTIBUS, LAUDATE EUM IN CYMBALIS IUBILATIONIS • HP • 150 • ANNO DOMINI MDCXXXI" (translated: "Praise God with nice-sounding cymbals, Praise him with Freudenzimbeln. Psalm 150 in the year of our Lord 1641 "). The picture showed relief images of Mary, the Church of St. Nicholas cartridges and Mary Magdalene, the Michaels, of Lawrence, the Margaret, of Mauritius, of Francis, and the Bremgartner city arms with imperial eagle.
 * Angelus bell (diameter 130 cm) from the year 1859. The neck was inscribed "AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM. Sancte MARIA ORA PRO NOBIS PECATORIBUS. " She had relief image of Mary, Jesus on the cross, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist and Agatha. It was cast by the Bell Foundry Rüetschi in Aarau.
 * A bell (diameter 146 cm) from the year 1743. The neck between vine and palmette frieze was in Antiqua "A FVLGVRE ET TEMPE STATE AC OMNI MALO LIBERATION NOS O REX ET Gloriae CHRISTE VENI NOBIS CVM PACE. ANNO DOMINI MDCCXXXXIII. " The reliefs of the coat was Mary, Jesus on the cross, Sebastian, Catherine, Agatha and the Bremgartner coat of arms.
 * A bell (diameter 163 cm) from 1641 and restored in 1743. On the neck is in Roman font «FESTA COLO Plango DEFVNCTOS FVLGVRA FRANGO ET CRVCE QVIDQVID ERIT TE SVPERABO MALI. ANNO DOMINI MDCCXXXXIII »The jacket bears the inscription" HONORATVS ET CLAVDIVS LES ROSIERS LOTHARINGI NOS FECERVNT ANNO 1641 quos Horum NEPOTES LVDOVICVS ET NICOLAVS LES ROISERS ET IOANNES CAVDRILLIER RESTAVRAVERVNT ANNO 1743. »The shell carries the image reliefs of the Annunciation of Mary (" Ave Gratia Plena » ), the crucifixion of Jesus and the two thieves, the cartridge St. Nicholas Church, Mary Magdalene, Synesius, and Michael and the Bremgartner coat of arms. This bell stands today as a monument to the church square.

Todays Bells
The new bells are from the Bell Foundry H. Rüetschi in Aarau. The largest was 29 August 1986 and the remaining five at 13 Poured in June 1986. [15] For the new bells in addition to new material and 462 kg of melted by the fire bell was used. Were a total of 6689 kg of cast copper bronze (79% copper / 21% tin, ± 1%) for six bells. [16]

The new bells are dedicated to another person. Depending on a bell bears the name of the church cartridge Nicholas of Myra and Mary Magdalene. The Angelus bell is dedicated to Mary, and another the catacomb Synesius. The reference to the time in which these bells were cast, carry the two smallest one person per current name: The name of the second smallest of the 24 March 1980 murdered bishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez of San Salvador is the smallest and the name of the then still living Mother Teresa in Kolkata. [17]

All the bells worn on the jacket back the inscription "KATH. CHURCH CHURCH BREMGARTEN 1986 "and on the board on the back in small letters" H. BELL FOUNDRY Rüetschi AARAU AG • ». The two largest bells were donated: the largest (Nicholas) of the local businesses Georg Utz AG, a manufacturer of storage and transport containers, and the second largest (Mary Magdalene) from the Reformed parish Bremgarten Mutschellen. [18]

On the jacket front is "MOTHER TERESA", including with smaller letters, "the poorest • MOTHER AND DYING IN CALCUTTA •».   On the jacket front is "BISHOP OSCAR ROMERO", including with smaller letters "FIGHTER FOR JUSTICE • • VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN SAN SALVADOR † 1980». On the jacket front is "Synesius," including with smaller letters "CATACOMBS-HOLY • SINCE 1653 IN BREMGARTEN worshiped." On the jacket front is "ANGELUS BELL", including with smaller letters, "VOICE MARIA: GO • I AM THE LORD MAGD • ME BE DONE TO YOUR WORD • LK 1, 38».   On the jacket front is "MARY MAGDALENE", including with smaller letters "AFTER JESUS WAS RISEN • • • FIRST APPEARED HE MARY MAGDALENE • MK 16, 9" and on the front of the board with even smaller letters, "sponsored by the REF. CHURCH CHURCH BREMGARTEN-MUTSCHELLEN. "   On the jacket front is "ST. NICHOLAS, "including with smaller letters" BISHOP OF MYRA • A MAN OF KINDNESS AND AUXILIARY READINESS • »and on the front board with even smaller letters" founded by GEORG UTZ AG ».

Each bell was attached to an adjustable suspension a clapper hammergeschmiedetem using a soft iron core leather connection. The bells are on an iron yoke with axles and self-aligning ball bearings mounted. For the biggest bell in addition the yoke had strongly bent clapper and counterweight to be installed. [18]

The transportation and installation of the belfry and the preparations for the elevator bell began on 20 October 1986. The consecration of bells followed by lift took place on 25 Held in October 1986. [18] The students from urban schools and kindergartens were the six bells by pulley pull. The bells were raised from the smallest to the largest ever of children in a certain age. The whole thing looked like tug of war. The lightest bell ("Mother Teresa") covered the kindergarten students, the heaviest bell ("St. Nicholas") finally high school students on. The mount in the belfry and the follow-up lasted 31 October 1986.

The bronze was 23:50 francs calculated per kilogram and the price came to a total of CHF 157'191 .50 for the raw material including iron. Belfry and clapper cost 36,500 francs. Including planning and cost Montierungsarbeitungen the bells Total 242'511 .50 francs. [18]

On Good Friday, the bells are each symbolically sent to Rome to be blessed. Instead peal then the sounds Klepper (also called Rafele). The old nag was destroyed in the fire in 1984. The Russians Carpenter Berger and the private man Kurt Heizmann built a new Klepper and donated it to the church.

Frescoes
Prior to the restoration work beginning of the 1980s, the walls were painted in the church of white. On the walls were pictures of the north and south of Calvary attached. Above the choir arch were, a life-size crucifix and two statues, one each on the left and right side, attached. The restored crucifix now hangs over the southern side of the entrance, where before renovation hung a large painting of Jesus. The only 1897 exposed image of the original frescoes was an 80 by 32 cm tall figure of Mary with a naked baby Jesus in three-quarter profile, the turnout style of the early 15th century can be attributed. [4]

When renovation work center in 1983 frescoes by the artist Paul Widerkehr exposed from 1630. His work was in 1780 in the Baroque style painted over the church. By the church fire in 1984 but the frescoes were destroyed in the choir. Among the Widerkehr frescoes but the fire came through fragments of frescoes of the late Gothic period around 1500 shows. These were, as far as they were received, exposed and today adorn the choir. They represent the twelve apostles large and classically dressed represent their typical characteristics (e.g. key for Peter) hold in their hands and a tape with a credo set. The apostles are in arcades. The chancel arch is today the scene of the Annunciation by the angel Gabriel, with only the figure of Mary and the angel could be exposed by the restorers. The backdrop was repainted it.

The Widerkehr frescoes in the nave were also attacked by the fire, but not completely destroyed. They could be restored and show in the window a cycle with Jesus and his apostles. In the arcades in the center of the church are angels Passion Crucifixion painted with tools in their hands. Windows such as arches in addition to Synesiusschiff have mock architectural illustrations that will make the church appear bigger and roomier. The front wall of Synesius-ship carries a picture of the Last Judgment.

Choir
n the choir are located next to the high altar reconstructions on both sides of a zwölfplatzigen choir stalls of FA Hedinger from 1820. It is considered a classicist Neo-Gothic transitional work. The walls have pilasters, and the bases were walnut veneer. [4]

The Eternal Light is a light in the Regency style from 1741 with the maker's mark of Augsburg silversmith Franz Christoph Mäderl and the founder of Arms of Meyenberg of Bremgarten. The light is a Doppelvase with many ornaments in a cylindrical housing. At three to 180 degrees shifted Volutenbügeln sit three angels, which carry a device for attaching the chain to the head. Each in the middle of the angle between these Volutenbügeln curly chandelier arms are attached with crown-shaped candle cups. [4]

High Altar
he high altar was first on 18 August 1300 consecrated later after the fire accident in the Lower 31 July 1435 rekonziliert. After re-establishment of the Church after the Old Zurich War, he was on 5 Rekonziliert July 1457 and dedicated to Mary Magdalene. On 25 July 1647 the altar was rekonziliert and again on 25 July 1647 and probably put new cartridges today's church St Nicholas and Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria, Sebastian and Verena consecrated. [2]

Around 1700 the high altar in the way the sculptor Johann Friedrich Boul was made emperor chair built. Today's high altar in the choir is a reconstruction of the high altar from the turn of the 17th to 18th century. Before the fire was the altarpiece marbled green-yellow-red. The reconstruction but today is marbled with a black base color and white veins. [4]

The altarpiece depicts Mary's Assumption, dating from the artist Franz Karl Stauder. It is framed by a pillared pediment. This bears a shrine with a round image of the Holy Trinity. Between the altar and the image of a circular inscription cartridge is attached. On the shrine sits between two angels another inscription cartouche. Between the pairs of columns that are larger than life statues of St. Nicholas Church cartridge and Mary Magdalene. St. Nicholas carries in his right hand a golden crosier and has placed his left hand on his heart. Mary Magdalene carries in his right hand a crucifix on his left arm and a gold-plated skull. Both statues wear white robes. On the outer two columns are statues of St. Catherine and Agatha. [4]

Against this construction of the altar stands a polygonal tabernacle. The altar table has the same black-and-white marbling as the rear structure and thus adapts to the overall image. The tabernacle has side niches with figures of Peter and Paul. [4]

Side Altar
After the chancel arch are four reconstructions of the side altars of the artist Lorenz Schmid, the north to south of the Archangel Michael, the Mary, the Joseph of Nazareth and Agatha of Catania are consecrated. The original altars were manufactured in 1779 and 1780, but have been destroyed in the church fire in 1984.

The altars consist of an African-shaped Säulenretabel with a gable top. The altarpieces are by Franz Ludwig Hermann. Each altar has ever a main blade and a circular image in the top gable. On the columns of each altar angels and sit next to the pillars are two statues.


 * Michael Altar: The first consecration took place on 18 August 1300 instead, another on 4 Oktober 1532. He was ordained Archangel Michael, and Eligius, Jodok, Quirinus of Siscia and Agnes of Rome. The altar was honored in the first years on the Sunday before the feast of St. Bartholomew 'on 24 August and later in the octave of Pentecost, like most other altars. [2] The present main page shows a picture of Michael and Agnes image shows the round. On the left side of the altar is a statue of Quirinus and right Eligius.
 * Lady altar: this altar was first mentioned on 28 February 1411 and is an ordained on 26 June 1467 documented. On 4 October 1532, he became the Mary and John the Baptist, Jacob, all the apostles, Barbara of Nicomedia, George and Joseph ordained. He was formerly known means measuring or Bullinger altar and altar originally stood below the chancel arch. Was awarded the altar in the octave of Pentecost. He was later transferred to its current location to the left of the chancel arch, replacing the altar of the suffering of the Lord, who had the Magi and other saints as patrons. This altar was in the documents of the Stifterpfrund on 3 November 1532 and 26 June 1467 but no longer in the church on 4 Rekonziliation October 1532 mentioned. [2] construction of the altar today: The main page shows the Skapulierverleihung by Mary Simon Stock and a group of guardian angels. Mary is seated on the lap of the child Jesus. Left side altar is a statue of Crispin and right a statue of Crispinianus.
 * Joseph Altar: The altar used to be called "Frühmeßaltar" and was on 18 August 1300 and 4 Consecrated Oktober 1532. The cartridge was then St. Nicholas, St. Giles Gilles, Catherine of Alexandria, Apollonia and Martin of Tours, and he was also honored in the Pfingsoktav. [2] The main page shows Joseph's death and the circular picture today shows St. Roch. On the left side is a statue of Stephen and to the right a statue of Lawrence of Rome.
 * Agatha Altar: The altar was on 13 November 1487 by the then Constance Vicar General and later Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Zehender (1473-1498) and consecrated the altar should be at an annual festival of All Souls are honored. The cartridge was Mary, Stephen, Gallus and all the saints. [2] The present main page shows the martyrdom of Agatha and a signature Franc. Ludov. Herrmann inventory. pinxitt et anno, 1780. The circular image shows Blaise of Sebaste . The statue on the left is an image of Apollonia and the right of a holy martyr.

In addition to ship altars
The ship had originally four side altars in the 18th century have been dismantled or rebuilt:
 * John Altar: Was the Evangelist John, George and Gallus on 4 Consecrated October 1532. More cartridge were also the ten thousand knights, Dorothea and Margaret of Antioch . This altar stood against the wall in front of the tower. On Memorial Church of the Holy Ten Thousand Knight 22 June, he was worshiped. [2]
 * Passion of Jesus Christ Altar: The altar was on 10 Established in May 1494 in honor of the suffering of Jesus Christ and of Mary, of Lawrence 'of Lazarus ', the Maximin of Trier, the Catherine and Lucy of Syracuse . He was finally consecrated on 4 October 1532 the Holy Cross, Martin and Lucia. He stood in the northern corner of the gable wall and the long wall. [2]
 * Anthony Altar: The altar was according to the records of the Stifterpfrund 15 June 1471 consecrated to the glory of God, Mary, John the Evangelist, of James' the Great, Anthony the Great, Erhard of Regensburg, Leonard of Limoges, Simon Peter, Lawrence of Rome, Pantaleon, Vitus, Barbara of Nicomedia, Dorothea Margareta of Antioch and Agatha. He stood at the northern long wall of the ship's side. [2]
 * Synesiusaltar: The original Synesiusaltar in the middle of the gable wall was only after the transfer of the relics of the catacomb on 18 August 1653 built. [2]

Except for the converted Synesius altar are all altars in the 18th century Mined and reconstructed by the present composition in the Rococo style was replaced by in 1760. The Synesiusschiff today has three altars, which were originally created in 1760 by Christian may Scharpf. The altars are the Synesius (middle altar), the Sebastian (north side altar) and the three kings consecrated (south-facing altar). The altars are triptychonartig next to each other, are kept in the Rococo style and made of polychrome marble stucco. The altar tables are bulbous and have a trough-shaped Säulenretabel. The volute cambered are multiple and that of Synesiusaltar was sitting sideways on his two little guardian angel. [4]

On the Synesiusaltar is an inherited from an older altar Synesius Baroque statue of the sculptor Gregory Allhelg. Of him the rest of the altar statues were created. In addition to the pillar on the north side is Martin of Tours, and south-Lucia of Syracuse. On the pillars of the Church of St. Nicholas cartridge are on the left and Mary Magdalene on the right side. The altar also contains a tabernakelförmigen shrine to receive the relics of Synesius'. [4] Font

Images of the artist Joseph Anton Schuler enrich the altar constructions, and show the Sebastian, Antonio Hermit, Johann Nepomuk, the baptism of Jesus Christ, the Magi and Anna. The image of Antonio Hermit bears the signature "Joseph Antoni Schueller, 1760".

Font
Sebastian now stands beside the altar of the early Baroque baptismal font by Gregor Allgelg that before the renovation work in the St. Anna chapel was located. It dates from the mid-17th century (1650/1660) and has a hexagonal cup shape. The shaft consists of weissgeädertem Unterwaldner marble. The height is 215 cm and cover, together with the diameter of 95 cm. The basin is ribbed. The domed lid is made of wood and covered with white Volutenhermen covered and gilded scrollwork cartouches. At the highest point of the lid there is a hexastyle structure with small statues, which represent a Baptist group. The cover is located on a chain that was embedded in the ceiling and serves as a device to lift the lid at baptisms can. Located on the chain a dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. [4]

Pulpit
The pulpit dates from 1630 and is the transition from the late Renaissance to Baroque attributed. The six-sided pulpit was donated by Hans Sager and attached to the first ship piers. She sits on a Fratzenbug what the founders emblem is attached. The pulpit is made of oak wood, carved and has little decorative gilding from the 1630 / 1640th The carvings show in the corners of the basket Corinthian columns supporting a curved beams with symmetrical tendrils Friesen. Between the columns, decorative arcades are with shell niches and statues of the Evangelists and the fact of Jesus Christ. The foot wide ledge contains solid, girlandenbehängte strapwork cartouches. The pulpit is threefold rise kinked around the pillar. Is strapwork frieze and tracery structure are of interlocking circles on the parapet. The pulpit wearing a sounding board with Eckvasen. Between the vases Rolling Papers are attached. In the middle sits a dome and it is a Balusterkreuz. [4]

Organ History
The church had a total of seven organs in their history. The first organ purchased in 1458 from the Church of the Assumption Parish Church in Baden. 120 years later (1578) Peter renewed Rietsch from Basel, the church organ. From 1612 to 1616 built Thomas Schott from Urach a new organ. He later became a citizen of Bremgarten and had to give in return to the tip of the organ and pay a cup worth 20 crowns. He became a very wealthy and honored citizens, who also built churches for the surrounding organs, such as the great organ in the monastery church Muri. Franz Joseph Trimbach of Otter built in 1788 and in 1789 an organ with the organ pipes from jewelry Joachim Waltenspühl. [19] At the same time a new singer gallery was built. 1898, the organ of otters was a neo-Baroque organ by Friedrich Goll succeeded in Lucerne. In 1916, Friedrich Goll organ was enlarged and the Prospectus and rebuilt in 1930 by the organ AG Willisau electrified and renovated. A new building of the organ Th Kuhn AG in Männedorf finally broke from the old organ in 1953. This Kuhn organ was destroyed during the church Brands 1984. The church was renovated in 1988 a new organ, the Metzler AG in Dietikon in the style of Otter organ. [14]

Todays Organ
By the Otter organ from 1788 is the flattened back positive on the gallery balustrade and Michael figure was taken in the following order and new buildings. Before the restoration of the church in the '80s, including Michael figure base was added to the restoration of W. Furrer Brig. The figure shows the Archangel Michael fighting Lucifer dar. were removed during the restoration of some facade pipes. The figure and these pipes have survived as the only fire in 1984. But there were some photographs and exact measurements of the Rückpositiv that enabled the reconstruction. [20]

The submission documents were sent to six organ builder. The budget amounted to 680,000 Swiss francs, 500,000 francs for the organ, for carving, gilding and marbling 150,000 francs and 30,000 francs for organ experts. The contract was awarded to the company Metzler organ AG in Dietikon. [14] The organ should be reconstructed based on the photographs of Otter Rückpositiv. Also, all existing parts (Michael figure and organ pipes) should be reintegrated into the organ. The main and pedal mechanism should be stylistically and in detail adapted to the reconstructed back positive. [20]

The improved conditions in the gallery space and the higher ceiling, the main body could be adapted to the new proportions. Based on the old organ by Franz Joseph Otter main housing was provided with two large lateral towers. The pedal assembly was placed in these two towers and divided into a C-and Cis-side. Between these two side towers is the main manual. The main factory brochure was designed with a raised central tower and sets as a counterpoint to the positive feedback. Michael then the restored figure was set to this central tower. The third manual was placed invisibly in a separate case from the front as the swell behind the main plant. The play table with a purely mechanical slot and key was placed in the base of the main body. A classic wind supply swimming without these pathologies and Regulators found under the canopy of the main entrance into place. [14]

The housing was built from resonanzfähigem softwood. Details, carvings and other profiles were developed from the documentation of the old Rückpositiv. The marbling and the other color scheme however, were matched to the side altars to create a harmonious overall picture in the interior of the church. [14]

The pipes are made of different metal alloys for the tone of importance. There are, for example, brochure from nearly pure tin flutes and flute registers of almost pure lead. Similarly, the wooden organ pipes. [14] -->