Lutheran Church
Biserica Evanghelică
Lutheran Church
Biserica Evanghelică
Address:
Strada Libertății 12
Historical Hungarian county:
Fogaras
GPS coordinates:
45.8458366778, 24.9700156795
History
The town's medieval Gothic church, originally in the care of the Franciscans, was later taken over by the Protestants. The medieval Catholic population was divided into two parts: the Saxons became Lutherans and the Hungarians became Calvinists. The church was in common use until 1666, when Prince Apafi Mihály of Transylvania banned the Lutheran priest. The church was destroyed in 1704 by the cannons of imperial general Rabutin firing from the castle.
The new Lutheran church was built in 1843 on the site of an old church under the Lutheran pastor Andreas Wellmann, with the support of Carl von Brukenthal, the captain of the Fogaras district. The church has neoclassical features. The altar, the pulpit, the baptismal font and the statue of the Apostle Paul are from the previous church. The organ from 1780 and a table from 1766 are from the church of Felmér.
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