St
Peter and Paul's in Danzig
In the midst of religious turbulence, the
Danzig City Council met and around 1610 sent Martin Remus to St Peter and
Paul's. He served there until he died in 1623. A Calvinist pastor followed him.
He was buried in a crypt in Marienkirche.
The following picture was in a 1687 book on
the history of the church in Danzig.
This old church
was originally Catholic converted to Lutheran soon after Martin Luther posted his
theses. Tiedemann Giese and Maurice Ferber were the last Roman Catholic priests
of that church. The next priest there switched allegiance to the Catholic
Church and promptly married.
The church was
outside the main city walls of Danzig and was badly damaged in the Second World
War. Being not a major church in Danzig, its restoration did not begin until
about the year 2000. The church was just recently opened to visitor. Here are
some pictures from the church.
Click here for a site map for the Danzig area.
Please
send any information and queries to Bill Remus at
August
9, 2014