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The Martinikerk (Martin's church) is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower (the Martinitoren) are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged.
De Martinikerk is de oudste kerk van de stad Groningen. De vele prachtige muur- en gewelfschilderingen, het magnifieke Schnitgerorgel maken dit monumentale gebouw tot het belangrijkste historische cultureel erfgoed van de stad.
De Martinikerk, vroeger Sint-Maartenskerk of Sint-Maartenskathedraal genoemd, is de oudste kerk van de stad Groningen. De kerk en de bijbehorende Martinitoren zijn vernoemd naar Sint-Maarten. De huidige Martinikerk is een hallenkerk die voornamelijk uit de vijftiende eeuw dateert.
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Predecessor
An instrument was built in the Martinikerk in the middle of the 15th century; this was expanded in 1479 after the construction of the Gothic tower, probably under the direction of Rodolphus Agricola, Groningen's syndicand a noted humanist. From this late-Gothic instrument, numerous pipes survive today. Even beyond the time of Schnitger's rebuilding, the organ was 'branded' as the work of Agricola, as indicated by the panel placed below the Rugwerk ('Chair organ') in 1691 by the city fathers:...
Extensions by Arp Schnitger and his school
On June 9, 1691 Arp Schnitger finalised a contract with the Martinikerk for the organ's restoration, and entrusted the labour to his master journeyman Johann Balthasar Held. With a deadline of less than eight months, Schnitger built a wind-chest for the Bovenwerk (his first with a complete bass octave), changed the disposition and lowered the pitch by moving the pipes along by three semitones. The work was completed at the end of January 1692 to the greatest satisfaction and was evaluated as...
Later work
Today's marble-painted columns with partly plastered composite capitals were placed under the Rugwerk in 1808. They are partly of stone and replace four wooden columns, which were installed in 1782/1783 to prevent further subsiding of the organ loft.In 1808 and 1816 Nicolaus Anthony Lohman, son of Dirk Lohman, carried out repairs and disposition changes. Petrus van Oeckelen repaired the organ and changed the disposition in 1831. In 1854/1855 van Oeckelen extended and changed the instrument ac...
The present state of the organ (2019): 1. Couplers: I/II, III/II 2. 2 Tremulants 1. tD = Unknown (Johan ten Damme?) (1482) 2. U = Unknown (1542) 3. M = Andreas de Mare (1564) 4. AV = Anthoni und Adam Verbeeck (1627) 5. JH = Jan Helman (1685) 6. S = Arp Schnitger (1692) 7. SH = Frans Caspar Schnitger/Albertus Anthonius Hinsz (1729) 8. H = Albertus A...
52 stops, 81 ranks of pipesWind system:Windchests: Rugpositief (1730), Hoofdwerk (1984), Bovenwerk (1976) and Pedaal (1692, 1730, 1854)Mechanism/Action:Arie Bouman (1941). De orgels in de groote of Martinikerk te Groningen.Amsterdam: H. J. Paris.Cornelius H. Edskes (1985). Het orgel van de Martinikerk te Groningen. In: Het Orgel, 81, No. 6, pp. 282–286.Cornelius H. Edskes, Harald Vogel, translated by Joel Speerstra (2016). Arp Schnitger and his Work. Bremen: Edition Falkenberg. ISBN 978-3-95494-092-9, pp. 66–69, 178–179.Hans Fidom, ed. (2019): Het maakzel van Agricola. De orgels van de Martinikerk te Groningen. Zutphen: WalburgPers, 2019. ISBN 978-94-6249262-2.Media related to Schnitger organ in the Martinikerk (Groningen)at Wikimedia Commons 1. Arp Schnitger organ database(German, English, & Swedish) 2. Page of Martinikerk Groningen(Dutch) 3. Organ at Groningen, Martinikerk 4. Page of H.-W. Coordes(German) 5. Discography of Arp Schnitger organs Coordinates: 53°13′09″N 6°34′06″E / 53.21917°N 6.56833°E...
The Martini Church is the oldest church in the city of Groningen. The many beautiful wall and vault paintings, the magnificent Schnitger organ make this monumental building the city's most important historical cultural heritage.
- Martinikerkhof 3, Groningen, 9712 JG
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De Martinikerk deed tijdens het kortstondige bestaan van het eerste bisdom Groningen (1559-1594) dienst als kathedraal. In 1594 werd de stad Groningen protestants en daarmee ook de Martinikerk. De Martinikerk was nooit het toneel van een beeldenstorm. Op 24 juli 1594 werden de altaren ordelijk gesloopt en de heiligenbeelden verwijderd.
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The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged.
