Église protestante de Balbronn

Église protestante de Balbronn

Église protestante de Balbronn is a church in Balbronn, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Originally dated to the 12th century, it became a registered Monument historique in 1990.^[1] It contains the prosthetic hand and arm of Knight Hans von Mittelhausen.

Registered objects

The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• • A Bronze Bell (1552)^[2]
  • A Bronze Bell (2) (1846)^[3]
  • A Prosthetic Hand and Arm (copy) (1552)^[4]
  • The Furniture in the Church^[5]
  • An Organ (1747)^[6]
  • A Chalice with Paten and Protestant Host Box (1895)^[7]
  • A Protestant Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[8]
  • 2 Communion Ewers (18th century)^[9]
  • A Baptismal Basin and Ewer (1887)^[10]
  • A Protestant Begging Trunk (15th century)^[11]
  • A Pastoral Chair (20th century)^[12]
  • A Stained glass window: Frédéric Barberousse (1908)^[13]
  • A Stained glass window: Christ in Glory (1908)^[14]
  • A Funeral Monument for Euphrosine von Schauwenburg (1605)^[15]
  • A Funeral Monument for Catharina Muller (1828)^[16]
  • A Funeral Monument for Anna Maria Fasco (1773)^[17]
  • A Funeral Monument for Pastor Johannes Haüss (17th century)^[18]
  • A Pilaster (12th century)^[19]
  • Culots (Ornamental Strips) (12th century)^[20]

Gallery

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  The Church

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  The Entrance

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  The Nave

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  The Organ

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  The Culots

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  The Pastoral Chair

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  A Stained glass window

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  The reconstructed prosthetic arm of Hans von Mittelhausen

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  The original hand in the Strasbourg Museum

References

1. "Église protestante de Balbronn". Culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
2. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM67000573 IM67010324 Bronze Bell (French)
3. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010325 Bronze Bell (2) (French)
4. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67011498 Prosthtic Hand and Arm (French)
5. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010327 Furniture in the Church (French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010326 Organ PM67000984 Cabinet PM67000983 Cabinet (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010323 Chalice with Paten and Protestant Host Box (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010322 Protestant Chalice with Paten (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010321 2 Communion Ewers (French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010320 Baptismal Basin and Ewer (French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010319 Trunk PM67000816 Begging Trunk (French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010318 Pastoral Chair (French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010317 Stained glass window: Frédéric Barberousse (French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010316 Stained glass window: Christ in Glory (French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010315 Funeral Monument for Euphrosine von Schauwenburg (French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010314 Funeral Monument for Catharina Muller (French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010313 Funeral Monument for Anna Maria Fasco (French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010312 Funeral Monument for Pastor Johannes Haüss (French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010311 Pilaster (French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67010310 Culots (French)

Coordinates: 48°35′05″N 7°26′16″E / 48.58472°N 7.43778°E