Kerk, Martinikerkhof 3

English translation

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Description

Martinikerk.

MAIN CHURCH of the city, originating from a three-aisle cruciform church from the thirteenth century, which was enlarged in the fifteenth-sixteenth century and extended westward and was provided in 1450-1460 with a new choir with ambulatory. On the north side of the choir a two-aisle chapel with storey and sacristy. Nave and choir entirely stone-vaulted.

In the choir painted vault keystones and in openings fitted into niches above the arcade of the choir, early Renaissance painted Biblical scenes. In the arcade natural stone divisions, 15th century, corresponding with oak screens, seventeenth-century. Three-manual organ with free pedal. Main case with carved work from 1542, the pedal towers by Arp Schnitger 1692. The back section was made in 1729 by F.C. Schnitger and A.A. Hinsz. A single-manual mechanical choir organ, made by J. Picard in 1742 and presumably part of a larger organ, originating from Limburg. Two high stalls of which one with two doors and underbench seats with carved sides. Wall bench and wall panelling in the choir and roofed seating 19th century. Epitaph for Wessel Gansfort, 18th century.

Numerous grave slabs in the choir floor, including from 1535 with copper inlay, from 1557 and 1570 by Vincent Lucas and a similar sixteenth-century one. In the choir ambulatory windows, fragments of stained glass.