Saint Martin Church, Parish church in Nottuln, Germany.
Saint Martin Church is a late Gothic hall church begun in 1489, with a west tower whose three lower storeys survive from the previous Romanesque building. Its nave has seven narrow rectangular bays and a 5/8 choir, vaulted over twelve round piers. The tower is topped by a baroque cupola added in 1754 under Johann Conrad Schlaun.
Construction began in the late 1490s using local building methods and materials from the surrounding area. The church was built when Gothic style remained dominant in Westphalian religious architecture.
The church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, and its full name also honours Saint Magnus. It was the centre of the noble women's collegiate foundation of Nottuln, dissolved in 1811. Visitors can see the 15th-century baptismal font and the figure known as the 'Arme Job', attributed to Johann Wilhelm Gröninger around 1720.
The church stands in the town center of Nottuln and is easily reached on foot. Access to the interior is usually available during standard opening hours, and visitors can look around freely.
The VII Station of the Cross shows Chancellor Otto von Bismarck as a Roman legionary leading Christ to Golgotha, a reference to the Kulturkampf. The figure of the "Poor Job" by Johann Wilhelm Gröninger, carved around 1720, stood on the outer wall of the north sacristy until the late 19th century.
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