Christuskirche Meran, Gothic Revival church in Merano, Italy
Christuskirche is a church building with Gothic Revival design, featuring a longitudinal layout with a polygonal apse and pointed arch windows. The interior is decorated with detailed stained glass that reflects the skilled craftsmanship of the period.
The church was built in 1883–1884 to plans by the German architect Johannes Vollmer and consecrated in 1885, making it the first Protestant church building in Tyrol. It arose from a Lutheran congregation that had formed in Merano from 1850 amid the growing spa trade, was legally founded in 1876 and received its first permanent pastor in 1870.
The congregation's territory still stretches from the Reschen Pass to the northern shore of Lake Garda, and the parish also holds the Trinitatiskirche in Arco (built 1897–1900) and a chapel in Sulden. Services are held in German, and in summer visitors join the roughly 320 members. The 150th anniversary was celebrated with Ivo Muser, bishop of Brixen-Bozen.
The church is located at Carduccistraße 31 near the Passirio River and is about a five-minute walk from the historic center. The grounds are easily accessible and surrounded by green space.
The Christ figure above the entrance was carved in 1897 from Lasa marble after a design by Bertel Thorvaldsen, the Danish sculptor known for the Christ statue in Copenhagen. The baptismal font inside was donated by Kaiser Wilhelm I. The organ dates from 1885 and comes from the firm G. F. Steinmeyer & Co.
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