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The small carved altar, in whose shrine a Madonna on the crescent moon in a radiant halo can be seen, dates from the end of the 15th century. The altar has narrow wings. In the right wing, James the Greater is depicted above a Saint, and on the left, John the Baptist. Below John, Saint Dorothea was originally located, but she was stolen. On the outer sides of the wings, remnants of the former painting with four saint figures can still be recognized. In the church, there is also a wooden, rather crudely formed wooden baptismal font, whose creation is suspected to date from the 17th century. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Altje%C3%9Fnitz

The church originated in the Romanesque period as a fieldstone building. It is assumed that it was part of a Franciscan monastery. The short nave has a recessed choir and is completed by a semicircular apse. The Romanesque round arch windows from the construction period are still present. Philipp Melanchthon is said to have carried out a church visitation at the church in 1533, after the introduction of the Reformation. In 1872, an octagonal, wooden bell tower was placed above the west gable. Its spire is covered with slate. The church suffered damage in the Second World War. Repairs were carried out in 1952/53. The church interior is spanned by a flat ceiling. There is a triumphal arch between the nave and the choir. In the dome of the apse, there is a wall painting that originated around the year 1200. It had been painted over in the course of time and was rediscovered in 1946. It depicts Christ enthroned. A second seated figure is likely to be Mary. John the Baptist and a bishop are depicted alongside the four symbols of the Evangelists. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Altje%C3%9Fnitz

The village church of Altjeßnitz is the today Protestant church of the village of Altjeßnitz in Saxony-Anhalt, which belongs to the town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz. Since 2017 it has belonged to the Romanesque Road.[1] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Altje%C3%9Fnitz

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Beneath the stairs, we discover two oval windows that may play a special role in the church's interior design in the future, as the Leipzig artist Robin Zöffzig has created designs for these two windows, some of which have already been implemented for exhibition purposes. Under the title "non est hic" ("He is not here!"), the Easter story is depicted. In one window, the angel is shown with these Latin words. The other window shows the three women who came to the tomb on Easter morning to mourn and anoint Jesus' body. Should these windows ever be installed, everyone entering this church would immediately be immersed in the events of Easter morning. Questions and inquiries, certainties and sources of strength arise in all their ambivalence: On the one hand: Why am I here? What am I seeking and expecting? What does resurrection mean to me? He is not here—not even here in the church? Where is he then? On the other hand: Jesus, the crucified one, has risen! Faith is not bound to "holy places," but is "freely available" in the faith-based dialogue between me and God. He is not in his tomb (non est hic), but he is in the world—alive among us—even here in the church! Source: https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/krina/schlaitz/marienkirche-schlaitz/

The small church with its curved, slate-covered roof turret, located opposite the Peace Oak in the village center of Schlaitz, is a charming sight. Entering from the west, we pass through a porch and immediately find two wooden staircases to the left and right, leading to the organ and the first gallery level. Source: https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/krina/schlaitz/marienkirche-schlaitz/