Ss. Cosmas and Damian Church | |
Other Name: | St. Cosmae |
Native Name: | Kirche Ss. Cosmae et Damiani |
Native Name Lang: | German |
Pushpin Map: | Germany Lower Saxony#Germany |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Ss. Cosmae et Damiani |
Coordinates: | 53.6018°N 9.4762°W |
Location: | Stade |
Country: | Germany |
Denomination: | Lutheran |
Previous Denomination: | Catholic (till 1529) |
Website: | St. Cosmae website |
Dedication: | Cosmas and Damian |
Status: | parish church |
Functional Status: | active |
Architect: | after 1659: Andreas Henne |
Architectural Type: | Hall church quire oriented |
Groundbreaking: | 13th century |
Completed Date: | extended in the 15th century after 1659 Great Fire reconstructed till 1684 |
Spire Height: | 62.45lk=outNaNlk=out |
Materials: | brick |
Parish: | St. Cosmae-St. Nicolai[1] |
Synod: | Church of Hanover |
The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Stade (German: Ss. Cosmae et Damiani or St. Cosmae) is a Lutheran church in Stade, Germany.
The church was built in the early 12th century and extended in the 17th century. The Baroque altar was crafted by in 1674 - 1677, and the organ was built in 1668 - 1675 by Berendt Hus and his nephew, the famous Arp Schnitger; the latter expanded the organ in 1688. Vincent Lübeck served as organist of St. Cosmae between 1675 and 1702.