Kleinliebenau manor church

The church was first mentioned in 1309. A preserved sacrament niche depicting St. Nicholas and St. Catherine with sword and wheel dates back to the end of the 15th century. In 1706, the foundation stone was laid for a rebuild of the church. In 1785 there was a fire. The necessary repair work was completed in 1787. The pulpit altar with side altar screens probably dates from the first half of the 18th century. The current color scheme corresponds to the painting from the end of the 19th century. The Friedrich Gerhardt organ from around 1880 is located in the west gallery. The patronage ended with the land reform in 1945. The church now became municipal property and was under the administration of the town of Schkeuditz from 2000. In 2005, the religion teacher Henrick Mroska bought the church for a symbolic euro and founded the "Kultur- und Pilgerverein  Kleiliebenau e.V."
Friedrich Gerhardt (1826 - 1922) from Kölleda learned organ building from E.S.Hesse in Dachwig near Erfurt. He then worked for Kreutzbach (Borna), Buchholz (Berlin) and Schmidt (Oldenburg), among others. In 1853 he founded his own company in Kölleda. From 1863 to 1894 he had his workshop in Merseburg. The catalog of his works to date includes 48 organs. The organ in Kleinliebenau was built around 1880 using older parts (pedal windchest and two wedge bellows). The contract has not yet been found. In 1918 the stoplist was extended by the stop Gambe 8'. I/6. In 2012, a thorough restoration was carried out by the restoration workshop Joh. Lindner, Radebeul.
 
Text: Klaus Gernhardt