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Academic life and death at the Collegium Jenense

Time
18:00 - 18:30 o'clock
Organizer
JenaKultur and Institut für Orientalistik, Indogermanistik, Ur- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie
Place
Stadtmuseum Jena
Adresse
Markt 7, 07743 Jena

Dr. Enrico Paust will take you on a tour of the early years of Jena University and give you an insight into daily life at Collegium Jenense and the university funeral culture of the young university.

The Collegium Jenense is not only the founding site of Jena University, but was also the students' place of residence between 1558 and 1592. When the High School was elevated to university status, the Collegium church was converted into a student hall of residence with 36 rooms. Today, archaeological finds from these rooms provide a vivid picture of student housing and life within the former monastery walls.

With the restoration of the sacred space in the collegiate church in 1592, the church became a place of celebration and burial for the Salana. The numerous finds from the graves of students, academic citizens, professors and their family members provide a special insight into the burial culture at the young university.

 
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 Blick in das Schiff der Kollegienkirche während der Renovierungsarbeiten 1936. Im Vordergrund sind die freigelegten Grabplatten gut erkennbar. (Foto: Sammlung Ur- und Frühgeschichte).
Blick in das Schiff der Kollegienkirche während der Renovierungsarbeiten 1936. Im Vordergrund sind die freigelegten Grabplatten gut erkennbar. (Foto: Sammlung Ur- und Frühgeschichte).
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