Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow
Interior of the nave
### Interior of the nave

[thumb\|Detail of the [fresco](/wiki/Fresco "Fresco")](/wiki/Image:Heilandskirche_Sacrow_Gem%C3%A4lde.jpg "Heilandskirche Sacrow Gemälde.jpg")

The simple church hall is dominated by [Byzantine](/wiki/Byzantine_art "Byzantine art")\-style [frescoes](/wiki/Fresco "Fresco") in the [apse](/wiki/Apse "Apse"). On it glazed gold underside is [Christ](/wiki/Christ "Christ") enthroned holding the [Book of Life](/wiki/Book_of_Life "Book of Life"), surrounded by the [Four Evangelists](/wiki/Four_Evangelists "Four Evangelists"), [Matthew](/wiki/Matthew_the_Evangelist "Matthew the Evangelist"), [Mark](/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist "Mark the Evangelist"), [Luke](/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist "Luke the Evangelist"), and [John](/wiki/John_the_Evangelist "John the Evangelist") with their symbols of the lion, eagle, man, and bull. Angels float in a half\-circle above their heads. At the peak of the half\-circle is the dove representing the [Holy Ghost](/wiki/Holy_Ghost "Holy Ghost"). [Adolph Eybel](/wiki/Adolph_Eybel "Adolph Eybel") undertook the painting in 1845, basing his work on a sketch by German romantic painter [Carl Joseph Begas](/wiki/Carl_Joseph_Begas "Carl Joseph Begas"). In the half\-circle of the [bema](/wiki/Bema "Bema"), the color sequence of the church hall, gold stars on a blue background, returns.

The original free\-standing, [cedar](/wiki/Cedar_wood "Cedar wood") altar table was wantonly destroyed in 1961\. Since a reconstruction was not possible because of missing documentation, a stylistically similar one now stands in its place. The nave has a coffered ceiling with secure timber\-frame construction. The unique fields are covered with blue cloth and painted light blue stars. Between the clerestory windows stand statues of the Twelve Apostles made of [linden](/wiki/Tilia "Tilia") wood. They were carved from 1840 to 1844 by . He used the apostle statues made by [Peter Vischer](/wiki/Peter_Vischer_the_Elder "Peter Vischer the Elder") for Sebaldus' Grave at [St. Sebald](/wiki/St._Sebaldus_Church "St. Sebaldus Church") in [Nuremberg](/wiki/Nuremberg "Nuremberg") (c. 1500\) and [Christian Daniel Rauch](/wiki/Christian_Daniel_Rauch "Christian Daniel Rauch")'s finished models for the [Berlin Cathedral](/wiki/Berliner_Dom "Berliner Dom") as models.

The pews originally stood parallel to the long walls but are now arranged in blocks of four in the direction of the apse. The pews' very high backs and the similarly high doors between rows of benches prevent distraction and keep the parishioners' gaze raised to the three stages of worship: the [altar](/wiki/Altar "Altar"), [chancel](/wiki/Apse%23Chancel "Apse#Chancel"), and [lectern](/wiki/Lectern "Lectern").

The only entrance to the church is on the western side. Above it, there is the organ gallery. The original organ of 1844 had only five registers with an attached pedal. It was expanded in 1907 with more pipes, which gave it six manual and one pedal registers. It was destroyed by vandals in 1961\. At the time of the general restoration of the interior in 1990, the parish could not afford a new organ. The new instrument was installed in June 2009\. It is equipped with two manuals, a pedal, and 14 registers on slider chests. In order to complete the general view of the gallery, at present the organ space is held by a deceitfully real looking paper mockup.


What symbols do Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have?