Old parish church Stegersbach
The Roman Catholic old parish church of Stegersbach is in the immediate vicinity of the new parish church of Stegersbach in the center of the municipality of Stegersbach ( Hungarian : "Szentelek" ; Croatian : "Santalek" ) in the Güssing district in Burgenland . The church consecrated to St. Aegidius belongs to the Deanery Güssing of the Diocese of Eisenstadt . The church is a listed building .
history
A parish was mentioned in a document in 1333. As a result, the parish was Protestant for a while. The current church was built in the 16th century and expanded and vaulted in 1756. In 1960 there was a restoration.
architecture
The simple church structure has a flat, closed choir . The tower wears a pyramid helmet .
The two-bay nave has a barrel vault with stitch caps with straps on flat pilasters . The triaxial west gallery on Platzl- and cross vaults has a high arched parapet. The triumphal arch is wide and rounded. The choir bay has a square vault and the apse has a bowl vault.
Furnishing
The baroque church furnishings are from the third quarter of the 18th century. The high altar with a frame architecture with volutes shows a remarkable high altar picture of St. Aegidius and carries the side figures of St. Peter and Paul and angels.
The side altars are similar to the high altar, here with protruding columns with pieces of entablature in front of a flat wall, with angels next to the pictures. The left side altar shows Patricius and Leonhard , the right side altar the Immaculata .
The simple pulpit has gold-plated rococo decor .
The baptismal font carries a small group of Anabaptists. A large crucifixion group stands on the north wall.
Web links
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Burgenland 1976 . Stegersbach, Catholic (old) parish church hl. Egidius, pp. 293-294.
Coordinates: 47 ° 9 ′ 43.8 ″ N , 16 ° 9 ′ 32.4 ″ E