Christ the King Church (Linz)

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Parish Church of Christ the King
in the nave to the chancel
Organ loft

The parish church Christkönig Linz , also called Friedenskirche Linz , is located in the Urfahr district in the city of Linz in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church Christkönig belongs to the dean's office Linz-Nord in the diocese of Linz . The church is a listed building .

history

In 1927 the decision was made to build a second parish church in Urfahr next to the Urfahr Josefskirche . With designs by the architects Hans Feichtlbauer from 1927 and from 1931 by Peter Behrens and Alexander Popp and the formation of a collaboration, the first construction phase was from 1933 to 1934 with a baptismal and war memorial chapel (today the Friedenskapelle) and the entrance area of ​​the future nave as a temporary emergency church erected and in 1934 a parish exposition began. With a change in the plans with architect Hans Foschum , the nave became lower and a yoke shorter, the independent tower became the choir tower, the nave and tower were built from 1949 to 1951 and the church was elevated to a parish church in 1952. In 1971 the weekday chapel was added. From 1997 to 1999, the sacristy was renewed and a parish hall was built according to plans by architects Wolfgang Schaffer and Alfred Sturm.

The Christ the King fresco in the chancel was designed by Max Weiler . The round window on the choir and the windows of the Friedenskapelle are by Alfred Stifter , those in the main nave and in the baptistery by Lydia Roppolt . The Stations of the Cross are by Leo Sebastian Humer . The organ comes from Wilhelm Zika and was consecrated in 1957.

The ringing consists of 4 bronze bells that were cast in the St. Florian bell foundry : Christ the King bell (2,005 kg), tone "c"; Marien-Bell (1,118 kg), sound "es"; Joseph's bell (804 kg), tone "f"; Christophorus bell (469 kg), sound "as".

In the Friedenskapelle there is a life-size Pietà made of white marble - in the shape of the Mother of Sorrows, the body of Jesus lies at her feet - by Adolf Wagner von der Mühl , which is unique in its representation.

The concerts held in the church under Eduard Matscheko are widely recognized .

literature

  • The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Linz 2009 . Linz north of the Danube, sacred buildings, Friedenskirche, parish church Christkönig, pp. 475–479.
  • Oskar Dohle: From the church building association to the big city parish. The history of the Christkönig parish in Linz. In: Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz 2001. Linz 2003, pp. 333–377, part 1 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, part 2 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, part 3 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at .
  • Petra Weiss: The Christkönig-Friedenskirche (Linz-Urfahr, 1929–1951) and its architects: Peter Behrens, Alexander Popp, Hans Feichtlbauer and Hans Foschum . Diploma thesis, University of Vienna, Vienna 2006.
  • Petra Weiss: The prelude in Linz was auspicious ... The architecture of the Christ the King Peace Church in Linz-Urfahr, 1929–1951, as reflected in contemporary history. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 152, Linz 2008, pp. 101-204, PDF on ZOBODAT

Web links

Commons : Christ the King Church  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 19 '2.4 "  N , 14 ° 17' 4.3"  E