Trinity Church (Regensburg)
The Roman Catholic parish church of the Holy Trinity stands on the Dreifaltigkeitsberg (Am Dreifaltigkeitsberg 8) in the Steinweg-Pfaffenstein district of Regensburg .
history
Despite safety precautions, the spread of the black bubonic plague from the imperial city of Regensburg to Stadtamhof and Steinweg around 1713 could not be prevented. Initially the plague was limited to the imperial city of Regensburg south of the Danube .
There were various measures that were introduced to prevent the plague from spreading to Stadtamhof and Steinweg. One of these measures was, for example, that an iron chest was attached to chains at the gate of the Stone Bridge as a means of mail transmission .
If they were spared from the plague, citizens of Stadtamhof and Steinweg vowed to build a church consecrated to the Holy Trinity on the hill above the village of Steinweg, which was then still known as Osterberg . The main initiator Michael Schlecht, a master brewer from Stadtamhof, made sure that the laying of the foundation stone could be celebrated on September 18, 1713. It was tragic that nine days after the laying of the foundation stone, Schlecht's wife and soon three of his sons fell victim to the plague.
Schlecht continued the work incessantly and donated a chalice together with Anna Catharina Weiss in 1714 , although the church was not yet finished. On July 28, 1715, about a year after the plague was over, Auxiliary Bishop Albert Ernst Graf von Wartenberg inaugurated the church. Michael Schlecht died shortly afterwards; its epitaph is inside the church.
For the inauguration and in the time afterwards, large crowds flocked to the newly built church and thanked God for the end of the plague.
In the years 1813 and 1815 the centenary of the church was festively celebrated.
The church became a branch church in 1913 , and in 1922 it was elevated to the parish church of Steinweg.
architecture
The parish church in its current appearance is a hall building facing west with a retracted choir, choir flank towers and vestibule with open arcades and central tower. The church interior is divided into three main elements based on the history of the building: the baroque nave, the broader extension from the 20th century and the choir.
The church was rebuilt for the first time in 1837 by the architect Freiherr von Reichlin: the vestibule and the tower in Byzantine style were added to the east wall of the church, probably according to plans by Leo von Klenze . The new, representative tower replaced a simple roof turret . In 1933 it was expanded to the west by Heinrich Hauberrisser . He replaced the previous presbytery with another nave and then a new choir. The church was renovated in 1856, 1912, and 1960-1965. The last complete renovation was carried out between 1983 and 1985.
Furnishing
Inside the church there are three altars : The main altar is a four-column structure and was donated in 1713 by the Stadtamhofer beer brewer Johann Georg Christoph Höchtl. The two flanking figures of saints St. George and St. Christopher on the sides of the altar also refer to his first name . The painting of the Holy Trinity is located above the almost completely gilded tabernacle. It was painted by Josef Weininger in 1934 on behalf of the founder, the brewer Wilhelm Auer.
The image above and the altarpieces on the left side of Johann Gebhard of Prüfening date from the early 18th century. The two side altars show the plague saints St. Sebastian (left) and St. Rochus (right), who was also the patron of the old parish church of Steinweg.
The pulpit of the church is now in the parish church of Sallern . Only the wooden figure of St. Michael, which was previously on the sound cover, was retained above the sacristy door. The ceiling painting in the original component shows nine pictures, donated by the guilds of Weichs , Steinweg and Stadtamhof. In addition to the seven works of mercy , the calming of the sea storm and the abundant fishing from the Bible are shown. The Pietà in Angelsreigen on the north side wall was donated by Margaretha Wirth in 1717.
The two holy water basins are made of red marble from 1715 , the confessionals come from 1732/35 . The stations of the cross were made by Josef Weininger in 1933/34. The painter based himself on depictions of the Way of the Cross by Fugel , Stuck , Feuerstein, etc. a. The large ceiling fresco in the western extension was added in 1961 as part of the church renovation and created by Karl Manninger . It shows a representation of the apocalypse .
Worth seeing is the grave slab of Michael Schlecht, the Gothic stone relief Cross and the baptismal font of 1717. A special feature is the so-called Pestleichenstein is on the east wall. This comes from the enclosure of Pestlazaretts on Lower Woehrd and was dedicated to commemorate the persons involved in the plague Died in 1713/14.
The three-manual organ with 25 registers was built in 1968 by the Walcker company in a modern style.
Outdoor area
The Way of the Cross, which leads along Dreifaltigkeitsbergweg up to the church, dates from the Baroque period and comprises fourteen stations. It was renovated in 1845 and 2001 and ends on the church forecourt in a Kreuzweg chapel, which was converted into a war memorial chapel by Hauberrisser in 1922. The sacristan's house and the old civic cemetery from 1798 border the church forecourt.
Main altar
Way of the Cross
left side altar
Pietà with dance of angels
Plague corpse stone
literature
- Xaver Luderböck: Catholic Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Regensburg-Steinweg. Schnell and Steiner, Regensburg 2004, ISBN 3-7954-6518-4 .
Web links
- Dreifaltigkeitskirche on the website of the parish Steinweg, accessed on October 29, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bavarian organ database
- ↑ Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (Ed.), Frank Ebel (Red.): The church builder Heinrich Hauberrisser. Architecture between historicism and modernity. Morsbach, Regensburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-937527-73-4 , p. 141.
Coordinates: 49 ° 1 '52 " N , 12 ° 5' 48.1" E