Ferrary Chapel
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| place | Sankt Gilgen - Burgbachau , Austria |
| parish | Unterach |
| diocese | Diocese of Linz |
| Patronage | St. Edward |
| Building history | |
| Client | Philip of Ferrary |
| Building description | |
| inauguration | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Neo-Baroque historicism |
| Construction type | chapel |
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| 47 ° 47 '21.4 " N , 13 ° 29' 52.2" E | |
The Ferrary-Kapelle is a chapel in Burgbachau in the lower Burgau belonging to the municipality of Sankt Gilgen in the Atterseeregion in the Salzburger Salzkammergut . The chapel is a listed building .
location
The chapel is located on the eastern edge of the small town of Burgbachau between Unterach and Weißenbach , on the south bank of the Attersee and at the northeast foot of the Schafberg . It is on Seeleiten Strasse (B152). At the chapel, the path to the Burggrabenklamm begins , an accessible gorge that has been designated a natural monument.
history
The votive chapel was built by the philatelist and patron Philipp von Ferrary (Philipp Arnold, 1850–1917), scion of rich Genoese nobility and owner of the world's most important stamp collection at the time. Ferrary was already in his youth in the Salzkammergut for summer vacation and remained connected to the Attersee region throughout his life.
On a hike to the Klauskogel (Auberg), the young Ferrary is said to have got into mountain difficulties and praised a chapel for salvation. In 1891, when he had made an enormous fortune after the death of his mother, he had the chapel built. It was consecrated to a St. Eduard , in memory of Eduard Boulenger, his childhood friend and adoptive brother, who had started looking for him back then. Ferrary also built a villa in Burgbachau at the time, which he gave to his collector colleague Sigmund Friedl ( Villa Friedle , Unterburgau No. 3). The design of the chapel comes from the Viennese architect Friedrich Schön . The building should also serve as Ferrary's burial place .
Later, Ferrary is said to have become engaged to his intimate friend Albert Arnold Fillatraud in this chapel. When he died in 1850, Ferrary was not buried here, but at his own request at the Steinbach cemetery (under the pseudonym Philipp Arnold , in memory of his friend).
Building description
The chapel is a small church house with a roof turret in the neo-Romanesque style. Gate, window and projecting cubic shrine -like bell tower are in simple arches executed with Renaissance - tracery in the windows and pillars decorated. The side pilasters form an Italian-style, slightly raised glare facade .
The original design of the chapel was brickwork with white bottles . The building, which was built as a forest chapel at the time, was moved by one meter when the B152 was re-routed in the middle of the 20th century. In the meantime, many elements of the original facade - such as the front and rear side pilasters, banners above the gate and accompanying round windows, gable cornices , crosswork of the side facade and details of the stucco work - have been lost.
The chapel is under the name Ferrarikapelle under monument protection. Another relocation is planned because of the unfavorable location, it appears unrenovated in the middle of the 2010s, the interior with simple chairs is completely unadorned.
proof
- ↑ a b c According to Philipp von Ferrary. In: Atter Wiki (accessed April 19, 2017).
- ↑ cf. Villa Friedl. In: Atter Wiki (accessed April 19, 2017).
- ↑ Friedrich Schön. Architects lexicon.
- ↑ a b Ferrary Chapel . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
- ↑ a b c Comp. Ferrary and Eduard Kapelle around 1910. Photo, Georg Föttinger collection (on atterwiki.at).
- ↑ A sacred building with an eventful history: Looking for a new place for the Ferrary Chapel. Gary Sperrer in: Oberösterreichische Nachrichten online, April 9, 2013.
