Branch church Alt St. Josef
The branch church Alt St. Josef is elevated in the north of Bodensdorf in the municipality of Steindorf am Ossiacher See in the Feldkirchen district in Carinthia in Austria . The church, first mentioned between 1656 and 1667, was the parish church of Bodensdorf until the new church was built in 1929.
Building description
The church is a 17th century building with a recessed, polygonal choir and a northern extension. The tower, built in 1738/39 on the southern half of the west facade, has round-arched sound openings and an onion helmet . There is a large arched window in the west facade. The west portal is currently unusable. You enter the church under a canopy through the south portal, which has a straight lintel .
The nave has three bays and a barrel vault with stitch caps and belt arches over pilasters . The wooden west gallery stands on turned columns. A round arched triumphal arch connects the nave with the much lower, Gothic choir. The choir consists of a groin vaulted yoke and a three-quarter end with stitch caps. The northern sacristy is barrel vaulted, the stab caps are emphasized by pearl rods .
Facility
The high altar from the second half of the 17th century consists of a columned aedicula over a small base and a blasted segmented gable with a small aedicula as an attachment. The altar is adorned with cartilage and fruit hangings on the side ears. On the main floor there is a group of figures of the Holy Family , on the top there is a relief of God the Father . The 18th century tabernacle was changed in the 19th century.
The right side altar with column architecture, tendrils and fruit hangings was created around 1700. The modern central picture shows the Madonna, the top picture shows St. Florian . A cartouche with the coat of arms of an Ossiach abbot is attached to the altar.
The left side altar, made around 1700, shows Saint Barbara in the middle picture . The side figures of the apostle princes Peter and Paul from the 17th century have been repainted.
The pulpit, which was built around 1700, has a rectangular sound cover and is decorated with foliage. A votive image of St. Joseph from the 17th century hangs over the sacristy door .
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 62.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 41 ′ 18.9 ″ N , 13 ° 57 ′ 40.9 ″ E