Branch church Dornbach (Malta)
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The Roman Catholic branch church Dornbach in the Carinthian municipality of Malta is dedicated to St. Catherine and belongs to the parish of Malta . The small late Gothic building was donated from 1461–1463 by Andreas von Weißbriach, the lord of Dornbach Castle .
Building description
The nave is built into the slope to the west. The entrance on the south side leads to the wooden west gallery, the entrance on the north side is the main entrance to the church. The roof turret was put on in 1863. The choir is closed on the outside and has a five-eighth closure on the inside . The single nave nave is flat-roofed and has rectangular baroque windows. The keystones and two consoles of the ribbed vault in the choir are painted with coats of arms.
The Gothic frescoes on the walls and in the choir vault were created during the construction period and show a South Tyrolean influence. The Annunciation to Mary can be seen on the east wall, scenes from the legend of Catherine on the two side walls. The eight angels playing music in the vaulted fields are framed by illusionistic tracery parapets.
Facility
The two-storey high altar with twisted columns from the early 18th century in 1732 by Johann Benedict Fromiller taken . The central picture depicting the engagement of St. Catherine was painted in South Tyrol around 1463 and provided with a baroque keel arch frame. At the altar table is a small, carved crucifix from 1628, with a figure of Saint Leonhard of Limoges made around 1700 in the top .
The late Gothic figures of Saints Rupert and Virgil on the triumphal arch walls were probably made around 1520 in the older Villach workshop . The pulpit from 1720 was taken by Johann Benedikt Fromiller in 1732 and shows the painted representations of the evangelists in the parapet areas .
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001; ISBN 3-7031-0712-X ; P. 85.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 11.9 " N , 13 ° 30 ′ 41.6" E