Filial church St. Leonhard in Mühlberg
The St. Leonhard branch church in Mühlberg is located in the Mühlberg district of the Eugendorf municipality in the province of Salzburg . The Mühlberg castle stable was located near the church . The church is politically assigned to Eugendorf, ecclesiastically it belongs to Seekirchen am Wallersee .
history
Originally, the church was probably an aristocratic own church of the Mühlberg residence . The first church consecration is recorded in 1392. In 1360 the parish seat was moved from Seekirchen to Mühlberg because the Seekirchen collegiate church had been set on fire several times. The name "Pfaffenbühel" (also called Pfaffenbichi or Pfaffenbichl ) for a hill between the Mühlberg and Seekirchen comes from this time . This is due to the fact that the bell in the church of St. Leonhard rang when the pastor came within sight of the church on his way from Seekirchen.
In 1679 the parish seat moved back to Seekirchen. After the founding of the Eugendorf Vicariate , St. Leonhard initially came to the Eugendorf parish, but in 1892 it was returned to Seekirchen for financial reasons. With the deed of gift dated November 14, 1902, this was also confirmed as a fundamental right.
Filial church St. Leonhard in Mühlberg today
The old church was enlarged under the pastor Ulrich (1366-1391). During excavation work in the 1970s, a slight axial shift was found between the old and the renovated church. In 1509 the church received indulgences from twelve cardinals . The proceeds went as a benefice to a Salzburg canon who did not live here himself but was represented by a vicar . The church was rebuilt in the late Gothic style by 1522 , the ribbed vault and the gallery from this period are still there. The decorative paintings on the vaults and side walls are almost completely preserved from this period. The original brick floor and an altar window with the old slug panes are still there.
The statues of St. Rupert and the two monks Ch (K) unibald and Giselar from the Romanesque cathedral in Salzburg . These came through a donation from Archbishop Wolf Dietrich to the pastor of Seekirchen, Balthasar von Raunach, and through him to St. Leonhard. (Today the statues are in the Seeburg Abbey Museum .)
Around 1640 eight pictures from the life of St. Anna , who is considered the second patroness of the Church.
The pulpit, dating from 1664, was initially designed as a six-sided basket pulpit with inlay work (eagle motif), and around 1770 half-length portraits of the four evangelists were placed in the areas visible to the visitors.
The high altar is from 1680. The altarpiece shows the Holy Family with John the Baptist . In the top picture are the Hll. Rupert and Leonhard depicted.
So-called Apostle Crosses can be found on the walls. The pews are from the late baroque period. The patronage image of St. Leonhard and a prisoner. The Gothic tower was baroque in 1730 and given a helmet.
In the 1960s, Provost Josef Lugstein had the church roof renewed. Between 1984 and 1986 the church underwent a thorough renovation under the pastor Andreas Radauer.
Numerous pilgrimages to St. Leonhard took place up until the 18th century. Until 1913, the people of Eugendorf went to Mühlberg on the second day of Prang . Today the regular church services are stopped. On supplication Saturday there is a supplication by the stable maids (today the peasant women and farm workers). A special feature in church life is the Leonhardiritt , which takes place every two years, with the associated horse blessings (usually at the end of October). The little church is also used for May services, baptisms, weddings and church concerts.
literature
- Friederike Zaisberger & Walter Schlegel : Castles and palaces in Salzburg. Flachgau and Tennengau . Birch series, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-85326-957-5 .
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Coordinates: 47 ° 52 '46.78 " N , 13 ° 7' 17.83" E