Gönningerkapelle (Bamberg)
The Gönningerkapelle is a Catholic Marienkapelle in the Upper Franconian city of Bamberg . It was built as a replica of the Chapel of Grace in Einsiedeln and thus the Casa Santa of Loreto .
history
The Bamberg citizen Johann Jakob Gönninger had the chapel built in honor of Our Lady Mary in the years 1761–1768 after a pilgrimage to Einsiedeln , from which he brought a replica of the miraculous image. The copy of the miraculous image acquired in Einsiedeln was placed in the high altar. In the middle of the 19th century, the chapel was given new fittings, losing the original furnishings; the miraculous image is still in the high altar. At the time of its construction, its location marked the entrance to the Bamberg main cemetery, which was still festive at the time. With the gradual expansion of the cemetery to the north and the opening of the new funeral hall in 1966, the chapel moved to the edge. The original forecourt is now being used as a parking zone and its condition is in need of renovation.
In the roof turret hangs a small bell with a striking note a 2 . It was cast by Joachim Keller in 1769. The previously torn ringing rope was renewed in 2016 for the reading A schöna Leich . At the beginning of the 20th century, tombstones of important Bamberg personalities were moved into the chapel. It is subordinate to the parish church of St. Gangolf .
The chapel and its role models
Gönningerkapelle based on the model of the Mercy Chapel in Einsiedeln, 1761/1768
Mercy Chapel in Einsiedeln, modeled on the Basilica of Loreto
Loreto Basilica, completed in 1587
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Claus Peter: Bells, bells and tower clocks in Bamberg . Heinrichs-Verlag, Bamberg 2008, p. 285
Coordinates: 49 ° 54 ′ 10.2 ″ N , 10 ° 53 ′ 18 ″ E