Georg Dengler

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Georg Dengler (born December 31, 1839 in Munich , † June 8, 1896 in Regensburg ) was cathedral vicar in Regensburg and art advisor to the diocese.

biography

After attending the Benedictine grammar school in Metten , Georg Dengler studied philosophy and theology in Regensburg . In 1862 he was allowed to accompany the Regensburg bishop Ignatius von Senestrey on his trip to Rome and was ordained priest here by Cardinal Karl August von Reisach . After his return he initially worked in pastoral care in Kelheim and Deggendorf . As early as 1863 he was appointed to the episcopal curia in Regensburg and was appointed cathedral vicar and episcopal ceremonial here in 1868. During his time in Regensburg, Dengler was repeatedly entrusted with designs for church furnishings.

Father Ildephons Lehner OSB had already discovered Dengler's artistic talent in Metten and aroused his interest in ecclesiastical art, which was deepened in the Regensburg seminary through the lectures of Georg Jacob on ecclesiastical art.

By rescuing outsourced art treasures, especially Gothic sculptures and panel paintings, his name has remained known to this day. Domvikar Georg Dengler bought the Reichenbach am Regen monastery in 1883 in order to save it from final destruction. The unique Romanesque "beating Christ" from the former Benedictine Abbey of Reichenbach was preserved for posterity.

When the old post office building south of the cathedral was demolished in Regensburg in 1892 in order to replace it with a larger new building, the hope that had been nurtured for 10 years existed that the cathedral on the south side could finally be given more free space. Together with Mayor Oscar von Stobäus , the princely building officer Max Schultze and the Pustet family of publishers , Dengler founded the so-called Comité for the Freedom of Regensburg Cathedral , which then carried out systematic lobbying to promote the uncovering of the cathedral as a national matter. Ultimately, the plans were successfully implemented and subsequently led to the appearance of today's Domplatz through further large-scale demolition of buildings south of the cathedral .

The cathedral vicar designed the plan for the parish church "To the Twelve Apostles" in Wunsiedel (neo-Gothic), which was realized under the direction of master mason Retsch; the inauguration took place by Bishop Ignatius von Senestrey on October 15, 1884. Dengler also provided the plans for the parish church of St. Joseph in Marktredwitz , which were carried out in 1894/95 under the local builder Friedrich Mühlhöfer. This church was consecrated by Bishop of Senestry on October 7, 1895. He also designed the parish church of Maria Virgo de Rosario in Nagel , built in 1894/95.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eugen Trapp: Domplatz, The return of the king . In: City of Regensburg, Office for Archives and Preservation of Monuments (ed.): Preservation of monuments in Regensburg . tape 12 . Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-7917-2371-6 , pp. 130 .
  2. ↑ Church history on the parish homepage , accessed on February 6, 2017

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personal data
SURNAME Dengler, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cathedral vicar and art consultant for the diocese of Regensburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1896
Place of death regensburg