Gottesackerkapelle (Rheinfelden)
The Gottesackerkapelle is a former Roman Catholic chapel in Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau . It is located east of the old town in the city park. The baroque building was built in 1740 and is classified as a cultural asset of regional importance .
history
In 1598 the city established a new cemetery east of the copper gate tower , which relieved the previous one in front of the Martinskirche ; at the same time a chapel was built. In 1633/34 the cemetery and chapel were devastated during the Swedish siege and restored in 1639. In 1740 the chapel was completely rebuilt under the direction of the town's master builder Franz Altermatt. In 1827 the sign and the roof turret were replaced . The cemetery was abandoned in 1924 and the chapel was later profaned. During the extensive restoration in 1969/70, the chapel received a new organ from Metzler Orgelbau .
Building
The simple late baroque rectangular building has a recessed choir in a polygonal shape. On the gable roof is a copper-clad roof turret with a pointed helmet . Arched windows cut into the walls of the nave and the short flanks of the choir, while a sign resting on wooden columns with a hipped roof dominates the entrance front. The jambs of the portal are individual spoils incorporated. The year 1740, initials and a stonemason's mark are on the center piece of the apex. The classicist two-winged door has a fan motif in the arched area.
Inside, a narrow arch separates the flat-roofed hall from the choir. There is a late baroque altarpiece , the two pairs of columns of which support a cranked entablature . There is a transparent IHS medallion in the altar extract . The altarpiece dates from the 17th century and depicts the fourteen helpers gathered around the crucified Christ and Mary . Two colors combined are on the west wall epitaphs from sandstone attached. The sculptures illustrate the transition from late Rococo to early classicism . The large-format panel painting on the right choir arch from the 18th century was once located in the Capuchin monastery ; it shows the Saints Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier .
literature
- Edith Hunziker, Peter Hoegger: The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume IX, Rheinfelden district. Bern 2011, ISBN 978-3-906131-94-8 , pp. 260-261 .