Holy Cross Church (Schambach)

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2016 Ensemble of the pilgrimage church of the Holy Cross and its surroundings (E-1-76-138-4) 01.jpg

Denomination : Roman Catholic
Patronage : Holy cross
Rank: Parish church
Pastor : Michael Kruger
Parish : Holy Cross Schambach
Address: St.-Marien-Strasse 5, 85137 Walting

Coordinates: 48 ° 54 ′ 14.9 ″  N , 11 ° 22 ′ 6.9 ″  E The Church of the Holy Cross in Schambach is a parish and pilgrimage church in the Schambachtal .

description

There has been a pilgrimage to this place since around the year 1000. Before that there was a church dedicated to St. Gunthildis . The building dates from the 11th century and was consecrated by Bishop Gundekar (1057-1075). Today's pilgrimage church Heilig Kreuz is a new building from the Baroque era , built in 1755/56 and equipped until 1770. Belonging to the Eichstätt monastery , its builders and artists shaped the church on the left edge of the valley. The court and cathedral chapter builder Giovanni Domenico Barbieri was responsible for the design and construction management . The frescoes , which were partially painted over in 1901 and exposed again in 1954, were painted by Johann Michael Baader , the stucco (including the stucco pulpit) was made by Johann Kaspar Aicher . The pictorial program is dedicated to the cross of Christ; the main painting in the nave shows its discovery in 320 by the Empress Helena . The baroque high altar contains, flanked by two angels, an altarpiece by Willibald Wunderer , which depicts the veneration of the cross by the four continents. The paintings on the side altars are by Baader.

The showpiece of the church's mobile furnishings is a reliquary from the Romanesque period that was redesigned in 1743 . The pilgrimage to the "miraculous holy cross in Schambach" can only be proven in writing in the 18th century . The Book of Miracles was created in 1724; Miracles are registered from 1797. In addition, votive tablets testify to answers to prayer. The font dates from 1591. Two of the three bells were cast by Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling in 1958.

In the holy year 2016 there was a holy door in the church .

  • Interior of the church

  • Side altar

  • Ceiling painting

organ

The organ was built by the organ builder Joseph Bittner in 1910. The instrument has 12 registers on two manuals and a pedal . At the end of 2016 the organ was completely overhauled by the Klais company in Bonn.

Pedal C – d 1
1. Octavbass 8th'
2. Sub bass 16 ′
II Swell C-g 3 (expanded to g 4 )
3. Cornettino III 2 2/3 ′
4th Flauto traverso 4 ′
5. Viola di gamba 8th'
6th Double covered 8th'
7th Gemshorn 8th'
I Hauptwerk C – g 3
8th. Octave 4 ′
9. Salicional 8th'
10. Quintatön 8th'
11. Harmony flute 8th'
12. Principal 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I (manual, sub-octave and super-octave coupling), I / P, II / P

Legend

Helena Chapel where the cross was found

Nearby, a maid found a gold cross in the water; but she was unable to pick it up. Only the bishop succeeded. He brought the cross to the nearby Gundhildis Church, where the Holy Cross has been venerated ever since . A chapel was later built where the cross was found.

Web links

Commons : Hl. Kreuz (Schambach, Kipfenberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Schambach Church , at www.pfarrverbund-guschawa.de , accessed on June 25, 2016
  2. ↑ Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Cross , at www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de , accessed on June 25, 2016
  3. ↑ Schambach , on www.glockenklaenge.de , accessed on June 25, 2016
  4. ↑ More information about the organ on the website of the Klais organ building company