Herz-Jesu-Basilika (Hall in Tirol)

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The Sacred Heart Basilica from the southwest
Interior, view of the choir
Entrance facade to the Stiftsplatz

The Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Basilica on Stiftsplatz in Hall in Tirol belongs to the Haller Damenstift and belongs to the Diocese of Innsbruck .

history

On May 12, 1567, the foundation stone of the church was laid at the instigation of Archduchess Magdalena of Austria . The collegiate church was built within three years by the Innsbruck court architect Giovanni Lucchese and consecrated on November 11, 1570. In 1670 a strong earthquake damaged the church tower. During the renovation, the pointed helmet was replaced by today's dome tower and the church was given a baroque style.

In the Age of Enlightenment , the Haller Damenstift was abolished and the church was profaned in 1786 . The church's furnishings were sold and the building was subsequently used as a carriage shed, a military weapons store and a fruit market. The church was not reopened until 1914. In the same year, Pope Pius X gave the church the title of Basilica minor .

Today the basilica is a center of Sacred Heart devotion in Tyrol . A large statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is enthroned above the high altar and the sisters from the Order of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart hold constant adoration in the church.

art

Outside
Inside
  • Single-aisle, four-bay barrel vault (1570)
  • Baroque stucco work by the Munich sculptor Onofrius Weigl (around 1630) and the Innsbruck artist Georg Holzmeister (around 1690)
  • Frescoes on the nave wall by the Innsbruck Art Nouveau painter Emanuel Raffeiner (1919)
  • Heart of Jesus statue by the Innsbruck sculptor Alois Winkler
  • Oval pictures on the side altars of the Immaculate and St. Petrus Canisius by the Hall artist Franz Xaver Fuchs (around 1920)

literature

  • Josef Hättenschwiller: Small guide to the Sacred Heart Basilica in Hall. Innsbruck 1928.
  • Little church leader. Herz-Jesu-Kloster Hall in Tirol. Reprint from: Churches, monasteries, pilgrimage routes in Tyrol and neighboring areas.

Web links

Commons : Herz-Jesu-Basilika, Hall in Tirol  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 52 "  N , 11 ° 30 ′ 33.5"  E