Josefskirche (Graz)
The Church of St. Joseph , also ( St. ) Josefskirche or parish church Graz-St. Josef or Jubiläumskirche is a Catholic parish church in Graz . It is the seat of the parish Graz-St. Joseph in the dean's office Graz-Süd of the city church Graz , and consecrated to St. Joseph , the foster father of Christ. The building is located at the intersection of Schönaugürtel and Schönaugasse in the sixth Jakomini district of Graz .
history
The Josefskirche was designed as a Catholic jubilee church to commemorate the Counter Reformation and as a declaration of war against the Los-von-Rom movement . It is intended to commemorate the restoration of religious unity in Styria. The construction of the Josefskirche goes back to a personal initiative of Prince Bishop Leopold Schuster .
The area on which the church is located was acquired by Franz Schuler in 1898. On May 12, 1900 a building permit was applied for, which was approved by the local council on July 29. A holy stone from the Roman catacombs , by Pope Leo XIII. consecrated, was ready for the laying of the foundation stone. But the building permit was contested and was not granted until August 26, 1902. It wasn't until almost a year later, on May 14, 1903, that the building of the church and the necessary excavations began. The foundation stone was finally laid on October 11th.
The festival was celebrated on the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph I , August 18, 1904. In the third year of construction the tower cross was attached at the end of October and in the fourth and fifth year of construction the plastering, the design of the interior and the erection of the rectory building were completed. The solemn inauguration of the church took place on May 9th, 1908. In the following years the church was handed over to the Benedictine order for care.
The anniversary church commemorates the 60th anniversary of the priesthood of Pope Leo XIII, the 50th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph, and the 300th anniversary of the restoration of the Catholic religion in Styria.
Today the parish forms a parish association with Graz-Münzgraben (Fatima Church) and is looked after by the Dominican Convent Graz .
Design and inventory
The church building was built in the style of the Florentine Renaissance and according to the plans of Hans Pascher . The church, designed as a basilica , consists of three naves and a separate, vaulted choir . The Josefskirche is considered to be the last sacred building of historicism in Graz.
In the apse behind the chancel is the high altar, in the center of which there is a representation of St. Joseph. The picture is upright, has a rounded arch and is surrounded by a gold frame. It comes from the artist Josef Kastner the Younger , who created it from 1903 to 1908. In the picture, St. Joseph is standing on a cloud with the baby Jesus in his arms. Both are surrounded by a wreath of angels. In the lower third of the picture there are 19 children and adults who are standing or kneeling. One of them is the Prince-Bishop Leopold Schuster. In the background between the saint and the praying there is a representation of the Graz Schlossberg and the Franciscan Church . In the lower part of the picture is the motto of the laying of the foundation stone: "Ex Voto 1908".
literature
- Alois Kölbl, Wiltraud Resch: Paths to God. The churches and synagogue of Graz. 2nd, expanded and supplemented edition. Styria, Graz 2004, ISBN 3-222-13105-8 , pp. 175-177.
- Maximilian Liebmann: The construction of the Graz Josefskirche in the context of the "Los-von-Rom" movement. In: Historical yearbook of the city of Graz. Volume 27/28, 1998, ISSN 0440-9728 , pp. 51-70.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 3 ′ 31.9 ″ N , 15 ° 26 ′ 27.8 ″ E