Kümmerniskapelle (Burghausen)

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The Kümmerniskapelle is a neo-Gothic monument on the western outskirts of the Upper Bavarian town of Burghausen .

history

In the second half of the 17th century, at the site of today's chapel, there was a picture of St. Sorrow , a fictional folk saint . The farmer Maria Hechenberger had a wooden chapel built there in 1693. Her son Georg replaced it in 1704 with a brick building, which was demolished in the course of secularization in 1803. The current chapel was built between 1857 and 1864. In 1963 a porch was attached to the choir . The spire covered with sheet copper was completely restored in 1982. In 1993, the iron grating between the nave and the choir was restored in the original colors.

The so-called Kümmernis pilgrimage to the chapel has taken place every year since 1871 .

Building description

It is a single-nave building with a 5/8 end of the choir . The chapel stands on a base made of Nagelfluh , the outer walls and pillars are made of sawn, unplastered tufa . The roof is covered with slate , on the east side with ridge turrets and four small windows. There is a two-armed staircase in front of the east side. The consoles under the net vault are designed as different angels' heads made of plaster .

Furnishing

inner space

There are three figures in the altar niches : in the center a Mother of God with a child around 1500, on the sides the Saints Stephen and Laurentius, created at the end of the 15th century. The latter two presumably come from the church that was demolished in 1804 in the St. Johann district of Burghausen. The neo-Gothic high altar was created by the Burghauser Paul Horchler (1826–1886). The setting of the altar is by Franz Xaver Schiegel (1831–1887), also from Burghausen.

Web links

Commons : Kümmerniskapelle (Burghausen)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Volker Liedke: Building age plan for urban redevelopment Burghausen . In: City of Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . tape 34 . Burghausen 1978.
  2. ↑ a b c Alois Buchleitner: Burghausen city - castle - history . In: Heimatverein and Stadtarchiv Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . 5th edition. tape 33 . Burghausen 2001.
  3. ↑ Churches of the parish. Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
  4. ^ Passauer Neue Presse: Pilgrimage to the Kümmerniskapelle: Petition for peace . In: Burghausen-Nachrichten-Zeitung - Burghauser Anzeiger . ( pnp.de [accessed on March 19, 2018]).

Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 27.3 "  N , 12 ° 49 ′ 10.3"  E