Catholic cemetery chapel of St. John the Baptist
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The cemetery chapel of St. John the Baptist is a Catholic cemetery chapel in Markt Bodenmais in the Lower Bavarian district of Regen in the dean's office in Viechtach . It is popularly called "Friedhofskircherl".
history
The exact year of construction of the cemetery chapel is not known. However, the construction must have taken place between 1789 and 1829. In 1789 the parish cemetery was moved to the "Bauernanger" after the previous location around the church no longer met the needs. On June 24th, 1829, the feast day of St. John the Baptist , the chapel was designated by Pastor Johann Salegg. An extensive renovation took place in 2002/2003.
Building description
The chapel is a three-bay building with a semicircular end and a gable roof. Wall pilasters and arched windows structure the building. The barrel vault is provided with stitch caps. A ridge turret with a pointed helmet carries a bell. The rococo-style altar, probably created around 1826, contains a Pietà Madonna. Originally there was a statue of John there, which was replaced by the current Madonna in 1924. This, in turn, was previously in the right side altar of the parish church from 1875 . The choir arch crucifix is a Rococo work from around 1750. Noteworthy are the Stations of the Cross from 1826, which were renovated in 2006/2007 by the church painter Sebastian von Zülow.
In 2004 the association “Bodenmaiser Geschichte und Kulturdenkmäler” installed four historical death boards under the porch of the chapel , which were set up in the Klause district until 1970. They are reminiscent of the death boards that were set up along the cemetery wall until the 1920s.
use
The Eucharist is celebrated twice a year in the chapel: on Patron's Day (June 24th) and on the Commemoration of the Sorrows of Mary (September 15th). In addition, the cemetery chapel is used for the October rosary , May devotions and smaller devotions.