Church of St. Anna (Brederis)

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Church of St. Anna in Brederis (Rankweil)
Interior of the church looking towards the altar

The Roman Catholic listed church of St. Anna in the district Brederis the market town of Rankweil in District Feldkirch in Vorarlberg belongs to the Basilica Rankweil and thus to the dean's office Rankweil in the diocese of Feldkirch .

St. Anna is the patron saint against thunderstorms .

location

The church building (about 440  m above sea level ) in Rankweil-Brederis in the St. Anna parcel was quite lonely for a long time. In the meantime, the outskirts of the Brederis district are getting closer and closer. The building bears house number St.-Anna-Weg 7. The building is about 550 meters as the crow flies from the parish church Brederis.

history

At the point where the church stands, Saint Eusebius von Rankweil is said to have been beheaded on January 31, 884 . The church was built on a previous building in 1506 and, according to the oldest surviving consecration certificate, was made on November 17, 1506 by Chur Auxiliary Bishop Stephanus Tschuggli as a branch church of the Rankweil-St. Peter inaugurated. When the high altar was consecrated on November 18, 1506, relics were placed in the high altar. The nave and tower were not added until 1612. The church was consecrated on September 23, 1617.

In 1723 a porch ( sign ) was added to the entrance door to the church. The first major renovation of the church is known from 1883. The church was extended by about three meters and a gallery was created. The second known renovation took place in the summer of 1900 (repair work on the tower, painting on the outside). The third known renovation was in the period from 1928 to 1930. Among other things, the extension of the church built in 1883 had to be undertaken because the foundations were inadequate. The next renovations took place in 1968/1969 and 1978, when again - as with the renovations before - parts of the outer facade had to be repaired. The last major renovation was carried out in 1997, during which substantial renovations were carried out both outside and inside.

Church building

The single-storey building is a stone building free-standing on all sides with a rectangular basic shape with an area of ​​around 139 m² and east-west with a gable roof .

At the height of the choir, a squat, rectangular tower is built on to the north, which stands free on three sides and has a brown, octagonal pointed helmet . The gable roof is covered with plain tiles. The building itself is largely plastered in white .

The prayer room has a wooden barrel vault , while the choir has a ribbed vault . The floor is laid out like a chessboard with light and dark gray, raised tiles, with the choir area being separated from the prayer room by an archway, two steps and a solid metal grille.

Bells

One of the two bells in the tower dates from 1506 and weighs around 45 kg. In Gothic minuscule it bears the inscription: O Maria, Anno domini MDVI . Another bell was purchased in 1706, but it was delivered in the course of the First World War in 1916 and melted down for the manufacture of weapons. In 1919 a 152 kg steel bell was raised by the Böhler bell foundry in Kapfenberg , and in 1922 another steel bell weighing 288 kg and 82 cm in diameter. On July 5, 2008, these steel bells were replaced by two bronze bells. The smaller bell is St. Anna and weighs 189 kg. It was cast on October 18, 2007 in Dornbirn in a traveling casting furnace at the Gloria trade fair. It is tuned to F ′ ′. The larger bell weighs 269 kg and is tuned to Es ′ ′. This bell was cast on February 5, 2008 in the Perner bell foundry in Passau .

Furnishing

The high altar from the workshop of Ivo Strigel , originally located in the Anna Church , has been in the parish church of Brederis since 1970 . It is a late Gothic winged altar, probably from the year 1506. As early as 1863, according to the will of the pastor of Rankweil, this altar was to be sold for 700 guilders , which was prevented by the population at the time. In the Anna Church there is now only a very simple tabernacle on a sandstone slab.

In the choir there is a large representation of a crucifixion group with the 14 helpers in need . The picture is from the second half of the 17th century by an unknown painter from the region. In this representation, the crucified is not shown crucified, but on a tree of life . The background of the picture shows the landscape around the Anna Church and, in the background, the church itself.

The two side altars in the Anna Church were only installed later; they are first mentioned in a document for the consecration of the church by Prince-Bishop Johann V von Chur on September 23, 1617. According to a message in the left altar, this was given to the honorary holding Wittib Barbara Fürstainin zu Veldkirch seel. Built in 1612 .

The left side altar was originally St. Dedicated to Barbara. Now there is an image of the Rosary Queen in the middle of a wreath of 15 small miniatures, which represent 15 secrets , and in the background is the Church of St. To see Anna. The right side altar was dedicated to St. Consecrated Francis. At the end of the 17th century he is said to have been used against a St. Eusebius' altar consecrated to have been exchanged. On March 13, 1805, the church received a relic of St. Eusebius from the dissolved Viktorsberg monastery. Now there is a statue of Anna herself third . Above the statue in the top is a depiction of God the Father (mid 17th century).

The pews are made of light-colored spruce and were installed during the last renovation. The choir stalls, however, date from 1674. In front of the left side altar is a fragment of a fresco from the 17th century, which came to light when the pulpit was demolished.

The 14 stations of the cross in the prayer room date from the 18th century, the origin is unknown. The stations of the cross originally located here are located in the parish church of Brederis.

In the center of the gallery is a representation of St. Anna, surrounded by ornamental motifs. This picture dates from around the middle of the 17th century. Depicted is St. Anna teaching Maria how to read.

On the south side of the wall of the prayer room is a depiction of the Lord's Supper with his twelve disciples. Two angels with a paten hover above the people. The painter is unknown and probably comes from the region.

Previous construction

Square foundations were exposed below the apse. It is believed that it is a smaller predecessor of today's church.

Literature and media

Web links

Commons : Chapel of St. Anna (Brederis)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Object ID: 65143.
  2. ↑ a b Church life in Brederis 1506–2009. P. 24.
  3. ↑ a b c d Church life in Brederis 1506–2009 , p. 18 f.
  4. ↑ The Church Life in Brederis 1506–2009 , pp. 25 to 28.
  5. ↑ The Church Life in Brederis 1506–2009 , pp. 28 to 31.
  6. ↑ About 18.7 m long, 7.3 m wide.
  7. ↑ a b c Church life in Brederis 1506–2009 , p. 25.
  8. ↑ The Church Life in Brederis 1506–2009 , p. 41 f.
  9. ↑ a b c Church life in Brederis 1506–2009 , p. 32 f.
  10. ↑ Designed by diocesan master builder Herbert Bechtold, executed by Bernhard Hausegger (Vienna).
  11. ↑ a b c Church life in Brederis 1506–2009 , p. 34 f.
  12. ↑ a b Church life in Brederis 1506–2009 , p. 32 f.

Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 29.4 "  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 27.7"  E