Notkersegg Abbey
The monastery Notkersegg located in the district Notkersegg the city of St. Gallen . It is an active Capuchin convent founded in 1381. The monastery Maria vom Guten Rat is today at the site of the new building from 1666.
history
The monastery was built on the property that was given to three sisters by the Stäbiner brothers on August 17, 1381 to build a sister house. This was the farmstead "in der tann" next to the "Nöggersegge", which the brothers owned as inheritance. The three sisters were Ursel Brunner from Rheintal, Elisabeth Schneider from Berg and Anna Frig from Utwil. The women should always stay on the farmstead "in divine life". The confirmation from Abbot Kuno von Stoffeln on August 17, 1396 names Ursula as "master". So it was a community of forest sisters or beguines . Since January 26, 1449, the sisters also owned a building in the city, namely the one that was used as the town hall after the fire of 1418 and was handed over to the sisters on this date. On the occasion of the Reformation, the city bought the house from the sisters in 1530. On September 30th, 1453 the monastery church was consecrated anew in honor of the Virgin Mary. Since indulgences were issued on January 26th and April 29th, 1451, it can be assumed that a renovation or new building took place. During the turmoil of the Reformation, the sister Ursula Sturzenegger did a lot for the maintenance of the monastery, this ended in the restitution of the monastery in 1532.
In 1593 the complex consisted of a single house, which consisted of two rooms, four chambers, two cellars and a bathroom. There was a church next to the house. The Franciscans of Constance took care of the visits until 1593. With the instruction of the dean of St. Gallen in 1602, the sisters accepted the rule of the Capuchin nuns, to which they belonged as tertiary women from that point on. In 1610 the reform of Pfanneregg (Wattwil) was carried out. On June 14, 1610, the nuns submitted to the protection of the abbot of St. Gallen. The sisters did not receive their own service until 1634, initially from a conventual of the abbey, and from 1893 on from a secular priest. Since Abbot Gallus II acquired a spacious place at Hof Wiesen in 1663, it can be assumed that the community developed well. This place is a little lower than the old one. There is now a memorial stone on the old square. The foundation stone of the new building was laid on May 3, 1666. On September 8, the ceremonial transmission of the sacraments took place. The benefit took place on October 4, 1666 and the three altars of the church were consecrated on April 7, 1671. Since the monastery was enclosed in 1671, the assumption of a stricter enclosure is assumed. On August 23, 1718, a fire destroyed the church and monastery, only the guest house was spared. The miraculous image of St. Anthony of Padua could also be saved. The monastery was immediately rebuilt. On November 22nd, 1719, the new building was designated. In 1748 the bones of the catacomb saint Julianus were transferred to Notkersegg. In 1776, "Eternal Adoration", as in St. Georgen, was introduced. In the second half of the 17th century, the pilgrimage developed into the miraculous image of St. Anthony. In 1846 Mr. Nussbaumer from the company Witwe Rheiner in St. Gallen carried out a complete renovation. In the years 1985 to 1986 the monastery church was renovated and placed under federal protection.
building
The system consists of two connected building blocks. The actual monastery is the eastern one, in the middle of which is the Kreuzgarten, around which the monastery church and the convent building are located. The western building square is used for the monastery's agricultural operations.
The monastery church forms the eastern end of the building complex. The main entrance of the northern part, the so-called lay church, is located on the north side and is accessible from outside the enclosure. The covered staircase is equipped with votive pictures . The ship is spanned by a flat plaster ceiling with the painting "Transfiguration of Christ on Tabor" from 1783 (by Franz Anton Dick or Franz Ludwig Herrmann). The rococo costumes in the choir come from Peter Anton or Andreas Moosbrugger from Vorarlberg. In the church there are three altars from around 1730. The main altar is adorned with a picture of Immaculate , a copy of the picture from the local collegiate church and the coat of arms of Abbot Josef von Rudolfi . The upper end of the altar is an image of the baptism of Jesus , which is flanked by two statues of St. Gallus and Otmar . On the left is the Joseph altar with a picture by F. Laucad (1724), on the right the Antonius altar with the depiction of the apparition of Mary to the saint (1700). On the predella there is a miraculous image of the saint, which, according to a legend, was given to the monastery gate by an unknown youth in 1644; the youth is said to have been a messenger from the saint himself. The miraculous image is surrounded by six smaller paintings depicting scenes from the life of the saint.
The so-called «nuns church» is located behind the main altar. Their altar, which is kept fairly simple, stands back to back with the altar of the lay church. On the altar there is a picture of the crucifixion of Jesus . Various figures are attached to this: Gallus, Franziskus , Otmar, Notker and Agatha .
Organs
Monastery church
Today's organ in the monastery church had numerous previous instruments. The first organ, built by Father Jodokus Snyder in 1669, was replaced in 1671 by an instrument made by Johann Jacob Dörig from Appenzell. After the rebuilding of the monastery after the fire in 1718, the church received a new organ from Balthasar Thürig from St. Fiden . That instrument had 12 registers on a manual and pedal .
In 1788 Johann Baptist Lang from Überlingen built a new parapet organ , which was repaired several times and replaced in 1897 by Max Klingler from Rorschacherberg with a new instrument on the gallery. The Klingler organ had 12 registers on 2 manuals and a pedal.
In 1933 and 1957, the organ building company Späth from Rapperswil built two new instruments.
The current organ of the monastery church was built in 1988 by the Mathis Orgelbau company from Näfels . Well-preserved case parts and carvings of the long organ from 1788 were also used. The slider drawer instrument has 10 registers on a manual and pedal. The playing and stop actions are mechanical.
The disposition of the instrument is based on that of the Lang organ and is as follows:
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Nunnery
In the so-called «nuns church» behind the main altar there is another small organ in the nuns choir , which was built in 1763 by Father Maurus Buol. This instrument with 5 registers on a short octave manual is probably the oldest surviving organ in the St. Gallen area. The instrument has been restored several times. In 1933 the company Späth Orgelbau installed an electric fan. In 1988 and 1997 restoration and revision were carried out by Mathis AG and Orgelbau Kuhn . The disposition of the instrument is as follows:
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Faith community of the Capuchin Sisters
There are currently (2016) 7 sisters and a junior sister living in the monastery as well as two women who live with the sisters without taking a vow, a married couple who have moved into an apartment at the monastery, and a gentleman who lives with the surrounding area of the monastery tried hard.
Head (2014):
- Mother's wife: Sr. Manuela Schreiner
- Vicar: Sr. M. Klara Steiner
See also
literature
- Erwin Poeschel : The city of St. Gallen: first part. ( The Art Monuments of the Canton of St. Gallen, Volume 2). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1957, pp. 208-220.
- Benno Schubiger: Capuchin convent Notkersegg near St. Gallen. ( Swiss Art Guide , No. 476). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1990, ISBN 3-85782-476-X .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Christian Schweizer: Kapuzinerinnen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ a b Peter Fasler: Organ profile church Kapuzinerinnenkloster Notkersegg St.Gallen SG. In: Organ directory Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 2012, accessed November 26, 2018 .
- ^ A b Peter Fasler: Organ profile of the nuns' choir Kapuzinerinnen Notkersegg St.Gallen SG. In: Organ directory Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 2012, accessed November 26, 2018 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '30 " N , 9 ° 23' 59" E ; CH1903: 747 957 / two hundred fifty-four thousand five hundred and thirty-seven