Convent of the Sisters of Mercy Imst
The monastery of the Sisters of Mercy in Imst is in the town of Imst in Tyrol . The monastery with a chapel belongs to the Sisters of Mercy . The monastery is a listed building .
history
The previous owners were the entrepreneurial family with Johann or Johann Georg Strele. The building was converted into a monastery after a fire (1822). The house chapel was consecrated in 1832. The monastery was closed at the end of 2012 and the subsequent use to accommodate refugees was under discussion at the end of 2014.
architecture
The multi-axis monastery building in the Rococo style has windows with stylized plaster frames and basket grids from the construction period. The two portals with flat arches are marked with 1772 and with the initials JG.
The house chapel is a rectangular room with a flat ceiling. There is a painting of Mary with St. Vincent de Paul and on the side walls scenes from the ministry of the saint. On the gallery ceiling painting First Mission of St. Vincent. On the gallery parapet there is a painting by Wendelin, Martin and Isidor.
The rococo altar is from the late 18th century and shows the altar painting Crucifixion painted by Wolfram Köberl (1962). The original frescoes by Johann Georg Witwer were destroyed in the fire.
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Tirol 1980 . Imst, Häuser, Pfarrgasse 12-14, Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, p. 358.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Klösterle in Pfarrgasse ( memento of the original dated February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Imster Pfarrblatt, July / August 2013
- ↑ Alexander Paschinger: Imst goes looking for a hostel The local council rejects the idea of the state to accommodate ten to 30 refugees in the former monastery. Tyrolean daily newspaper , December 11, 2014
Coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′ 35.7 ″ N , 10 ° 44 ′ 20.6 ″ E