Kreuzkapelle (Duttenberg)
The Kreuzkapelle near Duttenberg , a district of Bad Friedrichshall in the Heilbronn district in northern Baden-Württemberg , was the mother church for the surrounding towns at the time of the Franconian conquest . Wall paintings from the 15th century have been preserved in the chapel.
history
The location of the Kreuzkapelle already had a meaning in the time of the Romans and the nearby Neckar-Odenwald-Limes , as the chapel was built on Roman walls near the bank fort Duttenberg . The exact date of origin of the chapel is unknown, but is closely related to the Franconian settlement of the Neckar area, during which the place Duttenberg was mentioned for the first time in 778 and the Duttenberg church became the mother church for Offenau and Bachenau , probably also for Jagstfeld and Hagenbach . The chapel could mark the original settlement core of the Duttenberg, which was settled around 600, since today's place with the Kilianskirche did not develop until around the year 800 at the local manor ( Duttenberg Castle ) just under a kilometer northeast of the chapel .
The chapel was given its current shape through renovation measures by the Teutonic Order in the 17th or 18th century. The colored coffered ceiling with the coat of arms of a Teutonic commander comes from this time. Presumably, in the course of the renovation work, a second door that once existed was bricked up, the reveal of which can still be seen inside.
From the once two doors, researchers believe that the chapel was once the destination of important pilgrimages . An entrance and a separate exit were created so that larger crowds could pass through the church without bottlenecks. The pilgrimages could have been for the veneration of St. Anne and related requests for fertility.
Furnishing
Today the chapel is called Kreuzkapelle (or also Heiligkreuzkapelle ), because in it the legend of the finding of the cross is shown in a wall painting on one long side comprising 14 single pictures, which was later dated to 1485. One of the pictures, which shows a scene with the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon , was placed by the unknown artist in front of the silhouette of the nearby Palatinate Wimpfen and is considered to be one of the oldest depictions of Wimpfen . The opposite wall side shows two further wall paintings: a crucifixion scene, which is considered outstanding due to the facial expression of the sitter, and a protective cloak Madonna with donor figures. Further paintings in the window reveals show depictions of saints, including a saint with a pierced chest and Saint Anne , from which the further name Anna Chapel is derived. A renovation of the heavily faded wall paintings was rejected for reasons of preserving the authenticity of the chapel.
The oil painting depicting a crucifixion scene above the altar is a copy of the original that was stolen in the late 20th century.
The Gothic Pietà in Duttenberg's Kilian's Church is said to have originally also been in the Kreuzkapelle.
Cross-finding legend, 6 of 14 images
Detail of the cross-finding cycle depicting Wimpfen
Crucifixion scene
Protective mantle Madonna with donor figures
Icon in the window reveal
Coat of arms of the Teutonic Order Commander
literature
- Home Leader Bad Friedrichshall . Verlag Wilhelm Schöberl & Co., Leonberg [1950]
- Bad Friedrichshall 1933–1983 . City of Bad Friedrichshall, Bad Friedrichshall 1983
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Coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 43.2 " N , 9 ° 11 ′ 26.8" E